All Bark and No Quiet Make Jenni Go Crazy
Brad used to have noisy upstairs neighbors. They sounded like elephants and Penny would bark and bark at them. Eventually, she got used to the noise and quieted down. Well the elephants moved out and a couple with a dog moved in. The dog's name is Charlie and Penny and Charlie met the other day. Charlie seems like a nice dog but he is a lousy neighbor. Charlie barks and barks and Penny barks and barks back.
At first it was cute. I joked that it was like 101 Dalmations and they must be having a conversation. Three days later and it's not funny anymore. Penny barked from about 7pm to 10pm. I tried everything to get her to stop. I took her on a long walk, I distracted her with toys, I distracted her with rawhide, I sat with her and grabbed her muzzle every time she barked. I gave up, I called Brad and told him I was going crazy. Brad got off of second shift at 11pm and with the new Brad distraction, the dog finally stopped barking. In fact she is eating right now and it's hard to bark and eat at the same time. Worf had the same problem on Star Trek yesterday, "I am a Klingon Warrior, I am a Starfleet Officer, I have piloted starships through Dominion minefields and I can't get this baby to stop crying." After the different phases of dementia that the dog had sent me to tonight, I warned Brad that if we have kids they will have to have their vocal cords removed. I knew I should have gotten that African dog that can't bark....
posted by JenHen @ 11:35 PM
3 Comments:
Get her a bark collar. I think my brother got one for his dog when he moved into an apartment.
Our dog only barks in the twilight hours, when the bunnies come out. She has managed to ruin our one windowsill trying to jump out the window (?) to get them.
Hi! :)
Jens' Dad says, "Cats are quiet."
Feeding her (PENNY) peanut butter will also work.
We tried a sonic collar (makes a high pitched sound) and a citronella collar (sprays citronella in her face, (not both collars at the same time), but they didn't work. Well they worked but Corgis are stubborn little buggers and she kept on barking with the sonic thing making the sound or getting sprayed in the face with citronella. I also tried spraying her with water but she ended up killing the water bottle when I left it unatended. It's hard to distract her but food does usually work. In the last few days she has calmed down though and the neighbor dog hasn't barked as much, so hopefully she'll be a little quieter.
And yes, cats are quiet but unfortunatley they make me and Brad sneeze, oh well we love our furry little monster dog.
P.S. Hi, and thanks for posting, it's nice to know that someone other than Brad is reading this, ha ha.
Jen
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