Dog Health Questions: Dog training?

I have a 2 year old Australian Shepherd and a 10 year old Schipperke. When we go to the park, there are always people and dogs there. Their dogs are quiet and good and behave while ours are barking like mad and pulling! It's not like it's always been like that, it's just been the last 3 weeks or so. We go there every Saturday and today we couldn't go with them because in the first 2 minutes they were barking like mad! And it's not that they want to attack the other dogs, it's that they want to sniff, because once they get close enough, they'll just sniff their behinds and move on. It's just embarrasing to have our dogs be the only ones making trouble! How do we stop them from doing this? We've tried doing Cesar Milan's trick: 'tchh' and poking them, but that doesn't do a thing because they're to focused on the dogs they're barking at!
Help!

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Dogs always "test boundaries".

You said this started 3 weeks ago.

Well, before that, they didn't know they could get away with it. It probably happened the first time by mistake, you didn't do anything about it, so now it's a great game for them.

What to do?
Practice at home, in your yard, and around your neighborhood.
Start over with their obedience training and don't take any non-sense.
At the park, stop in place and INSIST they sit before proceeding on the walk.
Get a spray can of Citronella to get their attention. Lemon juice in water works too. When they're ignoring you, spritz their noses. It just interupts their thought processes and makes them aware of you again.

Good luck.

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• Go at a time when not lots of people are there.


• Are your dogs male? Neutered or not? Its possible that there's an unaltered female in heat nearby. If it keeps up, you might want to consider a professional trainer though. Good luck!


• Well, i think that you should show your dog that you are the master, and if you said no barking, then there is no barking allowed. When you are with your dog, you have to feel like their leader,and then they will feel it too. When they bark, say No! in a firm strong voice, and give them a quick yet sharp jerk on the leash. It should startle them into stopping. Then reward them. Try to get their attention on something else. Also it might help if you work with one dog at a time, so try taking turns bringing them to the dog park.
  Best of Luck


• Don't know i've never had a dog do that before but we don't have any of our dogs neutered or spayed so I wouldn't know. Maybe even if they r neutered they still do that kinda thing.


• First of all sniffing is just how the dogs introduce their self to other dogs; like a human handshake.
  
  Many of the dogs at dog parks probably go everyday or at least more than once a week. They are socialized and familiar with the park.
  
  Walk your dogs around the park and make them sit and be calm before you let them go and run with the other dogs.
  
  If you've watched Cesar then you know they are picking up on the owner's emotions.