Barking Dog Deterrent
- Thread starter FallOf81
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Pro move leaving the gate open!
Wonder how long they planned their escape or if they had outside assistance which ended badly?
You should get a machine that plays a coyote howl every time the horn goes off.
Having a dog is like a big, hairy toddler for 12 years. Many good owners train their dogs and have awesome dogs, and some breeds are just naturally more obedient or quieter. It’s still an animal, and it doesn’t speak human. Dogs bark for a lot of reasons… protection, communication, “I’m hungry!”, etc.
I have friends whose whole social lives revolve around their dog. Can’t travel, can’t stay out for dinner, have to deal with behavioral issues, etc. We have cats and we can leave for a weekend with no issues.
We have a neighbor who lets their dog out and it barks at everything. There’s a fine line in letting a dog outside vs putting it outside. If it’s barking for unmet needs in the house, it just becomes everyone else’s problem outside the house. Owners can only do so much, but some can do a lot better. Still, we can’t assume neglect just because a dog likes to bark.
I have friends whose whole social lives revolve around their dog. Can’t travel, can’t stay out for dinner, have to deal with behavioral issues, etc. We have cats and we can leave for a weekend with no issues.
We have a neighbor who lets their dog out and it barks at everything. There’s a fine line in letting a dog outside vs putting it outside. If it’s barking for unmet needs in the house, it just becomes everyone else’s problem outside the house. Owners can only do so much, but some can do a lot better. Still, we can’t assume neglect just because a dog likes to bark.
But you can assume they are an inconsiderate neighbor.
I have a dog on each side of me and this thread makes me appreciate Tolstoy and Stella for being non barking dogs.
Definitely have a barker at home. I don't leave her outside unattended because of that. Once a barker, not likely to ever stop. Basically have to curb that behavior as a puppy, or it never goes away, and that's best-case scenario.
As for the topic of pointing bark stoppers at other dogs, I wouldn't even bother. Very, very small chance it works well. Barkers will often still bark regardless of a dog whistle.
As for the topic of pointing bark stoppers at other dogs, I wouldn't even bother. Very, very small chance it works well. Barkers will often still bark regardless of a dog whistle.
I don’t know - this can go so many ways…just like everything else in life.
People get annoyed because someone pulls out in front of them while the person behind them was annoyed because they didn’t go fast enough.
Some people get annoyed because people are here illegally sucking away our tax dollars while others are annoyed that people aren’t allowed to roam about the world freely.
Then you’ve got people annoyed because people are taking too many items to the self checkout while others are annoyed because a person takes up a checker with only five items…or because they’re writing a check.
People from a hundred years ago would call us all soft and self-centered…and they’d probably not be wrong.
Freeze a "lick mat" with peanut butter and go toss it out there a couple times a day. Probably buy you more silence than anything else. It's my secret weapon every time I have to bring my 110lb dog anywhere. Holiday dinner with kids running around? Peanut butter lick mat outside, see ya in an hour buddy.
weed gummies also work, so Im told.
