Dogs · by Sara Hosseini · 2026-08-30

apartment people: how did you get the mid-meeting barking under control?

My cattle-dog-ish rescue is lovely 90% of the day and then loses her mind at one hallway thump while I'm on camera with clients. We've done mat work, treats for quiet, white noise. It is a little better. I need hope more than judgment lol.

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Brian Otieno · 22 likes

I moved my desk farther from the entry and weirdly that alone cut the barking in half.

Amelia Hughes · 7 likes

Ask your vet if anxiety is part of it. Not saying medicate first, just don't white-knuckle for a year if she's genuinely panicking.

Kabir Khan · 1 likes

Frosted window film by the door sidelights helped more than any cue for us.

Ngozi Bello · 0 likes

Combination approach here: sound machine, stuffed toppl before calls, and I stopped trying to hush after the first bark. Reward the pause instead.

Sara Hosseini · 6 likes

The rewarding the pause piece is where I probably get sloppy. I appreciate this.