Nuisance barking......
Discussion
Anybody tried
http://www.primrose.co.uk/advanced-dog-bark-stoppe...
or know of any better aids to stop/reduce annoying dog barking?
Lazy neighbours don't walk their dog - think its fine to let it bark constantly in the garden...even when they are in the garden ! They also think because they don't get up till 9am to go to work it's fine to let it out at 12.30am every night...knowing their neighbours (us) get up at 5am. No attempt to shut it up, so since poison darts/air rifles etc are not an option I'm looking at the above.
I know its not the dogs fault - it's the pie eating lazy b
ds I want to shoot.Complain to the Council.
Have a look at this thread on the last page
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Have a look at this thread on the last page
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
We have a new neighbour (3 doors down) who moved in with 4x golden labs and 2x JRT's. She goes to work and leaves the house empty with all six dogs in the garden 
One barks and the rest go off. Luckily she works days (single parent with two bimbo daughters - 15 & 18 if your wondering);)
We are just waiting for her direct neighbour to start the whinging....as she does about most things.
One barks and the rest go off. Luckily she works days (single parent with two bimbo daughters - 15 & 18 if your wondering);)We are just waiting for her direct neighbour to start the whinging....as she does about most things.
A blast with an air horn has been suggested to scare the fat little fker...when we are sitting out in the garden. Does anyone know if air horns are illegal? A blast from one of these would give the dog a fright and make it obvious to the ignorant neighbours the constant barking is a pain. Wouldn't be a prolonged blast..just enough to give it a fright.
Not really looking forward to my first summer sitting out in the garden listening to it.
I will try talking to them again before taking this action - but they are a bit weird and very lazy.
Anyway - I may look into getting one of these horns...I'm sure when I went to the football years ago they were illegal - although this may only have been a rule for inside grounds.
ker...when we are sitting out in the garden. Does anyone know if air horns are illegal? A blast from one of these would give the dog a fright and make it obvious to the ignorant neighbours the constant barking is a pain. Wouldn't be a prolonged blast..just enough to give it a fright.Not really looking forward to my first summer sitting out in the garden listening to it.
I will try talking to them again before taking this action - but they are a bit weird and very lazy.
Anyway - I may look into getting one of these horns...I'm sure when I went to the football years ago they were illegal - although this may only have been a rule for inside grounds.
What did your neighbours say when you spoke to them about it?
Our neighbours were similar and when I mentioned that their dog was a nuisance and did they think they could either stop it barking overnight in the garden or if they couldn't stop it barking to stop letting it out at 2am, they were horrified, it hadn't actually occurred to them that it was a problem and they did make an effort to improve things afterwards.
Our neighbours were similar and when I mentioned that their dog was a nuisance and did they think they could either stop it barking overnight in the garden or if they couldn't stop it barking to stop letting it out at 2am, they were horrified, it hadn't actually occurred to them that it was a problem and they did make an effort to improve things afterwards.
Before considering the next step, you need to think about the step that comes after that. What I mean is, if you for instance ask them nicely to deal with the nuisance, and they then fail to do so adequately, what will be your follow up? Whatever it is, it may have been better if they didn't know just who it was that the barking was annoying.
This is the problem with any neighbour nuisance. If, for instance, their dog was to come to harm (not caused by you, but perhaps some other neighbour) then who are they going to blame if you have previously complained to them and nobody else has?
This is the problem with any neighbour nuisance. If, for instance, their dog was to come to harm (not caused by you, but perhaps some other neighbour) then who are they going to blame if you have previously complained to them and nobody else has?
I understand everything you guys are saying. They know we find it annoying - all they have said is it barks through the fence at you because he knows there is another dog in the house. It's bks - our dog couldn't care less about their dog. Their dog barks constantly - when it see us through the fence in our kitchen it goes non-stop. Putting stuff in the bins outside - runs out their conservatory and it's non-stop again. They never walk the thing. When we moved in we introduced ourselves - noticed the dog and asked how old it was - thinking it was 9 or 10 given its portly frame - 4 yrs old. never exercised, fat as fk. The conversation that day was hard to say the least - they didn't care they had new neighbours and basically wanted rid. Other neighbours have gone out of their way to say hello, come across when we have been out in garden,washing the cars etc. All have said have you met MR + Mrs X - ohh they're very quiet - keep themselves to themselves.
These guys keep their curtains shut all day every day - conservatory blinds shut all day every day - door open for this dog to run in and out as it pleases. As soon as it appears it barks - at fk all ! Its crazy. It is probably bored/frustrated. These people also have some fancy birds that screech a lot - they keep these things in a greenhouse. They must have been roasting the other week in the heat. When they are in their garden and the dog is going crazy because we're gardening they ignore it completely. If they actually made an effort to shut it up I might forgive them a little.
Dogs bark - I have a terrier which doesn't give a st - only barks if you ring our bell. But constant barking is a fking pain. We wear ipods in the garden...but why should we. I've tried mentioning it - they say its just getting used to you being there. bks - its constant even at 1.30am - runs out barks like fk - wakes us. hows that getting used to us?
I have thought about asking if I can walk it with ours - see if that helps. The air horn thing might make them ask why we're doing it. Although we're not long in this village I've walked my dog here for nearly 3 yrs when we lived just outside it - so I know virtually all dog owners here to say morning etc too - never seen these guys till we moved in because they never walk it.
Why have a dog to let it st in its own yard? Why keep fancy birds - in a greenhouse.
I will try and speak with them again. Just considering all options.
ks - our dog couldn't care less about their dog. Their dog barks constantly - when it see us through the fence in our kitchen it goes non-stop. Putting stuff in the bins outside - runs out their conservatory and it's non-stop again. They never walk the thing. When we moved in we introduced ourselves - noticed the dog and asked how old it was - thinking it was 9 or 10 given its portly frame - 4 yrs old. never exercised, fat as fk. The conversation that day was hard to say the least - they didn't care they had new neighbours and basically wanted rid. Other neighbours have gone out of their way to say hello, come across when we have been out in garden,washing the cars etc. All have said have you met MR + Mrs X - ohh they're very quiet - keep themselves to themselves.These guys keep their curtains shut all day every day - conservatory blinds shut all day every day - door open for this dog to run in and out as it pleases. As soon as it appears it barks - at f
k all ! Its crazy. It is probably bored/frustrated. These people also have some fancy birds that screech a lot - they keep these things in a greenhouse. They must have been roasting the other week in the heat. When they are in their garden and the dog is going crazy because we're gardening they ignore it completely. If they actually made an effort to shut it up I might forgive them a little. Dogs bark - I have a terrier which doesn't give a s
t - only barks if you ring our bell. But constant barking is a fking pain. We wear ipods in the garden...but why should we. I've tried mentioning it - they say its just getting used to you being there. bks - its constant even at 1.30am - runs out barks like fk - wakes us. hows that getting used to us?I have thought about asking if I can walk it with ours - see if that helps. The air horn thing might make them ask why we're doing it. Although we're not long in this village I've walked my dog here for nearly 3 yrs when we lived just outside it - so I know virtually all dog owners here to say morning etc too - never seen these guys till we moved in because they never walk it.
Why have a dog to let it s
t in its own yard? Why keep fancy birds - in a greenhouse.I will try and speak with them again. Just considering all options.
Maybe worth a call to the RSPCA on the grounds of animal welfare , I believe they can and do intervene if the dog is overweight and not walked, they also do not need to say who called them either , lazy lardy do nothing dog owners rile me as I know how much the dog would appreciate a better llifestyle.....grr
my scum bag neighbours have many cats what sh-t every where. They have got 2 dogs what sh-t everywhere bark all the time they dont walk them i had to get the enviroment health people out to make them clean up the crap becuase we could smell it from ours , tried the council for the barking they dont care, one is a staffie what goes for peoples ankles when they walk past ! i got a catapult now when it barks i fire stones at it so it runs in doors and shuts up! think i will catch it soon and drop it off miles away
very simple. Do yourself, the dog, the neighbours, the owners a big favour. Grab the dog, shove it in your boot, either drive it to the next county and let it go or kill it and throw it in a river. Either way it wont come back and everyone concerened including the dog is much better off.
We really shouldn't have toput up with this anti-social nonsense.
There is another option. Get some meatballs bith some very strong laxitives stuffed inside. When the dog comes out barking throw them over the fence. Do this daily for a week and the owners will probably do one of the first to options for you.
We really shouldn't have toput up with this anti-social nonsense.
There is another option. Get some meatballs bith some very strong laxitives stuffed inside. When the dog comes out barking throw them over the fence. Do this daily for a week and the owners will probably do one of the first to options for you.
Jasandjules said:
Well, if they are ignorant then I suggest the first thing you do is make a record of EACH AND EVERY TIME the dog barks, record how long the barking goes on for and the time it started.
In two weeks, armed with this information, go to the Environmental Health Department.
I've always thought about this. Why not make the diary up? It's not like they diarise every time they kick the dog out.In two weeks, armed with this information, go to the Environmental Health Department.
Have you got line of sight to this dog when it barks? If you have, the simple solution is a powerful water squirting device. Then it goes bark, squirt,
bark, squirt
.....woof? squirt,
silence.
Water doesn't hurt them in the slightest, but they hate being squirted. Aversion therapy, the best sort that there is.
bark, squirt
.....woof? squirt,
silence.
Water doesn't hurt them in the slightest, but they hate being squirted. Aversion therapy, the best sort that there is.
Big fence between us - that's why I was thinking air horn. Every time it barks continuously and I'm in garden it gets a loud blast = fright. Similar to water pistol I guess ! May buy one of the ultrasound things I opened the thread about.
I gave in earlier and blasted them with music....if you are interested Stone Roses first then Rage Against the Machine. They are I Guess mid 40's...not sure if it's their thing...but the dog was brought in. When I say blasted...I mean loud...too loud for me to enjoy it...although it took me back !
Perhaps I've been childish...or weak, but I guess I've let them know you are annoying us.....continually and if need be I can annoy you. I don't want a war..i will speak with them if it keeps up. God knows what kind of music they like.....could be glam rock for all I know...I don't need that kinda war !!!!
I gave in earlier and blasted them with music....if you are interested Stone Roses first then Rage Against the Machine. They are I Guess mid 40's...not sure if it's their thing...but the dog was brought in. When I say blasted...I mean loud...too loud for me to enjoy it...although it took me back !
Perhaps I've been childish...or weak, but I guess I've let them know you are annoying us.....continually and if need be I can annoy you. I don't want a war..i will speak with them if it keeps up. God knows what kind of music they like.....could be glam rock for all I know...I don't need that kinda war !!!!
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