[WCUgirl]

Well, that's the problem. She only barks when we're not there, so a lot of the recommendations we've received (the water-squirt thing, shaking a can with pennies in it) won't help.

One thing I found on Google was a collar that emits a spray that is unpleasant for the animal (I think they said it was citronella) when she barks.

I'll admit it -- I'm quite resistant to the idea of putting a shock collar on my little doggie!

I called our vet and she gave us the number to their trainer, so I'm going to contact her and see what she says. Also, she did recommend possibly turning on a radio or the tv to drown out the noises she may be hearing which are causing her to bark.

ETA: We've thought about locking her in our bedroom (usually we let her roam around the apt.) while we're gone, as it's on the far side of the apt. and maybe people won't hear her as much, but Mr. AXiD670 thinks that confining her to that room will make her bark more.