Barking Dog

You have my sympathy - a constantly barking dog is enough to drive you round the bend.

You appear to have tried everything else but I would suggest you try a medium power level untrasonic sound generator. I don't mean the things you can buy from Dick Smith or Jaycar (although it wouldn't hurt to give them a go) but something which will generate a few watts of ultrasound via a directional transducer. I don't think there is such a product made commercially but it wouldn't be too hard for a high level electronic hobbist to make one. Point it at the dog and whenever he barks give him a shot of ultrasound - it _may?_ deter him from barking??

Mike Harding

As sad as it was, i printed up a notice advising the neighbours that their dog would be thrown a bait or 2 if it did noy shut up. They moved out.

About 10 years ago, I had a neighbour whose dog started to bark non stop in the early hours of the morning.

Other neighbours complaind and he ignored them.

So... when it started to bark again at 3:00 AM, I went to his house, knocked on his door and when he answered, I asked him if he knew his dog was barking?

I then explained that if I wasn't going to get any sleep because of his dog's barking, then I would continue to ensure that he didn't get any sleep either. When I explaned to the other neighbours what I had done, they organised a "roster" for the next week.

After 3 more nights, the barking stopped.

Cheers

MT

We have two dogs and from time to time they bark. That's their job. But they aren't allowed to bark while we're at home, and I'm here almost every day all day. Sometimes other dogs will set them off and mine are "spoken to".
You have to understand that to my wife, our dogs are like children.
The guy on the hill behind me (relative newcomer to area) complained to the council that my dogs were barkers. They certainly are when he brings his 3 dogs past my fence and one of his dogs wander around my property. His dogs also bark in the daytime because there's noone there, and of course that sets mine off. (and into trouble).
They wrote a letter saying that they had tried to phone us (they hadn't tried very hard) and that they had complained to the council. My wife was upset, and never forgave them. Council came and met dogs, had a chat and said "no problems".
In 20 years of living here, we've put up with domestics, every animal noise and mess possible (except for elephants :), loud parties until 2am etc etc. We never complained. Next doors animals still wander over here after dark and leave their calling card on our verandah, but we have never mentioned it. We'd have to be the quietest property here. We've always lived on the basis of live and let live.
No longer.
Sadly, my wife never forgave the neighbours.
Our self rightous neighbour has changed our neighbourhood for us.
We live on acerage and for us, the noises were just part and parcel of country living. Sadly we're no longer country. The council rekkons we have the same rules as anyone in a high rise. How bl&&dy stupid !
Dogs bark for a reason. Loneley, frightened, intruders, etc etc.
So if you're having problems, try and talk to the owners in a non threatening way to start with. Ask them if you can help them to find a solution.
Not getting along with your neighbours because of animals isn't nice for either party...I know !

Thing is Lynn2 seems is not a paid Member of ExplorOz , and yes it is open to all to make comments so what does Lynn2 want for nothing, as long as the majority are happy with what we get then so be it

Give the dog a bloody huge bone (bullock leg) when the owners are away.

I don't know what state or local council area you live in, but things must be different here in NSW, and in particular the Blacktown Council!

About 5 years ago we went away for a week. We arranged for the young boy next door to feed and walk our dog, twice a day. Obviously the poor old dog was not happy with this arrangement and barked a lot. This from a dog that very rarely barked even at other dogs!

One of our neighbours, don't even know which one, rang the council, who sent out a letter, and threatened legal action, as the dog was clearly breaching the peace. We were told that if it occured again, we could be fined also.

I tell you what it sure made us aware of what had occured, as none of the neighbours had complained to us (what wimps!), and the letter from the council was the first we knew of the dog barking.

We never left the dog home alone, when we went on holidays again - she went to the kennels!

Jo

Hi Greiglin, You say this dog is a Pit Bull, No more problem, they are a banned Breed in Queensland, If the council will do nothing about it Get A T V station in on the story, That should get some results.

Cheers RosscoH

Don't you have a fox problem in your back yard? Would be pure accident if a 1080 or 2 were accidently misplaced in the neighbours yard....

Just get some good earplugs.

Anyway - how come you can get away with an off-topic post about dogs? I only have to mention the word C A T in a post and it all gets deleted!

Seriously though - surely your council will take action. We had a house in the city some years ago (rented out). We didn't know the tenant had dogs (no pets on contract), but we had a useless rental agency at the time. We got a letter from the council about a complaint. Result was dogs were promptly removed. (End result was that dogs had already damaged blinds, carpets etc, and tenants did a runner with outstanding rent; much more than bond covered.)

In our small rural town residents cannot even have roosters (some try, until someone complains) - not even on small acreage holdings. My daughter had a pet lamb a couple of years ago and someone complained - soft baby-like bleating just sometimes. It was only a few days old. She had to bring it out here for me to feed. She said "I bet it was that woman on the corner who's dogs are always barking."

What is the answere? Does any one of really know?

I also have problems with the next door neighbour's bloody dogs, and yet we ourselves have always had a family dog. My neighbour borders on what you might refer to as a disfunctional family and it appears to have rubbed off onto their bloody dog/s. They started off with one of those little yappy things, as soon as they go out the mongrel ran up and down the boundary fence yapping in a high pitched bark each and every time we walked out our back door, couteous requests to the neighbour resulted in smug shoulder shrugs and comment to the effect that I was a winging nark because the neighbour on the other side did not have a problem, of cours there was no noise when the owner was at home.

Lo and behold, when this bloody dog turned it's toes up after many years of sub-standard care, the replacement dog took a set to the neighbour on the other side, the one who infered thhat I was a nark for whinging. No! There was no real poetic justice because I still had to listen to the continual barking. As you probably guessed the dogs barely make a peep when the owners are at home, but as they both work week and weekends thewy are seldom at home. Yes dogs I said because they now have THREE of the antisocial bastards.

Don't give advice about complaining to the Council, it's a waste of time, like one of the above I also live in the Blacktown LGA, to quote an Aussie yachtsman, "It's like complaining about your wife to your mother-in-law.

Oh! By the way, I am a Local Government Employee and it makes me weep to compare the attitude of the Council for which I work and that of the Blacktown Council.

My wife and I have always had a dog, we are dog lovers, when it is a trained, happy and well adjusted dog. However I must admit that I would be sympathetic to any person who HUMANELY disposed of any of the above described dogs.

No way could I point the finger, I have come so close to doing the same.

IAn W

Dogs and apartments

Pedro

Still got a casett recorder ?? tape the barking ,time and date ,play tape at full volume at your fenceline whenever your neighbours are home , council bylaws in Brisvegas regarding dogs barking are not worth the paper they are written on ,

i have large loud dog that barks obsessivly but only during trips on the back of my ute. everybody within 20-30 m winds up their windows to escape the awful sound. i have installed a 200 dollar 12 v pa system....now all i have to do is say her name once on the lowest volume and she shuts up instantly..she hates it.. a hand held portable pa system is half the price...hope this helps.....russ

too bad the dog is 80m away. beacuse if it was closer, you buy a spray bottle, dissolve a big dollop of vicks in hot water, when it cools, spray away!!! you know how much vicks upsetts your nose, try it on a dog with a nose 1000 times stronger!!! they HATE it. my dog trainer told me that one!

Bark activated ultrasonic screamer wound up as loud as it will go on your fenceline. The dog will cower away once the pain level get too much, and it will learn that barking at it only starts the screamer going. Try for a frequency around 25kHz (above our hearing, but well within theirs) using an oscillator hooked up to a hifi piezoelectric horn speaker. Several microphones along the fenceline to hear the dog barking hooked up to a trigger to the oscillator. Mount the piezo speaker as close to, and above the fence, and on your side of the boundary.

As far as the council is concerned, the equipment is on your side of the fence, and does not affect the "quiet enjoyment of the premises" provisions of the noise legislation (no human can hear the noise).

I think you should buy an Engel.

goodday greiglin

is the dog on an adjoining property
if so i use a piece of black poly pipe about a metre long and every time the dog barks
i belt the fence or shed wall with the pipe and tell the dog to shut up (you can either do it while owners are out 1st time 1st dog i did this to used to cower around the other side of next doors house when i came out the door they couldnt understand why but i didnt even have to yell at the dog in the end)or with owners home back neighbours dont say much any more and dogs shut up as soon as they hear me now i dont care as long as dogs shut up I HATE BARKING DOGS our dog only barks or growls if somebody is about

steve
ps only takes a few days and the gets the message as they dont like the bang its a bit like a fire cracker theres another tool if your in a state where you can still get fire crackers i dont believe in cruelty to animals but i hate barking dogs

Its a bit like screaming kids,

only the shire cant do anything about them.

Greiglin, I feel your pain!!!
Whinging barking pal muncher next door near drove me insane, tried the friendly approach both with the dog and it's owners to no avail.
Valium in some meat develops a great sleeping habit for the dog, don't overdo it as you don't want to knock the poor thing off, a 5mg tablet for a medium sized dog will give it plenty of shuteye.
If this isn't your idea of fun then try fireworks and a sling shot, great sense of self satisfaction especially the first one they encounter.
Both methods work very well but I do agree whole heartedly with you, the problem is not the dog but the owner.
If the dog was to somehow break free and wander onto your property, you may be able to take a more direct approach, same goes for the owners too!!!!

Before dabbing the poor bastard (the dog) why not try to talk to it and befriend it, most likely its just lonely / scared & frustrated. I find it works well, it just lets them know someone is around and everything is ok, after all they are pack animals with pack instincts and just like us they dont like to be alone.

as with most animal problems, the only prob is with the owners.

good luck Brad

You said that you are moving so what is to be gained from continuing the complaints with MPs, Councillors and so on?

Why not move on mentally as well as physically?

A paintball gun with the balls injected with perfume or vicks

G'day,

had this prob once,

bought one of these

fixed the problem very quickly.

geez i don't remember them costing so much, but then, you would welcome a solution.

May I suggest grabbing the dog, and shoving it up the owners arse!

throw a T Bone steak over fence, full of fish hooks.

Failing that, steal the dog, take to Vet, and have its bark disabled.

Hi,

Obviously there is no simple resolution to the Barking Dogs. I read with enthusiasm hoping to find a resolution for my neighbour and his pets.

They started off with "three" maltese terriers which seemed to bark constantly - Night and Day, I complained to them and was told "there is nothing I can do" by the owner. Since then they seem to have aquired several cats and an alsation which happily joins the Terriers as a "Tenor"

Now all four of these dogs seem to congregate near my neighbours driveway which jusy happens to be next to my bedroom. Being nice and nasty with the neighbours has not worked.

I have contacted "Councillors", the council, the police, anyone who would listen - apparently they are not allowed to own more than two dogs but no-one will do anything about this situation except advise......had one very helpful police officer who went and had a "chat" with them, it helped but it certainly hasn't helped the problem.

I am very dissapointed that I am unable to get any support from my local representatives on this matter. I would be happy to get involved in changing the law/attitudes to sympathise more; with what is a serious problem.

Rokkitt