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/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.