Help me before I commit a crime!

Dogs are inherently filthy, smelly, stupid animals with disgusting habits.

I went this old link on google. Text cut and pasted (one dead link removed) and don't know if this works.. maybe you ??

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creedmore,

Tell me what you think of this idea. You could begin doing it every day as soon as the offending neighbors get home. Their dogs will drive THEM crazy, and maybe they would then take action..

There's a lot more ideas at this link, including how to make the device. This guy started it in the early am and "barked the dogs out."

Subject: Barking Howling Neighbors Dogs

..."I made a rparabolic speake (reversed a parabolic microphone) and used a dog whistle tuned to the frequency that annoyed the dogs the most. Then I placed it in the focal point of the dish, powered it using an aquarium pump and directed it toward the space where the dogs were kept. It went on day and night for about three days and soon there was silence, sweet silence.

Note this post:

Posted by BORDERS: February 10th, 2005 at 12:01pm ...for the best instructions.

Still looking...

~~Cynthia

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-- Oren

"Well, it doesn't happen all the time, but when it happens, it happens constantly."

Always delightful to hear from you, Joe.

Lewis.

The truth is always a thing of beauty.

Would've made a lot more sense to find out why the dogs were barking, and eliminate the cause...

For the barking to tick off the neighbors, it would seem the dogs were outdoors. If they were barking because he left them outdoors 24x7, then the correct solution to the problem would have been to give the dogs away to a responsible owner who would care for them properly.

The solutions you suggest require a judge with some sense. That's very rare. In addition, the judge may be a dog owner, which means he/she should recuse him/herself from the case. That almost never happens except with high-visibility legal proceedings.

"Pete C." wrote

Absolutely, they make the best Piñata! They last longer when dangled by their tail, instead of their neck.

Not relevant. If the dogs were being cared for properly, there would not have been a "noise issue".

Well, DUH! Dogs bark for many reasons. The idea that there is one "sure fire cure" for a behavior with multiple causes is insanity.

Dogs bark to chase away intruders. They bark to warn their humans of dangers such as fire (or intruders). They bark when they're bored. They bark when they're excited. They bark when they're fearful. They bark when they're happy and want to play. They bark when they're pissed off. They bark when they're startled. And so forth.

That's one cause, and one solution.

It rarely is.

I bet she didn't confine them to a screened porch all day long, either.

There are ways of training dogs to eliminate almost any undesired behavior.

Yes.

Yes.

It certainly can mitigate genetics to a great extent.

Our cat, (I say *ours* only because it lived here) was snatched up by coyotes. Nothing left but a bunch of fur in the front yard. What a relief, I can't even remember its name and its only been a couple of weeks. Now my two wonderful dogs get *all* the attention, (as God intended it).

I stopped and explained the constant barking next door.

Finally I understand the import of your quotation.

Dogs are better for that, they last longer before spilling their "candy". Cats enjoy watching.

Pete C.

What is it?

My cats get cat food daily, and all of them are very friendly. Only one of them came here as a feral tom. He just showed up one day about

If that was supposed to be funny, you need a humor transplant.

If you are serious, you are a far bigger asshole than I've given you credit for.

They stop barking when they are dead. See! There is one cure for all of the causes.

CWM

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I had a cat dart out in front of my car

They do it all the time where I live. I think they're bored, and all get back together and have a good laugh about it. Like in the squirrel commercial.

Steve

When it comes to dogs, you are probably right. I'm a complete asshole. But, then again, so are the vast majority of dog owners.