A good friend of mine recently adopted a beautiful black labbie from a shelter. She’s a sweet girlie but likes to bark. Probably because the houses on either side of my friend’s have dogs. Makes perfect sense, right?
So one day last week, one of these neighbours comes over and threatens to poison this lovely dog with antifreeze if she didn’t stop barking.
Now my friend is terrified that’s what this alcoholic dickwad will do. It doesn’t seem to matter that dickwad’s own dog barks.
My friend called the cops but they pretty much told him that this idiot can’t do anything about a dog barking before 11 p.m. but if he poisons the dog, there’s not much that can be done until you have a dead dog.
I’m simply appalled by this. Any suggestions? —Dog Lover, Alcoholic Hater
This article appears in Feb 21-27, 2013.
If I were your friend, I would start taking my dog for walks instead of just letting it out, or if the pup is spending time out in the yard I’d make sure I was out there with her the entire time.
find a way for her to deal with the barking. it’s called being a responsible dog owner. not everyone loves the sound of a barking dog. especially at night.
This was my post. My friend takes her out into the yard for about 15 or 20 minutes before he goes to bed and when he gets up in the morning before work. The neighbour’s behavior is completely unreasonable. He and my friend were good buddies up to this point and then, out of the blue, this dude (who really does have an alcohol problem) spazzed out about my friend’s dog barking during the aforementioned times.
This poor beautiful animal was a problem shelter-dog – she absolutely loves humans but hasn’t been properly socialized with other dogs. My friend has been patiently working with her and I’ve seen a huge transformation in her during the last few months – she’s gaining weight and has that perpetual labbie grin on her sweet face.
So how does one deal with this? Without a shotgun?
to be on the safe side for now, she should be muzzled when going outside, even with him. this will prevent her from eating or drinking anything the asshole throws over the fence.
is she getting at least one hour hard walking a day? molly gets 2 hours but still barks in the dark, because she is afraid of the forest at night. does your friends dogs bark only when it is dark? i believe molly does it before she steps out to piddle to give warning to the all the monsters she believes are out there. could be this dog is frightened too. background?
my email is gooddogmolly@hotmail.ca
i think that you should keep your pup n a short leash, and keep your eyes open for numbnuts to invade your living space. when and if they do, then you have more ammo to give cops. sometimes they are too stupid to now what is right. maybe they should have gone over and let him know, that if your dog gets sick or dies, then he is slammer bound.
Muzzle, plenty of walking, never allow the dog out unaccompanied, set up video camera(s) to cover the approaches to the yard, record every encounter with neighbor on i-phone. He may just be impotently mouthing off, but some idiots just don’t have the sense to die in a mattress fire before doing some serious harm.
i remember hugo and i speaking to you about that dog, it sounds like she’s coming along well. i would hate to think it could all go south, after how much she’s overcome already. the threat may be idle but i wouldn’t chance it and good advice from our doggy folks
As soon as my friend comes home for work, around 3 p.m., he walks her for 1-1.5 hours and takes her out plenty on the weekends. What I find horrific is that this drunken moron has his own dog that barks but the neighbours, including my friend, are supposed to be o.k. with that.
Dog Log, you’ve obviously never owned a dog – so sad – you’ll never learn the joy of pure, unconditional love from another creature. Same goes for kitties.
In fact, Dog Log, I’m tired of insulting perfectly good dog shit so you will now be dubbed and forever WIG PIG!
Actually, the Poice CAN and MUST do something if you make a complaint. There’s a law about peaceful enjoyment that addresses noise at anytime of day or night. Ask my (once noisey) neughbors. The $400+ fine keeps them quiet now!
tt i like dogs just dont want to put up with incessant barking. if i wanted that i would get a dog. it is up to the dog owner to be responsible and take the helpful suggeations of others offered here. your opinion of me means less than dog shit. you, as a dog lover must know what that means right.
the dog has to be barking for 20 minutes continuously to be ‘offensive’. any time of day or night. just a bark or two doesn’t make a valid complaint. ( i had upstairs pyscho in a rental when i first moved here who neglected her dogs shamefully, all the while bleating about how she rescued them. bitch. the dogs were so out of their minds with boredom and anxiety they barked for hours. i couldn’t even walk them because they bit. anyhoo)
Clever, clever retort, Wig Piggy – zingers like that will earn you a place at Yuk Yuk’s for certain – plus the addition talent of opening up a case of Bud Light bottles with your wooden nipples. You’ll be a sure-fire winner!
I doubt if you are a dog lover, Pig Wig (so delightfully interchangable, don’t you think?) – your tolerance level is very low, Piggy – so I beg the question: how low can you go?
Didn’t I tell you how much fun this would be?
Painey, she’s doing really well – gained weight – looks thoroughly loved – my friend takes her to a deserted road out here in Hillbilly Hollow – so far, he hasn’t encountered other dogs but he’s prepared. He takes the muzzle with him and now has a chest harness for her. My friend’s not a big guy, as I told you guys a few Summits ago, so he was getting pulled off his feet. She’s much better at heeling than she was. My buddy has so much patience with her and loves her so much. He’s single so she’s his best friend and best girl all rolled up in one, if you know what I mean. He feels it’s cruel to have to muzzle her up for a 15 minute piss session twice a day on his own property but also knows the possibility of her ingesting antifreeze is there.
I love you dog Bitchers severely – you haven’t failed me yet! If nothing else, I just wanted to vent for my buddy.
you could try disguising the dog….
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Fucking A, Zee.
I’d say contact the SPCA (about the asshole wannabe killer) but with the Orangemen saying the SPCA is not important that may not be the route.
the doggie expo we had this past weekend was a testament to rescued dogs, always better behaved than the hoomans^^
Does her milkshake bring all the hounds to the yard?
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OvcP_S3Yeqg/TmP7…
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/–XHOzV_-Af8/T841…
A couple of points, does the psycho care about his dog at all ?
If he does, do the christian thing.
First warn him about the eye for an eye thing those loving christians are so proud of. Then let him know exactly what’s going to take place if anything bad happens to the dog, & be prepared to make it happen if anything does happen to yer dog. Let him know you’ll be holding him responsible no matter what …meteor comes out of the sky & kills my dog…its yer fault Motherf^(#@r . I know that sounds harsh, but living in fear is bullshit & you start it & I’ll f’in finish it is how to deal with bullies IMO.
purchase a muzzle
for the neighbour
Holy fuck, it would be annoying as hail living next to a dog that never shut up. People who take it upon themselves to get animals need to take care of them. If that means, shellin out $$ for obedience classes, dog training, etc, you need to take responsibility. You can’t be annoying the fuck outta everyone on your street. If you got a cat, you need to get that thing fixed so it don’t spray all over your apartment and clothes. If your cat goes outside and doesn’t wear a flea collar then congratulations dummy you have fleas.
Thanks for all the constructive suggestions, guys, I’ll pass ’em on!
it’s a threat. Call the police. Also get doggie fixed if (s)he’s not already. It WILL help. I promise. Not for your neighbour. Fuck that guy. But for you and your 4legsGood friend.
Well I guess now your friend knows why the dog was at the pound. I never found an adult dog yet up for adoption that didnt have issues that required work to fix. Sounds like she is the lucky winner of such. Tire the dog out by long runs, try fetch.
now lets see the COAST COWARDS delete this
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dennis cato
295 Av 49E
Lachine QC
H8T 2S7
hey, TTFN, how goes the battle here?
It’s quieter, thankfully. There’s enough people in the neighbourhood who now know about the threat. Right now drunken asshole is now the most despised guy on the road ’cause word travels fast in a small community like Hillbilly Hollow. It appears other dog owners also had issues with this dumb dick in the past. Now my buddy puts the muzzle on his pup when he takes her out for the nightly and morning whizzs. So all is calm for now.