Dog Barking Case Study
Friday, November 7th, 2008Teacup, a two-year-old mixed breed dog, has anxiety problems and relentlessly barks everytime her owner Tom, is away at work. Tom recently transferred into a new house with a spacious fenced-in backyard. At this time, as Teacup would normally do while Tom is not around , she would not stop from barking. The barking dog progressed so badly that neighbors in his apartment building regularly complained, forcing Tom to find a new place of his own. However, Teacup continues to bark and Tom is worried about the complaints of his new neighbors. Teacup does not bark while Tom is home, so he must look for a way to stop the dog barking while he is at work.
Since Tom recently moved, he pointed out hindrance from an outside source causing Teacup to become aggravated and to bark. With Teacup’s current condition , frustration is not an option, Tom has spoken to his neighbors and no person or animal provokes Teacup from over her fence. Moreover, since the change of surroundings has changed the placement of things, Tom can be sure there is nothing that would cause Teacup to bark. And, Teacup’s food dish. Water bucket, and toys are all well within the dog’s reach.
Teacup was then brought by Tom to her vet, and fortunately any medical stipulation that may cause Teacup to bark was ruled out. Since Tom is always away from home every morning when he was still in his previous home, Teacup’s veterinarian suggest that Tom look at the idea of boredom barking. Since the odd seems to make sense, Tom starts looking into his idea of keeping Teacup entertained during the day.