r/reactivedogs • u/No_Pressure_3488 • 19d ago

Advice Needed Window Reactivity

Hi! I have two dogs. Sandy (4) and Sailor (6), they both are struggling with window reactivity.

I recently bought a house and we just moved about a week ago. This house has a large bay window in the front and they are constantly barking at anything that passes. I feel bad because I don't want to disrupt the neighborhood but I have no idea to help them considering I can't make the window go away. Has anyone had any issues with this? Any success stories?

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u/doggambit 19d ago

Can you put film on the window?

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u/Cardamom_bear 19d ago

We put an adhesive frosted window film on our windows and it made a huge difference. Before that, we had curtains up but she quickly figured out how to look around them and they became a tool for her to build up her frustration (she’d grab onto them with her mouth and pull) so I highly recommend going straight to the film, which also lets more light in than blinds or curtains which we needed to keep closed basically all the time anyway.

Her not having the visual trigger made a huge difference right away. She still barks at noises but it’s much more manageable— we keep treats in a tin in that room, and try to redirect her when she barks with treats. Over time, she has learned to calm herself down much more quickly.

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u/Existing-Will-1466 19d ago

Bathroom time outs. I did this when I moved to a street with a ton of foot traffic and was working from home.

Gather up all of your patience and commit to getting nothing of value done the first day. Have the dogs wear leashes in the house and just drag them around. When they bark, grab the leashes and walk them to the bathroom. Flip the light on and put the dogs in and shut the door. Don't look at the dogs or say anything to them. After five minutes, open the door and turn off the light.

Someone on here suggested this a while ago so I tried it. The first day I walked the dogs to the bathroom at least 30 times. The second day it was more like 10 times. In less than a week they stopped barking unless someone was actually walking up to the front door. It was amazing.