We recently got a rescue dachshund and he's very settled in and happy. But he's also very barky, especially at night. Initially we thought he needed the toilet, but it turns out that isn't the case, he's in fact barking at sounds he can hear.
These sounds include urban foxes, other dogs, cars with loud music and once the fridge.
As well as waking me up and my wife up, it also wakes up our other dachshund, who was sleeping through and almost never barked at night.
The guidance we've read seems to fall into two camps: – Ignore him – Comfort him
We tried ignoring him and it got worse and he got upset. But comforting him seems counter productive, as we have to go downstairs to him and it surely teaches him that he can bark for attention at any time in the night?
Any tips/guidance?
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