# Shut your fucking dog up! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 22, 2005, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-your-fucking-dog-up/291380 "2005-02-22T18:46:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-your-fucking-dog-up/291380/41 "2005-02-23T16:36:23Z")
I’m thinking that **Dogzilla** was referring to people who leave their dog outside 24/7 and don’t visit it, or play with it, or generally acknowledge that they even _have_ a dog. Or people who leave an obviously housepet type of dog outside - a chihuahua or crappy shitzu : spits : type of dog. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-your-fucking-dog-up/291380/42 "2005-02-23T17:01:17Z")
Can I hijack this thread for a mini-rant? Why does it seem like everyone on the universe has a dog? Not that I care, really; if you want one, knock yourself out. But… 1. I don’t want to hear your dog barking 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Shut the damn thing up. 2. If you allow your dog (or cat) to live in your house, then your house **stinks**. Everyone I know who allows pets to live in their house has a stinky house. _Everyone_. If you don’t mind living in a stinky house, fine. But don’t expect me to visit often… 3. We have three small children. I consider roaming dogs to be a threat to us. If I see two or more dogs on our property I _ **will** _ shoot them with my .308 rifle. ---
**Author:** ![blowero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-your-fucking-dog-up/291380/43 "2005-02-23T19:41:53Z")
> [@stegon66](#): > > Well then, bitch, why’d you get the dog? Christ, I hate people who get dogs and then…leave them outside all the time and do nothing with them. What’s the fucking point? :rolleyes: I’m glad you can understand my frustration with these people. They think the dog is some kind of goddam _lawn ornament_ or something. I just don’t understand; what kind of imbecile gets a dog when they have children that they don’t want to have near the dog? Just more evidence for my theory: People are idiots. ---
**Author:** ![blowero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-your-fucking-dog-up/291380/44 "2005-02-23T19:58:05Z")
> [@Canadiangirl](#): > > Neightbours with barking dogs - first, be prepared to go a night without sleep (it’ll be worth it!) first get one of those things which shoots balls (not THOSE kind, the other kind - very similar to a tennis ball launcher) - aim it at the neighbours bedroom wall out your window (hopefully you have one) then, every time the dog barks, shoot a tennis ball against their wall: woof, wham, woof, wham, woof, wham - how long do you figure it will take before they give up? > > After all, it is the people, not the dog. Problem with that kind of retaliation is that you could be held criminally liable. A friend of mine told me a story about a guy he knew. I don’t know if it’s true, but it’s a great story. Apparently, the neighbor’s dog would bark constantly whenever the neighbor was gone. He tried talking to the neighbor, but the neighbor didn’t take his complaints seriously. So he tape-recorded the barking dog, ran speakers out to the yard pointing over the fence towards the neighbor, and when the neighbor got home, blasted him with the recording of his own dog barking. ---
**Author:** ![zagloba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/977dab/32.png) [@zagloba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zagloba)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-your-fucking-dog-up/291380/45 "2005-02-23T20:10:46Z")
**blowero** , did the guy get into trouble with the law over his infliction of poetic justice? ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-your-fucking-dog-up/291380/46 "2005-02-23T20:59:01Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > Can I hijack this thread for a mini-rant? I’m terribly surprised you couldn’t fit in how the cats on your property are tools destined to be coyote snacks. Seriously, the only thing I know about you is that you love to hijack threads in order to proclaim your disdain for pets. ---
**Author:** ![blowero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-your-fucking-dog-up/291380/47 "2005-02-23T21:06:55Z")
> [@zagloba](#): > > **blowero** , did the guy get into trouble with the law over his infliction of poetic justice? I don’t know. I don’t even know if the story’s true. You know how it is when people tell you about their “friend”. Anyway, my point probably wasn’t very clear. I was actually trying to suggest that something like that would probably get you in _less_ trouble than actually shooting _physical objects_ at someone’s property. ---
**Author:** ![abbeytxs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@abbeytxs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abbeytxs)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-your-fucking-dog-up/291380/48 "2005-02-23T21:18:02Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > Can I hijack this thread for a mini-rant? > > Why does it seem like everyone on the universe has a dog? Not that I care, really; if you want one, knock yourself out. But… > > 1. I don’t want to hear your dog barking 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Shut the damn thing up. > > 2. If you allow your dog (or cat) to live in your house, then your house **stinks**. Everyone I know who allows pets to live in their house has a stinky house. _Everyone_. If you don’t mind living in a stinky house, fine. But don’t expect me to visit often… > > 3. We have three small children. I consider roaming dogs to be a threat to us. If I see two or more dogs on our property I _ **will** _ shoot them with my .308 rifle. See, now that is exactly how I feel about small children. It seems like everyone in the universe has them. 1. I don’t want to hear your kids screaming all day and late into the night. Shut the damn things up already. 2. Everyone I know who has kids in their house has a messy house. Everyone! If you don’t mind living in a dirty house, fine, but don’t expect me to come visit. 3. I have two big dogs… I consider roaming children to be a pain in the ass. If I see two or more children on my property I will shoot them with my big ol’ Browning Gold shotgun ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2005, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-your-fucking-dog-up/291380/49 "2005-02-23T21:18:32Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > 1. If you allow your dog (or cat) to live in your house, then your house **stinks**. Everyone I know who allows pets to live in their house has a stinky house. _Everyone_. If you don’t mind living in a stinky house, fine. But don’t expect me to visit often… > > 2. We have three small children. I consider roaming dogs to be a threat to us. If I see two or more dogs on our property I _ **will** _ shoot them with my .308 rifle. Dude, come on. You think a house full of small children doesn’t stink? It reeks of barf, formula, and dirty diapers. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2005, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-your-fucking-dog-up/291380/50 "2005-02-26T08:32:18Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > Maybe I should’ve said Dimaggio? 😕 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-your-fucking-dog-up/291380.md?page=2)