Barking dogs

Drip · Nov 19, 2010

Dick Whitman said:

I have two dogs. Some of you would say that is two too many.

I love having them, except for one thing: They bark. A door slams somewhere in the neighborhood, and they bark. I drop a pencil on the floor, and they bark. The mailman puts the mail in the box, they bark. I come home at night, they bark as soon as the key hits the lock. Bark, bark, bark. Full-throated, uncontrollable barking, well after they've been asked to quiet down.

They didn't used to be this way. It's developed over time.

Anyone have any suggestions? It makes our home feel chaotic, and it can be really, really embarrassing when I'm trying to interview a source, for example, on the phone.
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I've had Dobies and when they barked, they barked, if you know what I mean. Hey, enjoy them. They can be trained.

Buck · Nov 19, 2010

HeinekenMan said:

Bono goes berzerk when someone knocks or rings the bell. He also barks if he sees an animal outside, if I come in late at night, if he has to go to the bathroom or if his water bowl is empty. Otherwise, he's pretty quiet. He doesn't bark much around other dogs.

I just wish I could get him to stay off the dining table. It's by the window. He climbs on the chair and takes naps on the table. If we're gone for awhile and come home, that's where we find him. He'll stand there and look out the window, too. If the kids or wife leave their school papers on the table, he'll destroy them. He literally ate my son's homework one day. Well, half of it.
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Pipe down, mister! And get off the dining room table!

Boom_70 · Nov 19, 2010

Buck said:

HeinekenMan said:

Bono goes berzerk when someone knocks or rings the bell. He also barks if he sees an animal outside, if I come in late at night, if he has to go to the bathroom or if his water bowl is empty. Otherwise, he's pretty quiet. He doesn't bark much around other dogs.

I just wish I could get him to stay off the dining table. It's by the window. He climbs on the chair and takes naps on the table. If we're gone for awhile and come home, that's where we find him. He'll stand there and look out the window, too. If the kids or wife leave their school papers on the table, he'll destroy them. He literally ate my son's homework one day. Well, half of it.
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Pipe down, mister! And get off the dining room table!
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I hope he does not bark on New Years Day.

Buck · Nov 19, 2010

Boom_70 said:

Buck said:

HeinekenMan said:

Bono goes berzerk when someone knocks or rings the bell. He also barks if he sees an animal outside, if I come in late at night, if he has to go to the bathroom or if his water bowl is empty. Otherwise, he's pretty quiet. He doesn't bark much around other dogs.

I just wish I could get him to stay off the dining table. It's by the window. He climbs on the chair and takes naps on the table. If we're gone for awhile and come home, that's where we find him. He'll stand there and look out the window, too. If the kids or wife leave their school papers on the table, he'll destroy them. He literally ate my son's homework one day. Well, half of it.
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Pipe down, mister! And get off the dining room table!
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I hope he does not bark on New Years Day.
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If you bark all day, bark all day,
I will bark all day, bark all day.
I will howl.

HeinekenMan · Nov 19, 2010

At least you guys know how to pronounce my Irish setter's name. Some airhead lady down the street thinks he's named after Sonny Bono.

Buck · Nov 19, 2010

Someone's at the door! I'm so excited I just dribbled on the floor!

Gomer · Nov 19, 2010

That must be the biggest picture ever posted on SportsJournalists.com. Congratulations.

Buck · Nov 19, 2010

Size = stature
It's only appropriate considering the subject.

forever_town · Nov 19, 2010

Boom_70 said:

forever_town said:

Gomer said:

That said, as long as your neighbours don't mind, I wouldn't worry about it too much. Better than having them rip your couch to shreds or eat your drapes, as my wife's old dog once did.
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That's just it. There's one house in our development where they have dogs that bark at all hours of the night. It's to a point where I have trouble sleeping sometimes.

I've been pushing my folks for MONTHS to talk to the dog owners. They finally did. I've made it clear to them that if I have to "talk" to them, I won't be very polite about it.

I've even seen a dog in our backyard. We own a cat. I was tempted to go upstairs, find my father's gun and shoot the four-legged bastard.
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Have you checked your town noise ordnance laws? Does your town have a dog warden?

Our town has very strict laws in regard to night time barking that are aggressively enforced by Dog Warden. I've been on the other end with my two buddies.
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I called the Godless County animal control department and they told me we had to address the dog owners first before going to them. That started me pushing my folks to make the call or go talk to them until they finally did.

Those dogs bark all night again and I'm calling animal control.

cortez · Nov 19, 2010

Dogs: Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em

slappy4428 · Nov 20, 2010

cortez said:

Dogs: Can't live with 'em, pass the Beer Nuts.
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