Dog barking, how to stop it?

[george formby]

The saga continues, bugger.

On the plus side I have a word of the day, thank you Mom. Vexatious, Mmmmm. Rolls off the tongue.

[allycatz]

Their is also an operation which can be performed to remove part of the larynx or some such bit of anatomy. Common in the US on Collies etc. It does not stop the dog barking but the noise is little more than a wheeze.
Sad but true.

Well when i had bassets in a built up area I had both dogs debarked....they did a loud cough rather than the booming bark they had....neighbours after constantly complaining then accused me of being cruel even after spending over a grand to give them peace and quiet...couldn't win!

Incidentally, one of the bassets had had the op before I got him and had recovered his bark, he also within six months somehow managed to bark nearly as loudly again. Vet hadn't seen anything like it

[buffstar]

This has always worked for me .....

next time the mutt is barking and driving you nuts go outside and yell at it to "SHUT UP" and then immediately spray the fucker with your hose - not a huge ammount, its not required most dogs hate being sprayed - then when it barks again do the same thing, you'll only need to do this a few times as the dog will quickly learn to listen to you and shut the f*$# up or it will get sprayed...... its not cruel, you dont have to poison the dog ......... or root it

[EJK]

Proves to work well against 580kgs beef

[dangerous]

doesn't work, urban myth.....the problem is with the owners not the dogs

Finely... you anti doger's need to learn a bit (I know half ya's just taking the piss) Dogs bark for a reason, that reason is usually something the owner does or dosent do... dog control works well down here LOL (had them caled on me) In my case hes a Dobie, breed for guarding, so when people walk past the gate he nuts off, once I was made awear of this as it was only when I was not at home so muttles figgered he wason duty... I have retrained the best I can, but its still in his blood.

Often its a lack of attention from the owner, eg: our farking bermesse, barks meowww all bloody night, missus feeds it, meow feed, meow feed... its laking some attention from us its not bloody hungry.
So... shoot the owner people not the dog, tho ya beter to call the council.

Proves to work well against 580kgs beef

Altho I do like this idea for the nosie nabours... could use the end of the prong to switch their pole fuse off then jab em as the come out the door.

[Smokin]

Mars bars don't work, My German shephard ate a full box of school fundraising mars bars in one sitting. It only made her fart more.