My dog, Mocha, started barking in vain again. He showed the same behaviour just two years ago and I asked a dog trainer for a remedy. The remedy for his bad behaviour was totally successful at that time. When he came back home, he looked like he was under a spell and hardly barked, but now he started barking again, which may be because we have spoiled him. My house is in a secluded place on the outskirts of Matsuyama City. A dog barking can be a big problem here. After the family conference, I took him to a dog school where he was going to be trained with several smart dogs who were being trained to become police dogs.
The trainer interviewed us and examined Mocha's place, but the reason for Mocha's barking wasn't detected. He wondered whether Mocha was in season. If so, his barking originates from his own instinct. Can the trainer correct it? Speaking of season, it was March that he was sent to the school last time and I recorded this in the blog: http://kumo.typepad.jp/weblog/2007/03/mocha-go-to-sch.html
Anyway, I feel sorry to see the garden without him and am looking forward to seeing him again in April. The picture in below was taken last year.
(Vocabulary)
come into season 盛りがつく
An old dog barks not in vain.
老犬は無駄吠えしない。／老人の言うことには一理ある。
correction / cure / remediation（問題・欠点などの）矯正
be under a spell 魔法にかかっている
quiet spot // secluded place 閑静な所
on the outskirts of sth ＜場所＞の郊外［はずれ］に
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