Grumbling in the truck

[Ravenbird]

After several years of explosive barking, I come to an agreement with Asha that she can grumble (my word for growl) at innocent people while in the confines of our personal space (vehicle here). If they walk toward us and she explodes I can tell her no and she will stop if she has the e-collar on. If no e-collar sometimes she listens and sometimes she doesn't, depends on what the threat looks like to her. But I let her grumble all she wants. Here, I was sitting in a parking lot and a couple of people parked pretty far off, were getting out of their car and talking and then walked away to the store, never even looking in our direction. But this is Asha for you, and 10X nicer than a couple of years ago. She doesn't get up or make a stance or hair up, she just lays there and watches, voicing her displeasure.

 

[Ddski5]

Okay…
I am not crazy…but this YouTube post is not Asha.
Seems to be a black Barbet with a sticker in hind foot or hip problems. Definitely doesn’t like pressure through that limb.

 

[Ravenbird]

Sorry - try this

 

[Ddski5]

Love it!!
Asha is doing her job, with control btw!!

 

[Kaiser2016]

I love the deep grumbling! Kaiser will do that when he's watching people walk past the house. Sometimes, I just have to close the blinds to get him to stop. In the car, Kaiser loses it if we are on the driveway and someone walks past. The whole car shakes lol. He's pretty good in a parking lot unless someone comes nearby lol.

 

[Cferg]

I was just going to record a video like this to share. It took almost two years for her to stop this in the school pickup line. She’s good with that scenario now. Heck I can even roll my window down at the school and she will just watch everyone.
When she’s not kenneled in the back seat I try to keep her contained to at least one side while driving around. Other wise she gets too worked up. Pacing back and forth switching between barking and anticipatory whining. It reminds of the k9s on Live PD on route to a call when the dogs know they might see some action. Haha

 

[Ravenbird]

I was just going to record a video like this to share.

You're still welcome to do that, put it right here on this thread - we could get a chorus going!

It took almost two years for her to stop this in the school pickup line. She’s good with that scenario now.

Yeah, my biggest problem is that I live in a tiny remote neighborhood on a dirt road and many times the only time I see my neighbors is if they are taking a walk on the road or we pass in the cars, one coming one going. It's about the only time I see & talk to them and I want to be social and friendly, but Asha, before the e-collar, would explode barking at them & would.not.stop. Now she might have one explosive bark and I tell her no or quiet and she just grumbles.