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bianca 
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Posted on: Sep. 09 2010,10:24 am |
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4 years old and a pure bred Maltese, male, and never been neutered. Does that make a difference? His name is Barkley and he lives true to his name. He barks ALL the time. He is a good dog. My dad takes him for a walk every day and he obeys commands and walks right next to him while in the road walking. He's never attacked my sons or I. But mom and dad said that now and ever since he was a puppy he still likes to "nip" at people's ankles when they walk.
The dog is so adorable to look at and they have treated him very well. They haven't contacted a vet yet to ask for any advice. I can't stand the thought of having the dog "put down"  IMO, the dog probably doesn't know any better so he bites no one would ever think of putting an Alzheimers patient down because they don't know any better and bite. Very sad situation and mom and dad genuinely are attached (no pun intended) to the dog.
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Posted on: Sep. 09 2010,11:50 am |
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a 22 sounds like a good way to keep him from bitting any more
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nphilbro
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Posted on: Sep. 10 2010,12:09 am |
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I would recommend finding a reputable dog trainer (person trainer). That's where we learned most of what we know.
It could be a good time out with your parents and the dog. We drove over an hour away for ours but it was very much worth it.
My dog can now run on the beach for miles with all of the other dogs chasing balls and giving everyone else's dog a good workout too.
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Expatriate
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Posted on: Sep. 10 2010,1:03 pm |
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A pure bred Maltese with papers is a big money dog,
$ 1,500. maybe better, take him to the vet they can sedate him, bathe and cut his hair trim nails..if the folks want to keep him this may be the answer.. If not advertise him in the star trib for a lower price to recoup your vet bill and advertizing cost be truthful about his behavior some breeder will pick him up..
Maybe your folks should contact Caesar the dog trainer LOL..
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bianca
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Posted on: Sep. 10 2010,1:28 pm |
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I keep telling our parents that it could be something as easy as talking to a vet about this behavior. They have never contacted one.
I was reading in a dog book that there are ways to stop a dog from biting. It talked about how even taking the dog out and playing with it for 15 mins a day could help. The dog doesn't get played with....my dad will take him for a walk but there's no play time with that dog at all. I've played with him before and he loves it. It also said that the person who gets bit should make a habit out of giving the dog treats from her hand when the dog is good ( maybe that's where the saying comes from). She doesn't do that either.
With his barking, it's probably like a kid. He wants attention so he barks and he gets attention. Kids do the same things they "act out" sometimes in order to get attention. Even if the attention they get is being yelled at or spanked they're still getting the attention they "acted out" for in the first place. 
The dog also has not been neutered, some people say that just neutering a dog will calm him down.
It's frustrating because the only time they seem to want to get rid of the dog is when she or my dad gets bit or nipped at. The other times they talk about how the dog will only eat if mom is sitting down playing solitaire and how cute that is, and how good of a dog he is on walks.
I believe I paid close to 500 dollars, maybe 600 for him when I bought him as a puppy for them. I just don't want them to have him "put down" when I know he could be a good dog for someone and he's just adorable! I have a full-bred Yorkie and of course my sons want to take the Maltese, but two dogs in a house....not so sure of.
What the heck, maybe I should and then just go into the breeding business Anyone have a female Maltese or a female Yorkshire Terrier  
Nawwwwwww, too much trouble! 
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Early in life, I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. — Frank Lloyd Wright (1868-1959)
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Geek Squad
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Posted on: Sep. 11 2010,4:15 am |
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Tell your parents to drop the dog off at there favorite neighbors house next door. The Hegwood's. 
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Grinning_Dragon
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Posted on: Sep. 12 2010,9:07 am |
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Any dog can be broken of its bad habits.
Positive re-enforcement is the way to treat the dog. There is a show on Animal Planet called "It's me or the Dog" and most of the episodes deal with issues just like the one you are describing and are those toe nail trimming type dogs (to me a real dog is like a Black Lab, a Rottie, ect..) and the show has some real good pointers.
What I have seen from the episodes to stop the barking, was they were training the dog to become dis-interested in that type of behavior by re-directing, ignoring or removing the animal from the area until it stopped and was rewarded for NOT barking, sometimes the owner has to change a routine as well that may set off the barking, after all dogs take their cues from their masters behavior.
Now if I could get my dogs to mow the yard and take out the trash all would be good in life.
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