Things you wish you could say

[nuthatched]

Ugh, that is really annoying. It’s thoughtful of you to consider the effect of asking her to keep them quiet though, instead of just caring about getting rid of the annoyance. Trophy for neighborliness!

I'm not that neighborly, this was a decided factor in getting another rooster.

 

[Nabiki]

My neighbor 'rescues' dogs. Special needs dogs.
It's quite admirable.
She's driven across the country to collect these dogs.
They're all outside unless she's at work.
If she's at work only 1-2 is allowed out.
She only works the weekend. (By appearances, it could be wfh)
She currently has 5 dogs. Special needs dogs.
They aren't not trained to not bark, they are trained to come when she calls if she hears them bark.
If.
They bark at cars. They bark at squirrels. They bark at birds. They bark at chickens. They bark at people. They bark at me. They bark at things only they can see.

Her yard is the highest on the street.
They see everything.

They all get brought inside at night, until neighbor gets up in the morning.

Neighbor get up at 4 am.

They all get brought in at night.
Except one.

That one, is a "flock protection" dog. A sweet dog. Her job is to guard the yard all night.
She barks at cars. She barks at squirrels. She barks at birds. She barks at chickens. She barks at people. She barks at me. She barks at things only she can see.


"I understand your passion for rescue but did it occur to you that I can't even step outside my house without being barked at? That perhaps you should have chosen a house a bit more remote?"

I can let her know if they bark too much but that solution is bringing them inside more, and that's not a solution I like.

That would drive me nuts. It does drive me nuts.

The neighbour directly behind me has a dog that barks at everything. I finally complained to them when I was getting seriously sleep deprived, and their solution was to bring the dog in at night and only let her bark from about 10:30-11:00 PM and from about 5:00-5:30AM. Still enough to wake me up and leave me with only 5-6 hours of sleep per night. Better than the 3 or so hours I was getting before, but still not great.

I was just in my greenhouse which is about half a block's distance from that yard, and STILL their dog was barking at me. They only let the dog out for about half an hour at a time, but I do think it would be much better to train the dog out of barking.

Another neighbour recently got a barky dog. Now they bark at each other all the time.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Very difficult to train a dog not to bark, at least I have found it so. I've been at my wit's end with my Sheltie lately until I remembered that he hates the sound of anything that goes "beep," no matter how quietly. I have an e-collar that has beep as an option (along with vibrate and mild shock), so I put it on him yesterday and beeped him when he started barking. After about three corrections he stopped barking and corrected himself when he barked a little later. He can't wear it 24/7 though, so he'll only be wearing it at night so he won't disturb my DH's sleep. Worked great last night! If beep didn't work I would try vibrate.

 

[R2elk]

I do think it would be much better to train the dog out of barking.

Not all breeds of dogs can be trained to not bark.

 

[nuthatched]

Not all breeds of dogs can be trained to not bark.

I'd be happy if they just learned to not bark at me. They see me multiple times a day .

 

[R2elk]

I'd be happy if they just learned to not bark at me. They see me multiple times a day .

Dogs like me so I don't tend to have that problem.

 

[Nabiki]

I'd be happy if they just learned to not bark at me. They see me multiple times a day .

I don't like being barked at in my own yard either. I want to have quiet enjoyment of my yard and greenhouse.