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Barking Dog - Part 2 - earache - 08-19-2006
In my previous post http://forums.macresource.com/read/1/151166 I described my dilemma about a neighbor who complained about my barking dog. I got lots of very thoughtful replies on how to handle the situation. I even got some replies which did nothing to help but which I totally expected and appreciated. Thanks to all.
So onto the follow-up...
First of all, let me just say that I'm concerned about the situation and want to make things right with my dog and my neighbors. When my dog barks at random stuff I just can't stand it, so I know exactly how a neighbor might feel. So the first thing I did was to see if the problem really did exist. I hooked up my iSight to my PB and pointed the iSight out one of my backyard windows. Fired up Evocam (great security software) and set it up to record just audio. I left it running when I went to work on Thursday. Came home after about 6 hours and loaded the resulting QT file into iMovie so I could see the waveform of the audio to tell where my dog might be barking. Sure enough, there were a ton of little spikes throughout the length of the file. Almost all were barks. Crap. When I got the first note about the barking, I recorded for 3 days and got just a handful of barks, but now it was a different story. I could totally see why somebody would get pissed.
So what to do... I went out and bought a shock collar! (sorry BGnR I had to do it :-) ) No, I bought one of these ultrasonic collars. Same principle as the shock collar, but with an ear piercing alarm instead of a shock. I put it on my dog and watched him... after some time he heard something in the creek and went to check it out, he barked, the alarm went off and he jumped... no more barking. Now for the real test. Put it on him this morning and started the recording. Just two barks the whole day. I'm sure it would have been a lot more had it not been for the collar.
Now we'll start working on some positive reinforcement to get his behaviour in line. Hopefully the collar is a short term thing.
I go to see the neighbor tomorrow to make amends. Wish me luck. Thanks again to everyone for their inputs. I'll let you know how it goes.
Re: Barking Dog - Part 2 - BigGuynRusty - 08-19-2006
[quote earache]So what to do... I went out and bought a shock collar! (sorry BGnR I had to do it :-) ) No, I bought one of these ultrasonic collars. Same principle as the shock collar, but with an ear piercing alarm instead of a shock.
My Gawd, how cruel!
So you are too Fing lazy to spend time with your dog, so you elect to blast the animal with sound? Do you realize how sensitive a dogs hearing is?
BGnR
Remember, you singled me out.
Re: Barking Dog - Part 2 - BigGuynRusty - 08-19-2006
What do you do when a kid cries?
Blast it with a stadium airhorn?
BGnR
Re: Barking Dog - Part 2 - elmo3 - 08-19-2006
rusty, shut the fuck up and go away.
I'm sure you'd have made a great parent.
Re: Barking Dog - Part 2 - earache - 08-19-2006
BGnR, yes, I'm perfectly aware of how sensitive a dog's hearing is but I thought that was better than a shock. My parents used to use a shock collar on one of their dogs and it was awful (which is also why I singled out your comment, because it isn't something I would do). I needed an immediate solution to my problem while I worked on a long term solution. And no, I'm not too fricking lazy to spend time with my dog. I spend as much time as I can with him, but I work and have other things to do. Training with positive reinforcement is going to take time. I'll devote the time, but it's going to be stretched out. If I can turn this collar off in a week that'll be great, only time will tell.
Re: Barking Dog - Part 2 - BigGuynRusty - 08-19-2006
[quote earache]BGnR, yes, I'm perfectly aware of how sensitive a dog's hearing is but I thought that was better than a shock.
So instead of an axe, you chose a baseball bat?
Nice!
BGnR
Re: Barking Dog - Part 2 - Jp! - 08-19-2006
Good report. Good to see a dog owner take positive action. Ignore 'him'..literally.
Re: Barking Dog - Part 2 - Markintosh - 08-19-2006
Can we move this thread to the other side please?
Re: Barking Dog - Part 2 - C(-)ris - 08-19-2006
[quote Markintosh]Can we move this thread to the other side please?
Why? There is nothing political about it. It is standard fare for this side.
Re: Barking Dog - Part 2 - Lux Interior - 08-19-2006
I blame Bush.
There. Now you can move it.