We have a 3 year old Shih Tzu, Luke Skywalker. He is generally kept in the kitchen with a divider that keeps him from going into other parts of the house. We have a wall phone in kitchen & another in the living room. It also has a TTY which we use for communicating with a deaf person. When the phone rings, he goes "crazy" barking so loud we can't hear the person on the other end. If we choose to go to the living room to answer it, he continues barking and tries to lead us or follow us as we go through the gate. He has nipped me a couple of times as he is so excited. No problem if we just want to call someone, only when phone rings. I do have a cell phone so can activate the other phone any time we want. We have just dropped a treat on the floor and that distracts him for the moment. Also, if we get up from the table he starts to bark at us loudly until we stop or ignore him. We do have the Sit, Stay, Fetch book that has helped us with other issues but don't see this phone issue in it. Thanks for your help and advice.
Bruce Bowen
