Shut your fucking dog up!

The BBQ Pit
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I am frazzled. I am spent. I am a gnat’s ass away from dosing my neighbor’s dog with antifreeze (just kidding).

This fucking mutt will not shut the fuck up. EVER! He starts barking at 9:45 at night and is still going when I head off for work in the morning. I need some sleep. I need some serious fucking sleep. I cannot yell out my back door every night, “SHUT YOUR FUCKING DOG UP!”

I have considered going the way of the low powered BB gun, but I have ruled that out. I need help here people. How do I get this Og damn dog to shut the fuck up? Talking to the neighbor does not help. I need some sleep and I need it tonight. In a big, bad way!

Please give me some suggestions on how to quiet this awful piece of shit up!

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Stop talking to the neighbor and start talking to the cops, and to Animal Control.

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You can call the cops on this matter. They will deal with it.

There are also bark control devices, some of which do not require direct contact with the dog (as in collars) but they will cost you money and might provoke the neighbors.

But you should really just call the cops. My neighbors do it all the time (not regarding MY precious pooch, but others in the area)

4

A-fucking-men! I have a similar problem. A neighbours dog which not only has an brain-splitting bass bark but it jumps up and down on what sounds like a metal tray in sync with each bark.

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I so feel your pain, I’ve been trying to deal with my own neighbor’s neglected, loud, absolutely horrid dogs for five endless years now. Calls to animals control/police haven’t done anything in my situation, so I wish you better luck than I’ve had.

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I used a Super Soaker water cannon over the back fence on a barking dog. The only harm to the dog was that it got wet. Stopped barking though.

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I’ve heard that dogs are repelled by the smell of citrus. I thought about spraying the tray (or whatever the dog is jumping on) with jiff.

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I just wanted to give my support to the OP, and wish you luck in getting your neighbour’s dog to behave. There is a special level of hell for people who let their dogs bark in populated areas.

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Wouldn’t that just make the dog stick to the metal tray? Or is that slang for something and not the Jif brand peanut butter?
I think my roommate is going to invest in one of those ultrasonic bark deterants. Man, I hope it works.

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Koss noise cancellation headphones + Ambien = “What dog?” :slight_smile:

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I have the same problem, but in an apartment setting. There are now 3 dogs on my floor.

One woman has taken responsibility for her dog’s barking. She did it by posting a note on her door:

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Jiff is a brand of lemon juice in Britain. It comes in a lemon-shaped bottle. (It was also a brand or scourer until they renamed that ‘cif’)

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I’ve tried that, but the headphones kept falling off the dog’s muzzle.

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add another vote for the Super Soaker, it works, and causes no harm to the mutt, BB’s can theoretically cause damage, and BB guns aren’t exactly accurate, same with paintball markers, too inaccurate, and carries the risk of hurting the mutt (paintball or BB in the eye)

i"spiced" up my SS with some filtered Habanero sauce extract when i wanted to really make a point…

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I wish that I thought you were kidding, but that sounds about right for people who let their dogs bark and bark and bark and bark…
Sooner or later someone’s going to slide a “doggie treat” under the door, alright.

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You need to put half the money in my account before I move an inch.

One my bank has confirmed deposit, your problem will be taken care of within 3 working days (excluding Holidays).

One disposal has been confirmed, by whatever standard of evidence you see fit, I will then collect the remainder.

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Ugh! I almost started a thread on this. I am just dumbfounded by people like my neighbor who are so utterly inconsiderate that they just SIT IN THEIR FUCKING HOUSE listening to their dog bark for hours, and do nothing. After going over there and politely asking her to quiet the dog, she agreed to get a shock collar for it. That worked for awhile, until she STOPPED PUTTING IT ON THE DOG. So I went over again, and she whined to me about how the collar doesn’t work. I asked her if the collar was on the dog at that moment, and she said no. Lady, of course the collar doesn’t work if you DON’T PUT IT ON THE FUCKING DOG. (I didn’t actually say that.) And then she starts in with the excuses. “Well the neighbors’ dog makes him bark.” “We can’t bring him inside because of the children” And that should be MY problem because…?

The police weren’t very helpful; they act like you’re really putting them out by asking them to do their job. I understand that you might have things that take priority over going after a barking dog, but that’s really no cause to be rude to me. I got Animal Control to send the woman a letter, which seems to have helped a little. We’ll see… You might try calling City Hall as well. That’s what I did, and they provided the contact info to get in touch with Animal Control. Some cities have ordinances about these things. Mine doesn’t, unfortunately, but some do.

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Ooooh, I am so going to let your bosses know that you did this to a small dog! :smiley:

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Ah, over here it’s a brand of peanut butter. (Choosy Moms Choose Jiff!)

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Hee. My first thought was, how is that going to help? After he licks all the peanut butter off, you’re left with the same problem.