Best cure for neighbor's barking dogs

[TSOTSI]

I swear this son of a bitch goes to the shelter and auditions these f&^%$#g things to see how loud they bark before he brings them home.

[ray1970]

Hamburger meat mixed with a little ethylene glycol? Might make them stop barking. Just a guess.

[Colorado Osprey]

Hamburger meat mixed with a little ethylene glycol? Might make them stop barking. Just a guess.

What an terrible death. If you saw an animal die from antifreeze you wouldn't recommend it.
A knife is much more humane if you must kill quietly.

I swear this son of a bitch goes to the shelter and auditions these f&^%$#g things to see how loud they bark before he brings them home.

Online you can find sonic devices that respond to barking. They are above our hearing range. If the dog barks it responds. Dog doesn't bark, it doesn't make noise.
Pretty fast the dog gets the idea. Most are directional.

[BigBear]

Go to petsmart, petco, etc. They sell electronic devices (anywhere from $100 - $500) that you can plug it in on your back patio and it will emit a ultrasonic sound that is uncomfortable to a dogs hearing. When the dog barks, it transmits. Dog soon learns to shut up.

Or if you have the time you can always do the water bottle and vinegar route. Or (I do NOT recommend, I'd be pissed if someone was mistreating my dog even if the dog was a nuisance) the low velocity BB gun. Or be a good neighbor and talk to the guy and see if y'all can't work something out. Volunteer your time to help train the dog.

[Seamonkey]

I bought a device from Petsmart that was supposed to do the high freq sound whenever the neighbors dog barked. It didn't work but I was able to return it to the store for a refund. If you try that route make sure you can return the item if it's not working. I guess it didn't work in my case due to the fence. Or offer to buy a bark collar for the dog.

We had several issues with some neighbor dogs and finally one neighbor confronted them about the barking. It was about the 3rd time someone had confronted them but it finally sunk in and, for the most part, the dogs have been quiet.
If I was in the back yard I usually ended up watering the plants alongside the fence which helped with the barking but only while I was out there.

Depending on your city/county you can also file a complaint with animal control (we did that also)

[Mazin]

I for one would F***k up anyone who messed with my dog, I like my dogs more than most of the human race (including some of my family). Just got talk to the dude, if that doesn't do the trick call the popo or animal control. Just don't be stupid enough to mis-treat that dog.

[SideShow Bob]

Hamburger meat mixed with a little ethylene glycol? Might make them stop barking. Just a guess.

Government mandated a bittering agent be added back in the mid 90s, so it is now unpalatable to man or beast.

[mcantar18c]

If a 3 year old is screaming and making a scene in a restaurant, are you going to be annoyed with the kid or the parents?

It ain't the dog's fault, its your neighbor that's the problem.
So if you're going to put ethylene glycol in something, put it in the leftovers in their fridge not in the dog food

Seriously though, just go talk to them. If your roles were reversed how would you want your neighbors to handle it? No need to call HOA/Animal Control or whoever until AFTER you've talked to them and still haven't seen results.

[Fentonite]

As everyone said, talk to him. I often work nights, and one of my dogs began proclaiming his dissatisfaction (loudly and repetitively) late at night. He'd never done it before, so I had no idea. It bothered my neighbor, so he mentioned it to me. I was really appreciative that he did the right thing. I bought one of the sonic devices mentioned above (about $60 I think), and it worked. (If it hadn't, he would have gotten a collar next, and then an indoor crate.) The neighbor also has permission to turn the hose on my dog if barking for no good reason. Problem solved, no police, no hard feelings.

Had he tried to poison my dogs? Very, very bad and irreversible things would have occurred. That was an asinine suggestion.

[soldier-of-the-apocalypse]

Government mandated a bittering agent be added back in the mid 90s, so it is now unpalatable to man or beast.

i dont beleive this ive tasted antifreeze many times and its good it taste like coolaid but sweeter but if i was you id go talk to him