Does anyone have advice for how to stop demanding barking? My puppy doesn't bark at anything external, but he will bark at me for 10-20 minutes at a time for my attention, whether he is in his crate, leashed to me, or free roaming in the living room. We are working with a trainer who has us ignoring the barking/rewarding with a 'yes' and a treat when he is quiet for 5 seconds or when he is generally being calm but it's honestly not catching on. Any tips? It's starting to make me really anxious about being alone with him during work from home as I know I will be barked at which sounds silly but it really gets me nervous about being around him/bothering the neighbours. He also is not making the connection that we dont interact with him when he bites us. He's almost 16 weeks and I'm so nervous?
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