Hello Lisa,
I feel your pain...Guszti, our 11 month old Vizsla male did the same thing when he was around 6 months old. The only advise I can give is to be diligent and consistent, especially when it comes to ignoring him when he barks. I found that that worked a bit better than getting into a shouting match with him. I will admit to using his crate as a time out spot since that is really the only time he is in there. When he would bark I would either turn my back and ignore him, spray him with water from a squirt bottle, or take him for a walk to tire him out. We have been using a RuffWear backpack filled with about 3 kg of beans as well as a gentle leader for walks; that seems to tire him out to the point where he stopped barking.
I think he got the message as he does not really bark anymore but he does whine when he feels that he is not receiving what he feels to be enough attention. But again, I cannot stress consistency enough in trying to get your Vizsla to behave suitably. Hope this helps, good luck.
I feel your pain...Guszti, our 11 month old Vizsla male did the same thing when he was around 6 months old. The only advise I can give is to be diligent and consistent, especially when it comes to ignoring him when he barks. I found that that worked a bit better than getting into a shouting match with him. I will admit to using his crate as a time out spot since that is really the only time he is in there. When he would bark I would either turn my back and ignore him, spray him with water from a squirt bottle, or take him for a walk to tire him out. We have been using a RuffWear backpack filled with about 3 kg of beans as well as a gentle leader for walks; that seems to tire him out to the point where he stopped barking.
I think he got the message as he does not really bark anymore but he does whine when he feels that he is not receiving what he feels to be enough attention. But again, I cannot stress consistency enough in trying to get your Vizsla to behave suitably. Hope this helps, good luck.
