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http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/world/man-upset-by-neighbours-dog-recorded-it...

my advice - do NOT approach the owner.

anonymous letter in letterbox, report to the council, throw laxettes over the fence whenever the owners leave ........

My dog barks a lot (well I seem to have inherited the responsibilty and care of it  ) and I do make an effort to "shut up" the dog and if he still doesn't conform to the verbal than its a physical 'whack' which does the trick.
I do this if I think he is barking just at other dogs in the distance, the Magpies or a flicker of light racing across the fence. But I will let him bark if I think people are walking past the cars out the front, etc.

I guess its good to have a barking dog ...only if it has a reason to bark.

It_is_the_Darkness wrote on Aug 27^th, 2010 at 1:14pm:


I'd say barking at pedestrians is NOT a reason. A dog should learn it's boundries or an owner should know how to teach those boundries. If a dog is too dumb to learn those it should be put down....there are just too many stupid dogs.

I like having a dog around that knows it's boundries. They are good mates but should accept your rule as leader of the pack. A dog that barks only when there is a problem is a great asset. Doesn't waste your time and gives you enough warning to grab the "Negotiator" from under the bed.

Exactly. Good dog.

My biggest worry is if dog barks sensless all day or worse all night making it impossible to sleep.

shampain socialist wrote on Aug 27^th, 2010 at 4:59pm:


You lot are abhorrent, all this bravado about hurting dogs is pathetic.  I hate an incessant yap as much as the next bloke, but would never inflict harm on the poor thing; not his fault he's bored witless.

My dog very rarely barks, and will quite happily let you in the yard; you're screwed when you get there though; play time!!  Happy to let you in but won't let you out.

I think you are absolutely right QIKVTEC.

Tis' a shame the dog isn't really mine, as I'm pissed with enough burdens dumped on me as it is. But I do give it as much attention as I can and he has grown to accept me as his 'owner', because his real owners don't give a rats.
He is still an erratic dog though, given the chance.

He has his bored bark. Which I yell at him to "shut up", which he does mostly. If he continues, it means that there is someone lurking out the front (like losers looking to score drugs from next door) which 'can' be a nuisance more than what a barking dog can provide. Or there is another Dog unleashed roaming the streets ...or even worse, a bloody cat left wandering (unleashed). Someone should throw cats into bins!

I've got no problem walking a street as having Dogs bark from behind their fences. Its the one's that are unleashed and unfenced that are the real problems. My father n'law had to chain a Pitbull to a pole because he saw it attacking a woman and her (leashed) German Shepard (a pup I think) that were laying in a gutter for protection just outside a Houso area. The Pitbull eventually choked itsefl to death in its desire to keep attacking. When the cops arrived, thanks to another lady who rang. The Police asked my Father n'law, "Why did you have to go and kill it?"  
The best way to kill a dog if it attacks is to lift its front two legs up (via your arms) and outwards to either side until you hear a good crunching/crushing sound and a final yelp.
...oh, and a gun.