'NO BARK'

I have to say that the 'no bark' command DOES seem to be having an impact.
Lily and Rose had got into the habit of having a right old bark at ANYTHING that passed our house, but with lots of rewards when they manage not to do so, plenty of verbal reminder and a fair bit of distraction, we seem to be reducing the frequency and level of barking.
One of their worst times was when the kids were passing the end of the drive on their way to and from the school bus. Their loud and excitable voices would drive the pups mad. But now they just need a little reminder and they will cease and desist pretty much immediately.
There is one time when they find it pretty difficult (well, two actually - the second being when someone actually comes through the gate, regardless of who it is and then they will bark their heads off for a few seconds) NOT to bark and that is when they're playing their 'King (Queen?) of the Castle' game, when the top dog sits in splendid isolation on the step, preventing the other from accessing this lofty perch. It would appear that the lower dog HAS to bark to either plead for a place on the step or to deafen the top dog into submission. This is a very different type of barking from the one which we are trying to put a stop to, so I don't worry about it too much, although now that I think about it maybe that makes it a bit confusing for the pups.
Anyway, suffice to say the barking problem IS very definitely improving!