Owners of barking dogs.

Discussion in 'Ethics, Morality, & Justice' started by bonehead, Apr 27, 2008.

  1. bonehead Registered Member

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    Why is it ok for a neighbor to let the rest of thier neighbors listen to the owners dog bark for hours on end?
    The mentality of the dog owner is similiar to the mentality of a cigarette smoker.
    In that, they feel they have some sort of God given right to pollute an environment, (with noise or smoke), disregarding consideration for all other human beings.
    What is this mentality?
    Uneducated ?
    Also, why is it not okay to put a bullet in the barking dogs head if it doesnt stop barking?
    Unethical? Immoral ? :bugeye:
     
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  3. Enmos Valued Senior Member

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    It's the mentality all people share, you included.
     
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  5. Spud Emperor solanaceous common tater Registered Senior Member

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    Bone'ead, I say shoot the fuckers, cigarette smokers, dog owners, cat owners...ethics.
     
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  7. Enmos Valued Senior Member

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    Car drivers, cellphone users, playing children.. shoot them all.
     
  8. Orleander OH JOY!!!! Valued Senior Member

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    the dog is just doign what dogs do. :shrug: How about offering to pay for it to be debarked?
     
  9. Enmos Valued Senior Member

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    Jesus.. you sure know how to push my buttons :bugeye:

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  10. Orleander OH JOY!!!! Valued Senior Member

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    better than a bullet in its head isn't it? And its not like they don't keep barking, it just sounds like they have laryngitis
     
  11. Enmos Valued Senior Member

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    Yea, since the neighbors are the ones having a problem with it maybe they can have themselves de-'eared'.
     
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  12. cosmictraveler Be kind to yourself always. Valued Senior Member

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    In almost all communities there are laws that don't allow dogs to bark for a long period of time, especially at night. If you would call your police depeartment they will go to the dogs owner and ask them to stop the dog from barking or else be fined up to 100.00 a day. If after a few days of the fine they still don't do anything the police have the right to either take the dog or increase the fines up to 500.00 a day.
     
  13. EmmZ It's an animal thing Registered Senior Member

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    Call the RSPCA for heaven's sake. That's called neglect where I come from. I bet that yard is full of crust old turds too. If that was a child (yeah I know most of you don't subscribe to the animals are just as important as the rest of us schpiel) there's no question about what you do. It might be annoying but that animal is barking for a reason.
     
  14. Syzygys As a mother, I am telling you Valued Senior Member

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    I hate barking dogs and I try to make sure my dog doesn't bark much outside.

    A chocolate over the fence does the job usually...
     
  15. shorty_37 Go! Canada Go! Registered Senior Member

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    Me too. When he starts barking a little too much I bring him inside.
    Almost everyone around me has a dog though, so when he goes out
    they seem to all start.
     
  16. TW Scott Minister of Technology Registered Senior Member

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    There are much more humane ways. Most breeeds of dog absolutely hate the smell of oranges, lemons and limes. There are collars that will spray a small spritz of essential oil as the dog barks. They associate the putrid (to them) smell with barking and stop.
     
  17. TruthSeeker Fancy Virtual Reality Monkey Valued Senior Member

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    The barking doesn't bother me much. It's when a dog attacks my wife or my kids that I get REALLY pissed. And animal control in Burnaby is completely useless. They do NOTHING at all! :bugeye:
     
  18. draqon Banned Banned

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    I hear that high pitch noise really makes the animals run away from you.
     
  19. draqon Banned Banned

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    or you can use citronella spray
     
  20. Syzygys As a mother, I am telling you Valued Senior Member

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    Of course, you suppose the owner gives a shit about the barking in the first place, which in most case isn't true...
     
  21. draqon Banned Banned

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    of course, the owner of the dog fully realizes that the barking of his pet causes distress of other people and thus the owner pats the dog on the back and tells their pet to quite down, and it works.
     
  22. EmmZ It's an animal thing Registered Senior Member

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    I may be able to help. I have some knowledge of dog behaviour I could pass on if you like. I'd need to know a little more about the dog and the situation really. My friends and family all know when there's an aggressive dog near they need to be calm, despite a possible attack and assert their own space. Just the same way an alpha dog might when encountering another outside it's pack. Obviously avoiding eye contact, but making sure the head is raised and the body is upright. This tells the dog in no uncertain terms that this is an alpha it's messing with. Just stand there and assert your teritory for however long it takes for the dog to get the message and walk away. Even children can do this, they have height over a dog they can utilise. Even if there is some fear you mustn't allow this to be communicated in your body language. After a time (entirely depending on the dog in question) the dog will receed and you can wait a few more moments before walking away. Dogs are pack animals, you tell that dog it's not your superior and it will relinquish it's dominant state. This is obviously going to need more than a quick post here to sort out but I hope this helps a little. Good luck.
     
  23. Syzygys As a mother, I am telling you Valued Senior Member

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    Half of the posters here don't get that several times the barking occurs when the owners are AWAY, thus they either don't even know about it, or why should they care, they are not bothered by it....
     

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