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    Everyone I know (except the deaf lady) HATES the neighbours dog. They have this poorly trained Rotty that barks - all the time -. I know when someone's coming to my house when they park in the STREET because he starts. He keeps going as they get their things. He keeps going as they walk up my drive. He keeps going as they knock on my door. So usually I know a person is visiting me 5-6 minutes before they even knock.

    He barks at night for no reason. He barks. And barks.

    He spends 13 minutes a day barking at the mailman. I timed it. 17 minutes if the mailman delivers a package.

    The neighbours do nothing. And last night as M was walking IN OUR OWN DRIVEWAY to get our cat, the neighbour actually started BITCHING at him for starting the dog up again!!! No fucking joke! She said, "G-d you're in idiot, fair dinkum you should know better than to set 'im off!!" (So freaking Aussie bogan, no?)

    So I'm wondering if today I should buy a Dog training (barking specifically) book... or a dog barking collar (the kind that lets out a small zap when a dog barks - nothing dangerous or painful, just surprising)... or something like that... wrapping it up very pretty, putting a bow around it and making one of my special hand made cards that only says 'Thank You' in pretty curly text and leacing it on their front door.

    Or just call RSPCA.

    What should I do?

    I haven't slept more than 4 hours straight since moving here because of this poorly trained d-g (who I notice has not ONCE been walked since I lived here! The backyard is big, but not THAT big!!!).


    Edit: Hahahaha the Jew in my took the 'o' out of dog!! I'm so smart.


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    I like the idea of a book/collar on barking dogs. But make sure noone sees you leave it. Crazy ppl with poorly trained dogs that they are too ignorant to even take for a walk may react poorly to your cute gesture. In fact they most likely will take it as an insult and not use it but you never know, could be worth a go!


    I dont know much about dogs but it does seem mean to zap the little bugger when it is most likely just bored out of it's brains... and unfortunately I dont think the rspca will do much unless there is serious neglect, but you could try complaining to the council.
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    I'd call the cops or whoever deals with noise disturbance there.I've done it when my neighbors would let their dog bark for hours on end all hours of the day and night. They stopped after the cop told them that if they got another complaint they would take the dog away.

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    There is definitely not serious neglect. It is well fed and knows a few commands. Poor fucking thing just totally misses attention, which is why I feel the zapper is a bit mean as well. It doesn't hurt but when a dog barks it does a little WTFWASTHAT?! to the dog, which is why I thought it would be better.

    I didn't think they'd use what I gave them at all, but I was hoping they'd realize just how bad of a problem it is when people are living shit on their doorsteps to fix it.

    A few weeks ago, dipshit neighbour actually thought hitting his floor would make the dog stop barking. So I'd hear BARK BARK BARK and then SLAM SLAM SLAM... arrrghhhhh that's not gonna do SHIT!


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    Quote Originally Posted by CKXXX View Post
    I'd call the cops or whoever deals with noise disturbance there.I've done it when my neighbors would let their dog bark for hours on end all hours of the day and night. They stopped after the cop told them that if they got another complaint they would take the dog away.
    The dog doesn't bark for hours straight.. it just barks AT everything. Car goes by? Bark for 3 minutes. Someone comes to the house? Bark for seven minutes.

    It always stops... but it starts again in... well... it started again. *sigh*

    He's barking at another dog four streets down.


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    Ahahahaha the neighbour on the other side is yelling at the dog to shut up.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Lysondra View Post
    Poor fucking thing just totally misses attention, which is why I feel the zapper is a bit mean as well. It doesn't hurt but when a dog barks it does a little WTFWASTHAT?! to the dog, which is why I thought it would be better.
    My dog Sophie is a barker... Tried the collar and I don't recomend it. After two days, she would growl if you tried to pet her midsection and was just jumpy as all hell. Took months to get her back to normal.

    I'm all for the training book!

    If that doesn't help, call animal control.

    Is the dog left outside all the time?

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    The dog is left outside but Queensland houses are on stilts so the dog gets under there and lives under the house when not in the backyard. So it has a LOT of room, but absolutely no walking, no playing, no attention. It's a German Shephard (I don't know why I thought Rotty but when I looked outside I went...waiiiit) and needs a lot of playtime... it has a whole two toys that look busted, a shitty bed underneathe the house (where the cars are also parked) and absolutely no human interaction except maybe MAYBE when I'm at work, but I doubt it.

    I left a noise complaint with the council and am getting the book in a few moments.

    I'm also buying a dog toy and throwing it over the fence.


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    ^^^ I HATE it when people leave thier dogs out all friggin' day long... why bother to even get one?

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    You know since I posted this three hours ago it's barked on 9 separate occasions? That's five minutes of barking every 20 minutes!!!

    I agree wholeheartedly with you. They feed it well and stuff but other than that it just lies in the backyard ALL day.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Lysondra View Post
    You know since I posted this three hours ago it's barked on 9 separate occasions? That's five minutes of barking every 20 minutes!!!
    That's frustrating... Sophie is still a serious barker but our dogs stay indoors with us and the neighbors can't hear them- plus, since she's indoors I can control the environment to reduce the stuff that triggers her barking.

    It's just so inconsiderate to not try to do something about it... jeeze, the least they can do is be apologetic!

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    wow, that would give me a total non-stop headache. I feel bad for the animal, it is obviously doing anything for attention. Stupid owners. I agree with the "why even get a dog" sentiment.
    The noise complaint was a good idea.
    The guy down the street yelling for it to shut up was kinda funny. Maybe the owners will get a clue.

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    Haha you kidding.. when the PIZZA man comes up the house he goes, "YAPYAPYAP SHUTUP!!" The neighbours are more than aware of it and get this - ONE OF THEM DOESN'T HAVE A JOB AND IS ALWAYS HOME... so it's not like the dog can't get attention. He definitely hears people yelling shut up at it.

    Anyway. I bought it a giant pink rope toy and a book on training your dog 'dogeared'(hehe) on the barking section.

    I also have a long list the lady at the shop wrote me on how to stop the dog barking.

    Now I'm making a shiny card to attach to it with a ribbon and putting it in their mailbox.


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    I just found out that when the coucil comes down they're going to ask the man if the dog is walked and if it's not, they are giving him 30 days and then calling me back and if it hasn't changed, they're taking his dog away.


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    ^Good. Maybe the dog will get a better home and more attention than it gets now, which sounds like none I think it's nice that you're doing so much to make the owners take notice, and maybe make for a happier, less yappy dog.
    I don't get how some people are just completely oblivious to the responsibility they take on when they get an animal.

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    Well, they'll probably just say they walk the dog.

    Try one of those treat balls, Lys. You stuff it with food, and then as he rolls it around food comes out, but you have to roll it just right. It's very challenging, so at least it'll shut him up while he's doing it, but maybe it'll wear his brain out so he chills on the barking.



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    They can SAY that, but forms are given to the neighbours to say if they've SEEN him doing it and a phone call is given to me so I can update the authorities... welcome to fair Australian Council!

    Anyway, in my letter it reccomends getting him a Kong (I got the lady at the shop to write me one of all the things he can do) and walking the dog... I wrapped it with a 'thank you' card saying 'Here's a list of things my vet wrote so you can help your dog stop barking all day. I included a toy to start you off. THANK YOU!!' and tied it with blue satin ribbon to the toy. Hahaha.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Lysondra View Post
    Poor fucking thing just totally misses attention, which is why I feel the zapper is a bit mean as well. It doesn't hurt but when a dog barks it does a little WTFWASTHAT?! to the dog, which is why I thought it would be better.
    How do you know it doesn't hurt? did you try one on?

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    Good on you, glad the council ca actually do something about it! Now just be sneaky so they dont be typical aussie bogans and slash your tyres in retaliation for siccing the council on them!
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    I was watching an episode of jackass on Mtv. They put a zapper on a big guys neck (250 lbs) and told him it was a microphone. Then they zapped him. It looked like it hurt like hell, he then proceeded to beat the crap out of Johnny Knoxville.
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    About Rottweilers:The Rottweiler is not usually a barker. Male dogs are silent watchers that notice everything before they attack. When the male attacks, he tends to go very still, there's no warning growl or movement and are often quite stoic. Females may become problem barkers in order to protect their den. An attentive owner is usually able to recognize when a Rottweiler perceives a threat. Barking is usually a sign of annoyance with external factors (car alarms or other dsturbances) rather than a response to actual threats.
    There is a bit of information on rottweilers. My own dog is a rottweiler and she never made a sound until we settled down and lived in one place for awhile. Now she makes noises when something comes passing by and I kind of cannot wait for us to get back on the road and have my quiet quiet baby back. She does not bark but her voice is generally very low and most humans in this neighborhood are too goddamned stupid to know that she is not being aggressive, she is just being an excited chatterbox. I tried to tell them once that if she was being aggressive then they would know it - even I have only seen it once - but then they just thought that I was threatening them.

    Oh well.

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    did all me you miss where I bought it a toy and wrote a letter or you just going to get on my case for a collar? and yes, I have tried them.


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    If you find a solution let me know!! Citronella collars are supposed to work really well, (they spray citronella which I guess dogs dont like) when they bark...

    I have a similar situation with my neighbors...(we live in a side by side)....their dogs bark NON STOP from about 6 am to 9 am everyday... I've said stuff to them about it and they don't do anything. I would never complain to my landlord tho because I come home late from work and watch tv and go about my business, which sometimes includes having friends over for wine and Twin Peaks at 3 am...

    So we sort of have a don't tattle on each other policy. But, it sucks.

    If nothing else helps, you have to call the police. I NEVER would want to call the po po on anybody, but you can't be living like that with NO sleep ever, right?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lysondra View Post
    did all me you miss where I bought it a toy and wrote a letter or you just going to get on my case for a collar? and yes, I have tried them.
    no i seriously wanted to know, lol. I can see you putting it on

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mia M View Post
    ^^^ I HATE it when people leave thier dogs out all friggin' day long... why bother to even get one?
    It really is very cruel since dogs are such pack animals. My dog goes crazy if I am home and she can't be near me. She is crate trained so she is always inside unless we go outside to play.
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