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I don't mind one little bit, I'm just relieved it's not my dog!

I would hate to have a habitual barker - you don't understand how impossible it is to train them out of it, OP! My dog is not a barker, but he has other issues that we haven't been able to correct, so I am humble and I know changing dog's behaviors is sometimes impossible.

Also, the dogs you see barking from a window are probably alone in the house - there is nothing the owner can do.
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Yep, actually, I do. My dog is a natural barker. He's tried to bark at anything and everything since birth. It's not that I don't let him bark, I do. But, I don't let him do that aggressive, threatening barking at people/dogs who walk by or up to our home.

Dogs are individuals, and my dog will never be a "quiet" dog. But, he will also never be a nuisance.

If the owners out, they can put the dog in a bark collar, they can crate the dog, they can put the dog in a bedroom, they can play music/TV/fan so the dog doesn't hear people passing. There are a million things they can do instead of letting their dog stress out and freak out at passing people and dogs.[/quote]

PP you replied to. I see what you mean, and I agree with you up to a point. I'm not against bark collars, but they are supposed to be used with human supervision, so if the owners leave the house to go to work, and the dog is at home all day, I don't think they want to put a bark collar on their dog, or crate him all day (which would perhaps make it worse if the barking comes from anxiety). I'm just seeing a lot of situations where a dog owner would not be able to to control the barking without some risk. My dog, when he was a teen, did bark when we left him in the house. The neighbor said it didn't bother him, but I didn't want to make it into a habit: so I put a bark collar on him a couple of times, pretended to leave, and observed him. He learned quickly because we nipped it in the bud, and he's not actually a breed that barks - he was just trying something. We didn't have to use it more than twice! But I completely understand that a lot of people don't want to use aversive techniques on their dogs, and that a lot of dogs may be more ingrained in their habits, or be genetically inclined to expressing themselves out loud.

My dog howls like a wolf when my daughter plays violin. We love it, except when she needs to record for an audition or competition, and then the dog needs to sit out on the porch, so he doesn't hear the violin and stops howling :-)
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