Does anybody live near a dog that barks incessently? I live in an apartment style condo, and there is a damn dog that barks morning noon and night (sometimes as early as 2:30 a.m.!). This dog barks at every little noise, I think it probably even barks at its own damn shadow, which annoys the hell out of me. Talking to the owners about the problem is not an option, since they are as ignorant as the dog is. I am an animal lover, but whenever I hear this dog start barking, I soo want to go downstairs and kick it in the teeth. If you have a dog, it should be your duty to keep the dog quiet so that it's not disturbing others. There are things like muzzles and bark collars on the market for this purpose, and they should be used. I just needed to vent, because this has been going on for years and it really has me aggravated!


Damn barking dog
[This message was edited Sun Jun 15 10:23:39 PDT 2003 by psychodelicide]

Shit I have these three little dogs that live next door to me that are always barking their head off, but I dont want to say anything to the neighbors cause they are very nice people and I dont want them to get mad at me, but even they admitted that their dogs do bark off the hook.

well for one Bark collars are terrible, cus it gives the dog a shock when it barks, and then when its shocked enough it knows not 2 bark anymore, but suppose an intruder, the dog would be scared to bark because of the shock 2 its neck.

best way to stop a dog from barking take a tin of loose change, and when the dog barks?..shake the tin, and it'll stop

maybe you should explain that to the owners of the dog to put a muzzle on it at night.

Paisley said:

Isn't that just the most annoying thing in the world? At least your neighbors are nice, mine are assholes.

psychodelicide said:

Actually I'm kinda use to it now, I'm cool with it, it takes alot to get me mad.

Finess said:

Well, maybe a bark collar is out of the question, but the dog definitely needs a muzzle or something to keep its damn trap shut. I would feel foolish going to the window downstairs shaking a loose can of change, hoping that would shut the dog up. Chances are, it probably would not work anyway with that ignorant animal. Like I said earlier, trying to talk to the neighbors about the problem is a waste of time, since they are assholes. I remember a few years ago when my dad knocked on the neighbors downstair's door to ask the neighbors a question, and the bitchy lady downstairs bitched at him and slammed the door in his face. Needless to say, I avoid these assholes at any cost, it's not worth the trouble.

psychodelicide said:

no no no no tell the owners of tha dog that, not for you to do it

Didn't David Berkowitz snap from the constant barking of a neighbor's dog and finally kill the dog before he started his killing spree?

Well, the problem is that half the time they're not even home, so I don't even think they're aware of just how much their dog barks.

minneapolisgenius said:

LOL, yo dont even trip, when i was a kid Berkowitz was killin girls in my area

Finess said:

He sure was.

Paisley said:

You're lucky, I used to be patient with the dog barking, but not anymore.

Tsk tsk, y'all are so violent in the US... There are anti-barking collars that u fill with lemon juice (or in some cases water is enough), and when the dog barks it sprays a small dose of the liquid into the dog's face - completely harmless but not very nice for the dog. I never knew a dog it didn't work on.

Easy and no electrical currents involved, even though I know that most people "train" their dogs to obediance with electrical collars in the US Stupid cruel motherfuckers.

Jen

never used it for Misty, LOL i used the only thing that worked "THE SUPER SOAKER 500" 5 or 10 pumps, she stopped

Teacher said:

I'm sure that animal cruelty exists everywhere.

minneapolisgenius said:

Yes, but at least it's illegal in most countries

I'd say report it to your condo housing authority, let them be the 'bad guy' and tell the neighbors.

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Teacher said:

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AnotherLoverToo said:

I did that already, I wrote a long letter to the president on the board of the condo where I live. I saw her a few weeks after I had sent the letter and she didn't seem to give a shit about it. She told me, "We get that everywhere." I felt like saying, "Oh thanks, you're a lot of help", in a sarcastic tone of voice. I also felt like telling her, "Well, that's easy for you to say, because you don't have to live with it, and I do." So it's a no-win situation, unfortunately. I have complained to several people about it already who I thought could do something to put an end to it, but it didn't do any good.

Paisley said:

Well, maybe they should put them back on the hook.

psychodelicide said:

I can relate.. When i lived in Queens, there use to be this HUGE dog that was left in the backyard all night long and bark over the littlest things... It drove me mad... It would wake me up and keep me up all night.. I use to get so mad i would scream out the window at it...
Other neighbors also had get this..ROOSTERS IN THEIR BACK YARD... They use to cock-a-ddodle doo all night.. I would scream at them too. You would think i lived on a farm.. I am glad i moved into the city!

Yes well since my roommate lives just down the hall I hear her all the time

psychodelicide said:

Maybe the dog doesn't like being left outside all night/day. It could be barking for some attention. Pets are not lawn ornaments.

silkyspread said:

I feel ya, I know EXACTLY how you feel. It's maddening to think that pet owners can't keep their damn dogs quiet.

Tom said:

This dog is not outside, it is inside when it starts yapping away. I have often thought that the dog could be looking for attention too, but they also have a cat in the house, so you would think that the cat would keep the dog company. I dunno.

its unbelievable the number of barking dog complaints that we get at work...i mean its crazy..
there are a lotta folks who just dont take care of their animals...its really fucking sad.
then again...there are animals who just are that way..and there aint nothing you can do about it...

violett said:

Hmmm, I tend to disagree with your last statement. I think with time and patience, a dog can be trained not to bark.