Why do people think it's okay to let their dog shout at people who walk by?

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Anonymous wrote:I had no idea people were so annoyed. I view it as a dog’s instinctual behavior and if they are inside their home who am I to judge?

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The dogs are protecting their territory.
The right answer here is to walk on by and then the dog is a good boy who defended his turf. That’s his whole raisin d’être. Stop making this about you, Barb.

Is he? Or is he a dog who is a stressed out mess?

Imagine if you felt the need to aggressively defend your home from every person who walked by on the side walk. That's not a great quality of life.

I don't want my dog to feel like he has to aggressively defend my home from people who walk by. People breaking in? Sure. That's stressful and he's doing a good job.

A stroller walking by on the sidewalk? Nope. Not a threat. And, if he feels threatened by that and barks, I'm going to teach him it's NBD. That way he can relax when the dozens of weekly strollers stroll my our house.

I get that it's convenient for your to believe your dog is a "good boy who defended his turf," since then you don't have to put in any effort to teach your dog or care for his mental health, but sorry, you're wrong.

Omg DCUM’s very own Pet Therapist. This is gold!

It is gold. It's the truth. DP

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Anonymous wrote:This is so annoying. I judge neighbors who let their dogs do this.

We don’t care! Judge away!

We know you don't care. And lazy pet owners are invariably the lazy parents too.

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Anonymous wrote:Our rescue lab mix has barked at the mail person every day since we got her with out fail 8 years ago. She also went after a man who tried to come in our house after my husband had forgotten to lock the door. Soooo no I'm going to train her out of her barking to protect us. Tough!

"Tough?" Are you 12?

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Anonymous wrote:Barking at people approaching the property is one of the main reasons people have dogs.

Don't want to be barked at? Take a different route.

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Common sense, OP. Have any?

Responsible pet ownership? Have any?

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Anonymous wrote:#1 reason I can't stand dogs. Most people are way too lazy to train them well.

dp Sorry that dogs are not the perfect robots you want them to be. Do you always react well under every circumstances?

Dogs don't need to be robots if they have humans who train them or have them trained.

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Anonymous wrote:It is the strongest instinct in a dog to guard it's people and the hardest to train out.

Just ignore them. They aren't biting you, following you off leash through town - so who cares.

We pass a house (walking our dog) where 2 dogs throw themselves at the glass and bark. I just find it funny. My dog doesn't care and often pees on their lawn while watching them go insane.[u] It is irrelevant.

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Anonymous wrote:I had no idea people were so annoyed. I view it as a dog’s instinctual behavior and if they are inside their home who am I to judge?

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The dogs are protecting their territory.
The right answer here is to walk on by and then the dog is a good boy who defended his turf. That’s his whole raisin d’être. Stop making this about you, Barb.

Is he? Or is he a dog who is a stressed out mess?

Imagine if you felt the need to aggressively defend your home from every person who walked by on the side walk. That's not a great quality of life.

I don't want my dog to feel like he has to aggressively defend my home from people who walk by. People breaking in? Sure. That's stressful and he's doing a good job.

A stroller walking by on the sidewalk? Nope. Not a threat. And, if he feels threatened by that and barks, I'm going to teach him it's NBD. That way he can relax when the dozens of weekly strollers stroll my our house.

I get that it's convenient for your to believe your dog is a "good boy who defended his turf," since then you don't have to put in any effort to teach your dog or care for his mental health, but sorry, you're wrong.

Omg DCUM’s very own Pet Therapist. This is gold!

It is gold. It's the truth. DP

It really isn’t. My dogs think it is a really fun game to park at anything approaching the house, and it’s obvious because they are wagging their tails excitedly afterwards and looking for rewards. Just because your dog is stressed by defending doesn’t make it a universal rule.

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Anonymous wrote:Barking at people approaching the property is one of the main reasons people have dogs.

Don't want to be barked at? Take a different route.

+1

Common sense, OP. Have any?

Responsible pet ownership? Have any?

DP. It isn’t irresponsible to have a guard dog. It may not be what you are looking for in a pet, but your desires aren’t everyone’s.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not a dog person but this doesn’t bother me at all. There are all kinds of noises when you walk outside your home…

This. OP do expect silence on your walks snowflake? Do you also complain about he garbage trucks, construction vehicles, loud cars? My guess is yes you do you old bat. Noise canceling headphone are your friend.

Not op. Noise canceling headphones are not safe. You can't hear anyone potentially attack you and you can't hear sirens. I hate it when I am walking my dog and a dog I don't see comes rushing up to bark aggressively at us. Like if they got out you would be torn apart. There are other dog barking which while not pleasant is not as scary. People leave their dogs in their yard too long.

DP. I agree with you on for most part

I think there’s a big difference between a dog barking outside, either on a walk or in the yard (which can make someone concerned about whether the dog is truly being restrained) and a dog barking while in the confines of his own home.

You don’t have the right to ask someone to silence the dog or keep him from the windows when he is in his own home.

You aren’t entitled to a bark free walk.

NP: mostly agree. My dog barks from inside when people approach our house, and then we shush her. But she will bark yes. That is what dogs do, and it is in our own home so not anyone’s business. She is not allowed in our front yard (at all, really) but is allowed in our backyard (fenced) off leash. She may bark at times if she hears other dogs barking or whatever, but we go out and shush her (and bring her indoors if she doesn’t stop quickly). She is not allowed outdoors when we are not home. She is absolutely not allowed to bark at other dogs or anything else while out on a walk. She is immediately & sternly told “no! Leave it, let’s go” (she is to ignore the distracting dog or item and hustle along with me, praised & rewarded with a treat when past the distraction). But barking at the window when people approach our house?! I don’t know any dog who doesn’t do that...no grounds to be annoyed about it IMHO.

Your experience is not everyone’s experience. My dog doesn’t bark at people who walk right up to our door, deliver a package or ring the doorbell. The sound of barking really bothers some people. Your one dog isn’t much of a problem, but when people who are sensitive to noise get barked at in 7 different locations during the same 30-40 minute walk, there’s a cumulative effect that leaves them sick of barking.

Your dog isn’t doing anything wrong, but people who are annoyed by her barking aren’t wrong either.

I mean, people might be sensitive to the noise of children playing or leaf blowers or honking. That’s life.

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when my dog and I walk by a house and dogs are going crazy barking, We stand there a little bit longer.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Our rescue lab mix has barked at the mail person every day since we got her with out fail 8 years ago. She also went after a man who tried to come in our house after my husband had forgotten to lock the door. Soooo no I'm going to train her out of her barking to protect us. Tough!

"Tough?" Are you 12?

Tough noogies.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I had no idea people were so annoyed. I view it as a dog’s instinctual behavior and if they are inside their home who am I to judge?

+100
The dogs are protecting their territory.
The right answer here is to walk on by and then the dog is a good boy who defended his turf. That’s his whole raisin d’être. Stop making this about you, Barb.

Is he? Or is he a dog who is a stressed out mess?

Imagine if you felt the need to aggressively defend your home from every person who walked by on the side walk. That's not a great quality of life.

I don't want my dog to feel like he has to aggressively defend my home from people who walk by. People breaking in? Sure. That's stressful and he's doing a good job.

A stroller walking by on the sidewalk? Nope. Not a threat. And, if he feels threatened by that and barks, I'm going to teach him it's NBD. That way he can relax when the dozens of weekly strollers stroll my our house.

I get that it's convenient for your to believe your dog is a "good boy who defended his turf," since then you don't have to put in any effort to teach your dog or care for his mental health, but sorry, you're wrong.

Omg DCUM’s very own Pet Therapist. This is gold!

It is gold. It's the truth. DP

Hold on, let me ask mine about her mental health. She got in trouble this morning for trying to get a squirrel.

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Anonymous wrote:M dog is a small terrier and she DNGAF about training for barking. She barks because she thinks she's protecting her family.

You have to be really consistent. Every time she barks, she has to have a consequence. Either she gets put in her crate or gets put on leash. Every. Single. Time.

It's exhausting, especially if they've been doing it for awhile already and it's a habit, but after a few months she will stop.

Or, just put a bark collar on her.

oh honey, I'm at work during the day. Not happening. Don't walk by my house.

You are a selfish, entitled person. Got it, thanks!

speaking of entitled ! Good grief the world does not revolve around you and your mental issues.

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If they are inside, windows closed, I just feel bad for the owner and neighbors. If they are outside or the open window is right on the street and it gives me an adrenaline rush and makes my kids scream, then yeah you're a jerk who can't control their dog and probably shouldn't have one.

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Anonymous wrote:when my dog and I walk by a house and dogs are going crazy barking, We stand there a little bit longer.

The world's full of nutters