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.

Same dog, same behavior for me. We tried a couple bark collars and they work for about 10 minutes before she decides to just put up with the noise and vibration.
Sorry.

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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.

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.

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

Anonymous wrote:Why do people with 2-year-olds allow their kids to run loose and screaming around a store during a pandemic? Why don't they control their children?

I can play this game too, OP.

Well... this doesn't really have anything to do with what we're talking about? So, maybe you're just defensive because you haven't trained your dog.

I don't care if dogs bark inside someone's home. I don't like it when dogs bark AT me or my family.

The level of hate for dogs on DCUM never ceases to amaze me. The dog a couple doors down barks at the window any time someone walks by. Is it annoying for the 10 seconds I’m walking by their house? Sure. Is it a big deal or do I feel threatened? Absolutely not.

Why do people with 2-year-olds allow their kids to run loose and screaming around a store during a pandemic? Why don't they control their children?

I can play this game too, OP.

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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!

Reminds me of the post about the neighbor who complained about a light inside the OP’s house. What’s with this idea that you should get to control what happens inside another person’s house so you aren’t annoyed? I really think some of these people need to move to more rural areas for the good of everyone.