Effective dog whistle deterrent device.
Discussion
Where I live, on the wrong side of the planet, stray dogs wandering the street is the norm. I like to go for a walk every night for an hour for exercise, but currently have to carry a big stick, just in case. I've been bitten twice over the last 20 years, and they do have rabies here, so predictably, I'm a little nervous...
Plus, some morning one of the wretched creatures will set up camp in the street, and howl at the moon, for hours....
So, what sort of effective proven dog deterrent can I carry to make the dogs change their mind about harassing me? Some sort of whistle or electronic device will do. I shall be visiting Blighty for a couple of weeks, so I can order or buy there.
I checked on Amazon, but the only one that had any sort of a decent review was out of stock, and the others were on the fence as to whether they even worked.
ps. I'm not a dog hater, we have 8 of our own.
Plus, some morning one of the wretched creatures will set up camp in the street, and howl at the moon, for hours....
So, what sort of effective proven dog deterrent can I carry to make the dogs change their mind about harassing me? Some sort of whistle or electronic device will do. I shall be visiting Blighty for a couple of weeks, so I can order or buy there.
I checked on Amazon, but the only one that had any sort of a decent review was out of stock, and the others were on the fence as to whether they even worked.
ps. I'm not a dog hater, we have 8 of our own.
jdw100 said:
I had a word recently with local neighbours about one dog that constantly barks - nothing can be done apparently, it's a dog and they bark. I did mention this situation to my language teacher (we often have chats about culture as well as covering language, he is Indonesian) and he says that Indonesians won't take responsibility for their pets, They think the job of a dog is to bark and that they won't really hear it...
Same here, the dog can bark in the house or yard all night long and they think nothing of it, they don't even notice! Our immediate neighbour has two huge dogs, and some days I'll see them barking their snot off while one of the family are doing something just five feet away, maybe talking to a visitor at the gate, and they don't make any attempt to shut them up, don't seem to notice they are making any noise."But they are dogs, dogs bark" is the exact same reply we get if we complain.
And if one barks all night: "They are keeping the ghosts away". For the love of god....
moorx said:
Just ordered a tin, and three different types of dog whistles. The one with the best rating was out of stock last time I looked, but it is in now. I'll give them all a go, see what happens. 
Well, two whistles have arrived, and just by testing them I can tell there are worse than useless! One simply IS a whistle, makes a standard whistling noise. The other, more expensive metal one, makes a weak and raspy high pitched sound that is clearly audible and not loud in the slightest. The tone is adjustable, but there is nothing 'ultrasonic' about it.
Little rat dog yapping in the garden next to my folks house totally ignored both whistles..........
Little rat dog yapping in the garden next to my folks house totally ignored both whistles..........
Morningside said:
OP. I presume your dogs are ex street dogs? What made you choose those and not the others. To be honest I would have hundreds living at home but I suppose you have to draw the line somewhere.
Five were street dogs, or given by locals, the others came along most naturally. There were more, eleven at one stage, but we gave three pups away and one of the older dogs died from unknown causes.
We have the mix and match half breed dogs because I can't see any reason to choose some designer fashion dog actually, the dog doesn't know he is a fashion statement, and is just as happy as something that costs $1000 from a puppy factory.
Morningside said:
Thanks. How are you viewed out there as it's my understanding (wrongly I suspect) that dogs are almost vermin.
Every house has at least one dog, but they are looked at as almost just a piece of meat, no feelings, no emotions. Some are locked in a tiny cage, for life, some live on a short length of rope, and that is where they stay. Near our place is a big Rotweiler, in a small cage, and I've walked our dogs past his house at all times of the day and night, and this poor bugger is in that cage every time I go by, Locals generally don't care if their dogs are hurt or suffering, it means nothing to them. Things are improving, slowly but surely, but it is still sad to see the way many dogs, animals in general, are treated like a disposable throwaway commodity.
This is my Facebook profile pic.
I saw one last night, on a rope, that tied to the roof frame of a garage, poor bugger couldn't even lay down, hope he is not there all night.
It is impossible to talk to these people about it, they just get defensive and usually abusive if a foreigner starts trying to tell them they are doing something wrong. They will try to laugh it all off, but if you push the point then they get insulted, no matter how calm and friendly you try to be towards them.
It is impossible to talk to these people about it, they just get defensive and usually abusive if a foreigner starts trying to tell them they are doing something wrong. They will try to laugh it all off, but if you push the point then they get insulted, no matter how calm and friendly you try to be towards them.
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