neighborhood dog won't shut up.

[SpeedRacer 1]

well it's 2 Am & the guy down the street has left his f^&king dogs out in his backyard to bark all night. They've been going 3 hrs at least, virtually non-stop. Finally called the cops & they said they'd send someone by but so far the dogs are still barking. gotta getsome earplugs. any creative suggestions? (short of killing the little bastards)

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[hohonukai 0]

Had that problem before....checked the humane society web page....called the cops a couple times....and then filled out a report....feel your pain...earplugs would be good. Our neighbors ended up moving...matter of fact, so did we. Did you try knocking on your neighbor's door?

(edited to say...course, when your neighbors aren't home, a lot of good that will do. Where's the b-b gun? No, not on the dogs! Wait till the neighbors get home, then use the b-b gun on them! muhahaha)

[Daizey 0]

Is this an everynight kinda thing?? Have you tried talking to your neighbor about it?? Give them a call-or go over there and talk in person. Good luck, I hope you end up getting some sleep!

*daizey*

[bluefingers 0]

a cattie (slingshot) and syringa berries ... stings but doesn't hurt them. Also shuts them up.

Kerry

[ernokaikkonen 0]

>a cattie (slingshot) and syringa berries ... stings but doesn't hurt them.
>Also shuts them up.

But for how long? Of course, it will be much more fun slingshotting berries at the mutts all night when compared to actually trying to sleep through the barking...

Sorry Speedracer, no real suggestions... Apart from taking legal action and that'll take it's time...

Erno

[harro 0]

airgun - use rock salt for ammo - stings for hours

Jumpy Jumpy??

[ernokaikkonen 0]

...and having a stinging feeling for hours is going to make the dogs bark less?

[Magistr8 0]

forget the plugs split a trawulizer gun betwen your self and evryoe else in the neighborhood.

Shoot those dogs and let them sleep so you can have yours.

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[smiles 0]

It can drive you right nuts for sure
Have to admit I have damaged a fence quite a few times- let the dogs loose..........

Smiles.

[Viking 0]

paintball guns do wonders.......thats all i am gonna say

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[SkymonkeyONE 4]

a paintball gun is a fine idea. I second the motion. I won't post how we deal with this sort of thing in Alabama.

[rking12 0]

A couple of empty 9mm casings fit almost perfectly in your ears... Make good ear plugs.

[FliegendeWolf 0]

But if you've emptied the casings properly, you wouldn't need to use them as ear plugs in this situation.

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[jtval 0]

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well it's 2 Am & the guy down the street has left his f^&king dogs out in his backyard to bark all night. They've been going 3 hrs at least, virtually non-stop. Finally called the cops & they said they'd send someone by but so far the dogs are still barking. gotta getsome earplugs. any creative suggestions? (short of killing the little bastards)

Revenge is a dish best served cold.(this will work injuly if you wanna be annonymous)
1st you have to find out when the dogs are inside.I.E. when they are scheduled to be inside.
once you know their schedule figure out when theyll be inside for a while. get friendly with the dogs. feed them occaionally. then when you are finallydone plloting these tasks I have given you, you can exact revenge.

change you occasional feedings from a biscuit to chocolate (X-LAX) once the dogs are inside give it some time and set an M-80 on a cigarette timer. walk away 5-8 minutes later the *BANG* the nieghbors just got a redecorating bill they didnt expect. if they still love the muts too much to get rid of them wiat til theyve replaced the rugs,repainted the ceilings and wall and got new furniture and DO IT AGIAN.
they may locve the dog but they cant be that stubborn. but hey even if they put the dog out at night you can sleep with a smile KNOWING THAT YOU ARE THE REASON THE DAMN THING IS OUTSIDE! happy hunting

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[skybytch 273]

The dogs aren't the problem. The so-called owners of the dogs are the problem.

Shooting the dogs with anything, deadly or not, isn't really fair, imho. They're just doing what they do. Shooting the so-called owners, on the other hand.....

Earplugs are good. Turning your speakers so they point out the open windows directly at the house in question, then cranking some seriously obnoxious music up to 11 works well too.

Getting together with your other neighbors and having everyone call the authorities when it happens again may get the idea across also. I've done this with the crackhead across the street from me; the cops seemed to react quicker due to the number of complaints the cops had received. It worked; after 5 or 6 visits from the black and whites he finally figured out that his neighbors don't appreciate the late night loud music, lights and noise from his outdoor appliance repair activities...

[happythoughts 0]

"The dogs aren't the problem. The so-called owners of the dogs are the problem.
Shooting the dogs with anything, deadly or not, isn't really fair, imho. They're just doing what they do. "
I hate agreeing with anyone so often, but here goes. Yep, they are dogs. Under the job description for being a dog, it lists barking. Not their fault. When they start barking, get an airhorn. Blast em. It scares the crap out of dogs. If the neighbors ask, just say "Your dogs' barking was keeping me awake and I use the airhorn to quiet them. If the horn bothers you, keep your dogs from barking and keeping me awake."

[pop 0]

Get a bazooka. Shoot the Dogs. That will get the message across.

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[jraf 0]

Do the following. Purchase a Flash/Bang - standard anti terroris stun granade. Will not kill but: Will shut the dog up for the rest of it's life (barking=flash/noise/smoke=fear) and the owner might just have a heart attack or a stroke. Kill two birds with one stone

jraf

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[DJL 235]

First, talk to the owners. Ask them to take the dog inside at night because they're keeping you awake. Owners get pretty numb to their dogs barking and of course people put their guard up when asked to do something with their own property so they'll probably say, "Blah, blah, blah, I'm white trash." Then just say, "But it was polite of me to come in person first, right?" Then get everyone to call the police on them.

We take crap all the time because we're four 20-something year olds in a suburban neighborhood and we're always annoying someone, but I think it's pretty cool that people will come in person or call and say they're trying to get some sleep, etc.

-doug

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[AggieDave 6]

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We take crap all the time because we're four 20-something year olds in a suburban neighborhood and we're always annoying someone, but I think it's pretty cool that people will come in person or call and say they're trying to get some sleep, etc.

I know what you mean, although my neighborhood is split about 50/50 between college students and families. Generally speaking, we all get along, but we will get calls sometimes. Much better then the place I lived in this summer, we were the only college students on that block and we'd have cops at our door for anything. The cops would walk up and there'd be just about nothing going on, so they'd just say they had a complaint, it doesn't seem bad, so carry on, just try to be mindful of the people around you.

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[christoofar 0]

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well it's 2 Am & the guy down the street has left his f^&king dogs out in his backyard to bark all night. They've been going 3 hrs at least, virtually non-stop. Finally called the cops & they said they'd send someone by but so far the dogs are still barking. gotta getsome earplugs. any creative suggestions? (short of killing the little bastards)

I used to call my neighbors from my cell as soon as I heard the dogs. They don't like waking up to a ringing phone. I was very consistent about it. 5 minutes of barking had to pass first and then I would pick up the phone and call.

If they didn't answer, I went and knocked on the door and rang the doorbell until someone showed up. They've tried hiding before, I still annoy the shit out of them.

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[billvon 3,120]

Get some amphetamines or uppers - even pseudoephedrine should work in a pinch, though I don't have any data on what's safe and what's not for canines. Put them in a piece of meat. Toss it over the fence at 8am. They'll eat it and be nuts all day. They'll be exausted by the time night rolls around.

[SkymonkeyONE 4]

I am not sure how many people have Dexadrine laying around to waste on a pooch.

[happythoughts 0]

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I am not sure how many people have Dexadrine laying around to waste on a pooch.

Do it yourself, go outside, and bark all night with them.

[SkymonkeyONE 4]

Have you been talking to Lisa Briggs?