dog barking deterrent
My husband and I have 2 very nasty neighbors who each have small yippety dogs that bark CONSTANTLY! From 8AM until sundown, all that I hear through my windows is "yip yip yip".
One of them keeps an electric fence collar on hers (most of the time, but I occasionally catch her roaming in our yard, digging holes), the other does not. Every day when I am out working in the yard, one of the dogs runs up to me, and barks incessantly. This triggers the other dog to bark. Sometimes when the barking seems very close to my house I go outside and need to chase the dog off of my deck and back into her yard, while she barks the whole way. I can’t have a minute of peace in my own yard or house!
We have a large breed dog who, in turn, does NOT bark. He is kept on a runner so he cannot leave our yard. The small dog instigates and teases our dog by running circles around him.
I have tried scolding the dog and throwing small rocks at her to scare her (not to hit her), but it only deters her for a minute before she comes running back.
I can assure you that speaking to each of these neighbors will do no good. They are ignorant, selfish people and will probably find a way to blame me for their dog’s barking. I believe that they simply filter out the barking because it is so constant. I, however, refuse to and do not feel that I should suffer due to their lack of training. I confronted one of them last year when her dog dug an enormous hole in one of our mulch beds. She yelled at ME, then sent her son over to do a half a** job filling the hole. If my dog ever did that in her yard, we would never hear the end of it!
I have considered using the Dog Silencer Pro to stop my neighbor’s dogs from barking, however I do not want my dog to suffer when the ultrasonic frequencies (inaudible to humans) go off.
I have a few questions. How do I keep this dog out of my yard? How can I get both of these dogs to stop barking? What are the legal limitations for use of deterrents on MY property to keep the other dog out? I want something that will work, but I do not want the MSPCA knocking at my door.
We have a very large yard, and to put up a fence big enough to keep the dogs out it would cost over ,000… I know, good fences make good neighbors. And I’d love to keep the neighbors out just as much as their dogs, haha