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Need help. I am surrounded by dogs !

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mrsnacks:
No : I finally yelled " Shut up " last night and the dog stopped immediately. I think they brought him in the house.  ;D

Robert:
I can’t stand barking dogs as well. My neighbour has got one, and so has my other neighbour. AND they’ve got pigeons as well! I’m convinced the sole purpose of pigeons is to poop everywhere, especially on my patio. I also wonder if the inquisition were thought up by priests staying awake all night listening to barking dogs.
The fact that owners don’t get bothered with them is because they have control over them. They know that at any time they can go outside and tell the dog to be quiet, and it will. Control is the key. I read about a psychological study that involved two control groups working in an office environment. Both groups were subject to annoying background noise, but one group had access to a button where anyone could switch off the noise. As expected, the group that were subject to the noise and had no control became frustrated and production suffered. In the other group, production and frustration were not affected, but interestingly, no-one turned the noise off!
Here’s what I’m suggesting: Get some means of control. This could be the likes of one of those high-frequency sound devices that are used for dog-control or attack repellent.
As for the pigeons, my neighbour eliminated the majority of them using poison feed.

mrsnacks:
Poison feed ? Did the pigeons end up dead on his property ? Everyday there is poop on our sidewalk and in our courtyard entrance. How would those dog whistles
work ? I figure it would make them howl like a wolf.

Robert:
Have a look at this site, as an example. http://www.1stlinesecurity.com/dogdeterrent1.html They are an electronic device that produces an ultra-high frequency noise beyond our hearing-range but audible and annoying to dogs, sort of like a high-tech version of the ‘silent’ dog whistles. I’ve never used one, but know of someone who carries one whilst jogging. The site owner suggests that it can be used to train dogs to stop barking. I checked again with my neighbour about the pigeon poison which he used a while ago. To begin with, he told me it’s technically not a poison, the drug in the feed lowers their body temperature so they die of cold in a normal environment. He stopped using it when the population got down to about 50, which to my mind is 49 too many.

LittleBear:
Hee Hee everyone! :D


--- Quote from: gmik on June 01, 2007, 06:37:17 PM ---What I don't get is doesn't the constant barking bother THEM???

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Probably they are so relieved to get the barking away from INSIDE the house, that their dogs barking outside is peace and quiet.

I feel sorry for you Mr. Snacks :'(

Ursula

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