ANTI-BARKING DEVICES

[BUFF]

My neighbors have 2 dogs that bark a lot for no apparent reason. Day and night. Not all of the time, not 24/7, but pretty frequently. The couple are really nice folks. I have spoken to them but they seem unable to do anything about them. One dog is a large Akita mix and I think they are somewhat afraid of them.

I am reluctant to call animal control on them. The neighbors are extremely nice folks and the a.c. people here do little but issue the ocasional citation sometimes, which I doubt will solve the problem. I'd like to try some other options first.

There are electical devices sold that broadcast a sound like a dog whistle, at a frequency above that which humans can hear. The devices are triggered by the sound of the dogs' barking. The claim is that the 'dog whistle' sound is unpleasant to the dogs and being made in reaction to the barking, the dogs are conditioned to not bark to avoid the whistle's discomfort.

One such brand of device is an advertiser here on the site, "Bark Off."

Does anyone have any experience, good or bad, with such devices?

 

[Old 44 Guy]

I have the same trouble with my deceased wife's 2 Maltese Terriers. They bark all the time at nothing. So I borrowed a little devise called "Pet Life". Runs on one 9 volt battery. Sure calms the 2 dogs down. Got online to get one.

 

[USAF385]

An ex-girlfriend of mine got a lab once that wouldn't stop barking. They tried one of those no bark shock collar things and it worked.

 

[JcMack]

If you try it on yourself you won't put it on another dog. The police are the ones to call. There's a jerk down the street that leaves his dog out in any kind of weather. Half the time he's drunk and forgets the dog. Local ordinance says as long as the dog has shelter he can be out 7X24. Barking is a noise ordinance issue. So I call the police when the dog barks wanting in, and the guy gets a $100 ticket. Pretty soon no more barking.

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

Here is large collection of bark collar tests.


YouTube - Bark Collar... Test...Test!

 

[zoom6zoom]

If it's not his dog he's unlikely to be able to use a collar solution. Another thing to consider is how far is the range from his house to the barking dogs.

 

[JOliver]

I just went through this and Thank goodness the people moved and its peace and quite finally after 6 months.
I had looked at something to stop them barking and asked around and everyone I talked to said they worked great ...They make a collar and they make a device you can mount on your house and point it towards the dog....Good luck ...I know what else makes um quit barking...22 stinger

 

[Bob R]

Those ultrasonic bark deterrents are hit or miss. I have a couple of rat dogs next door that always bark whenever I go into my back yard. I have tried pepper spray on their yard so they will avoid that area, no go. I have tried the ultrasonic deterrent, no go. At least when they bark she lets them inside, so they now have been trained to bark to to go inside.

I have now moved up to the local code enforcement officer, I figure fines staring at 84 dollars and then moving up will at least train the humans and then they can deal with the dogs.

I say forget all the gadgets and find out what it takes in your community to get the owners a fine. Nothing says we need to do something like taking their money away.

bob

 

[Bat Guano]

Dogs aren't the problem--owners are. Since I live in the equivalent of a third world culture they aren't about to do anything (they have "rights" and I don't). I'm outside of the city and the county has no ordinances about it. I brought it up to the county commissioners about 18 months ago and they have done NOTHING.

Jeff Foxworthy is funny unless you live around his idiot relatives.

Maybe I should hire an illegal alien to shoot a few of these mutts around here.

 

[Tom Beavert]

Bark Collar

There is a collar which sprays citronella, or something they don't like, it worked for a friend of mine.
TB

 

[moonclip]

Any reptuable seller of these devices will tell you upfront that they don't work on all dogs. My neighbor (who is the real problem) has two dogs that bark all the time. The high frequency device I bought did not work on one of the dogs from day one.

......moon

 

[n4zov]

While I don't necessarily recommend it if you want to remain friends, I found that waking my neighbors every single time their dog awakens me is amazingly effective.

 

[BUFF]

As mentioned, the dogs are not mine and the collars are not an option.

The dogs do most of their barking along our common fenceline, so I can place a device on my property that will still be fairly close to where the dogs' barking is most bothersome.

Does anyone have personal experience with any particular brand of these things? I have read the ads of most of the makers and their customer's 'testimonials" in those ads, but like anything in an advertisement, the reports are always glowing.

I am truly amazed that the constant barking doesn't annoy the neighbors who own the dogs. I guess it is like some parents and their children's yelling and screeching; after a while it is just background noise that is pretty much tuned out.

 

[Bob R]

Make sure you buy one with a 30 day money back guarantee. Keep you reciept and if it doesn't have any effect in about 3 weeks, send it back and get your money refunded. Like was said earlier, a reputable company will tell you their machine does not always work and will have a return option.

I bought a refurb from one of those companies and saved a few dollars.

bob

 

[cjw3]

I used one of those anti-barking devices to keep my own dog quiet while she was out on the deck. It had two settings for sensitivity, but if on the high setting wind would sometimes set it off. When activated, it gave off a high pitched whine which worked with my dog. I considered using it along the fence when some people moved in with a yapping dachshund, but its range was limited to just a few feet so didn't even bother with it. A couple of calls to the cops seemed to work the best, since the owners were in violation of the local noise ordinance. Maybe they didn't like it, but (sorry about that) they were in the wrong.

I feel for you brother, good luck.

 

[blastfact]

WOW!!!! I thought a dogs bark was just part of life. They bark and you ignore,, kind of like dealing with a yappy wife.

 

[therevjay]

Long story made short. The sonic devices sometimes work, sometimes don't.

Sometimes they work for awhile then quit. I put a motion activated one under my carport to keep niebors kittys from sleeping on top of my car, under a light where it was warm. I really wouldn't mind kitty staying warm, except my car was a convertible. And kittys like to exersise their claws on the top.

Worked great for about 2 weeks. Then the kittys (not being stupid) learned the noise wouldn't really hurt them and would stop as soon as they quit moving. Eventualy I got a new car.

 

[Strato]

A collar that shocks the owner every time the dog barks is sure to work. Peanut butter works pretty good too.

 

[mwtdvm]

Another more expensive solution...

If your houses are close together, put up motion activated security lights and aim the detector where the dogs go on the fence line, then aim the lights into the neighbor's bedroom, hopefully it is on the side of their house nearest your light.

Go to sleep early and get up about 2:30-3AM to "take care of business" then go to the back door and open it... A soft Woof is usually enough to get the barkers going and as they run to the fence, they set off the lights. By then you are back in your house and have gone back to bed.

In application, the whacko GSD next door to me was gone in 10 days.

Of course my house already had the lights up.

Lights are also a relatively cheap security investment. You might consider them just on general principles.

And if they call, I think I would say "must have been a prowler or wild animal. Guess it was scared off" ...

Good luck..

 

[Superflywimpy]

Wow.I'm going through this as we speak. My neighbors are .or were really nice people when when they first moved in. They had 2 big dogs that were old and I put up with all the barking for 2 years because they were dying due to their age. They have a doggy door which let them go out when ever at all hours. Well that got real old and finally one of the dogs died and then it was just the one. Well the sister which lives next door to them has pomeranian dogs had pups and gave them 2 of them and the sister kept all of the pups which means she has 5 dogs and now my neighbor had 3. I was losing my mind. I felt I was living next to a kennel. To make a long story short. I complained to them, and sent a few stern emails and they had the dogs voice boxes cut. Sucks for the dogs as the owners were not willing to put the time in to train them. Only to find out later my neighbor closest to me had her dogs done partially. Well enough is enough. I called the city and had them sent the rules involving barking dogs laws here in Phoenix which is a misdermeanor. And for now things have taken a 180 and it's pretty quiet for now. I'm prepared to go all the way on this. I have 2 dogs of my own and don't allow them to wander outside and bark at the wind or anything else out of respect for my neighbors. Why cant people do the same