I want to kill my neighbor's dog. My back-yard fence, next-to-my-bedroom, neighbor's dog. My barks incessantly, day and night, neighbor's dog.
This has gone on for months now. Sue and I went to talk to the neighbors on two occasions, and we both felt good about that. And things improved for a while. We could distantly hear the dog barking in their garage.
In fairness to the neighbor, Bruce, on our first visit to complain about the dog he was in a quandry. His aged brother had gone into the hospital and had entrusted the dog to his care. The dog is old, and apparently was a spoiled house dog. Whether it misses my neighbor's brother, or whether it is a spoiled brat wanting inside, I don't know. That it barks incessantly, I do know. Boy do I know. Sometimes I just want to shout, "Shut Up!! Stupid Dog!!" Actually, sometimes I do.
Sadly, my neighbor's brother died. The second time we talked to Bruce he told us his brother had died, and he didn't know what to do because his brother had made him promise to take care of his dog. But Bruce is not a dog whisperer. He's not a disciplinarian. He's a dog whimp, letting the stupid dog run the show. Letting the tail wag him. He's letting that stupid dog ruin my life; or anyway, maybe I am.
So I want to kill that stupid dog with rat poison, but I don't want to go to prison. I want to shoot that stupid dog with a 22, but I don't have one. If I sound a little crazy here, you don't know half the story. Shut up!! Stupid dog!! Shut up!!
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By the way, I don't hate dogs. I've had a few in my lifetime. But a dog's owner has responsibilities, kind of like a parent. There's a book called "No Bad Dogs" in which the author theorizes that all dogs have the capacity to be good dogs, if only their owners knew what to do.
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Grrrrrrrr!!!
ReplyDeleteThose ultrasonic devices that are supposed to go off when the dog barks and hurt its ears don't work, according to my previous research, but the reviewers seem to like http://www.petco.com/product/103815/Lentek-Koolatron-Super-Bark-Free-Pro-Series.aspx#BVRRWidgetID
ReplyDeleteI am with you on this one. I couldnt fall asleep. Then it woke me up. Grrrr.
ReplyDeleteI don't mean to laugh, but now that I'm nearly 3000 miles away I can't hear it.
ReplyDeleteBruce
I can't solve your problem, but maybe throw him a bone/or piece of meat for a little piece of peace. Worth a try!
ReplyDeleteJenn L
I can loan you a .22!
ReplyDeleteCan you get your neighbor to put an electronic collar on the dog? If so, and if you are willing to buy it, make sure that the collar is set at #3 (medium jolt) for the first barking incident. You push the button, the dog will yip, and quit. There may be a few more barks, but after a few more jolts, it WILL stop. I have used them successfully as a bridge training tool and it is not cruel or painful. I tested it on my leg first to be sure. It is more of a startle and change of focus for the animal. Good luck.. I lived with a barking dog neighboring me and I finally had to move because my neighbor would not cooperate in any way -it was move or go to jail.
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