I live in a small community and I have neighbors to the north of me who have I think 5 dogs. Our city code for animals is that you can only have 3 dogs, unless you have a shelter license. I have a shelter/rescue license, but I only have my 2 dogs. I don’t know if my neighbors have one or not. The difficult part about them is that they let their dogs come and go out of their house and they bark constantly when I am out in my backyard, so much that I HATE going in my backyard because that’s all they do. Its a see through fence, bout 4 feet high. I think i’m a good neighbor. I don’t let my dogs bark constantly. I yell at them to be quiet because I don’t want that to happen to me. But my neighbors never yell at their dogs to be quiet. So I’ve tried spraying them with water to get them to stop. Doesn’t work. My other neighbors even went to the point of putting up a 6 foot privacy fence because the dogs would bark at them as well. I went and bought a Dazer 2. Its a ultrasonic repelling dog Deterrent Trainer. Produces a discomforting but not harmful high powered sound, audible to dogs but not to humans. It helps stop the approach of unwanted dogs at up to 20 feet. Also a useful aid in training dogs. I’ve used it on my dogs to train them, it works. I used it on the neighbor dogs and the neighbor saw me use it. I tried to explain to him it doesn’t hurt them, but he didn’t care. I don’t know what to do. I don’t want to call the cops on them for being a nuisance. I’d really like to put up a privacy fence, but I don’t know if my landlords would go for that, plus it costs money. Any suggestions or advice would be great. I’m open to everything. Thanks!
I love animals, so I am not going to mace a dog, or shoot a dog (i dont even carry a gun) Can somebody turn me onto a device or a gadget that has a proven track record of repelling dogs. I am not going to be able to avoid the confrontation with dogs, (because of asshole irresponsible pet owners who dont make car payments either,) So I am hoping that there is a way to do it with out the use of force, because when I am forced to hurt a dog, their owner will have to deal with ONE PISSED OFF BAD ASS INDIVIDUAL!! And I dont want that, I am a nice repo man, your friendly neighborhood repo man!! Thanks in advance for any help on this!
We are a fairly young family. I’m 23, the wife’s 22. We have a three year old son. We plan on having another baby 4-5 years down the road. We are just in the researching phase now for a dog. We will be moving into a house at the end of 2011. The house if fairly large, about 2300 sq. feet. With a medium/average size yard (a little under an acre). I completely understand that there is no such thing as a bad dog, just a bad owner…but this question is generally speaking….
What is best for a young family like ours. Our son will be 4 yrs old when we get the dog. We will bring another infant into the picture 3-4 yrs after getting the dog. Both me and my wife work out more than average. 3 mile runs about 3x a week. I would definitely like a family dog that will protect both my family and property if need be. I completely understand that I have to train children how to act around animals. I work full time as a cop. My wife works part time at the airport.
What dog do you feel is best for my fairly active family with small children. Oh, and I love to go fishing….
just fyi……I’ve never done a burglary report at a residence that had a dog inside……A security alarm isn’t a deterrent, it just rushes the criminal…there’s still a 1-2 min window there.
The Animal Away Ultra Sound Device is a weather proof animal repeller built for use outside or inside the home. Using batteries for power, this unit is totally silent and ideally suited for small areas.
I have a fat maltese dog, healthy, 3 years old. One of my best friends, who happens to be my roommate, also has a 17 year old cat who has horrible dental problems, throws up all the time. He’s bone skinny, too.
The cat doesn’t eat all his food in one go, so the dog has a chance to gobble up the cat’s food – which she does, EVERYDAY unless we follow her around and stop her all night.
I repeatedly suggest that we put the cat food in a high place where ONLY the cat could get to it, since the cat is still extremely quick, flexible and agile. "No," she says. "It’s cruel to make an old cat jump on a counter just to eat."
I suggest then that we lock the cat in a room with her food so the dog can’t get in, since he secludes himself in there anyway. "No," she says. "It’s cruel to not allow ALL the animals to roam freely about the house."
Well, I think it’s cruel to let your cat starve to death while the dog engorges itself and becomes fatter and fatter. It’s disgusting. LOL
Any other tips/tricks? Any deterrent sprays that only deter dogs that I can spray around the cat food bowl? My friend and I get along perfectly otherwise, so I’d really like to prevent any drama/move-out/animal disposal/etc.
When my roommate catches my dog eating the cat food, she spanks him (kind of violently) and yells at him. I freaked out and told her to NEVER do that again, but she thinks this will train the dog.
Several of my neighbors have cats. These kitties have taken to digging around in my flower beds. My dog offers them no deterrent as she likes to "play" with them.
I’ve heard that pepper spray and even just sprinkled peppercorns can deter some animals. Is this a safe option? I’d rather not resort to chemicals or stand guard over my plants and asking neighbors to keep their cats under control is just silly. Are there better options?
I also have a neighbor dog that constantly escapes and knocks over the garbage cans in the alley. I was considering spraying the cans and the surrounding area with it too.
I’m not going to spray the ANIMALS! I’m going to spray the ground and plants! This isn’t the kind of pepper spray used for self-defense. Did you read my question. Obviously, I’m looking for a safe option.
The section they have been digging is full of daffodils. lol!
…Gard and Bell & Howell models.
The deer are lovely animals but they are no respecters of property. They eat everything in sight including grass, flowers and vegetables. While we don’t want to harm them, we sure would like to drive them away. A friend of ours told us that there are various ultrasonic animal repellers but, while they are sometimes effective against dogs and cats, they probably don’t work with deer.
There used to be an animal shelter near our house and it has moved, but a lot of people in the county don’t realise this, and when they see that it is closed, they just dump their animals off and a lot of them end up at our house.
They are having litter after litter, and we catch what we can and take them to the humane society, but we have a barn and we cannot go under it, and that’s a huge breeding ground…is there some type of herb or scent they hate? We need a deterrent for them this is getting out of hand. I don’t like cats but I hate to see animals in this conditon…
We have a dog but she is too overwelmed with the problem.
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I’m Tire of people Not Picking Up their Dog’s $hit. I’m looking for a device that can make sounds so high it would tear the dog’s ear apart.(but humans wouldn’t hear it) I want to clarify I’m not cruel to animals and if this question bothers you then move on, but for those that feel the same way as me and know of a solution, please share the info.