Ultrasonic Barking Deterrents for Neighbour’s Dogs

[DevilsKitchen]

I’ve decided to train my neighbour’s dogs seeing as they clearly can’t be bothered.

We are trying to move but it’s not going well so the chances are we will have a newborn in his house and I won’t have them woken up by the incessant yapping.

I want to buy one of those ultra sonic bark deterrents - preferably the kind you put in your garden but a handheld button from the comfort of my bed will work fine. I want to get one that actually works though.

Has anyone done this? What one did you get?

Barking dogs are annoying so you have my sympathy, but those high pitched deterrents should be banned. Horrible to think of all the wildlife, pets , babies and young children they affect. I can't hear them but my children hate them.

Also, what kind of family life is it if everyone is wearing noise cancelling earbuds and a Spotify list? At some point people want to talk, read, have a meal, watch tv together, live as they would in their own home.

They have moved in since we bought our house.

Wow that's harsh.

I’d be concerned about 2 things.

Those devices can exacerbate anxiety in dogs. You could make the barking worse. Also, as far as I’m aware, they are designed for close range use.

Babies hear at higher frequencies than adults. If you can’t hear it, it doesn’t mean that baby can’t. It’s not worth the risk.

Yes exactly - it’s on the market, we just haven’t sold!

Yes, but I suppose then the dogs might then go to decent owners who would train them properly. At risk of execution, of course.

OP do they leave the dogs to bark in the garden all day? Or do the dogs bark when someone comes to the door?

Have viewers commented on the dogs?

My point was that you were whining about the ‘black mark’ you will get if you were to report them. But that ‘black mark’ advantages others - potential buyers. So it’s a good thing.

My neighbours two doors up have an anti rodent repellent device which is a different and lower sound, but my son can hear it and it’s very irritating. I’m old and decrepit so I can’t, but it malfunctioned recently and everyone could hear it. Plus my cats still catch mice so not very effective!
The dog anti bark one is even louder and as cats hearing is better than dogs you’ll be agitating them too. Plus some dogs barking is desired: an intruder for example! They should be banned.

Yes. I have dogs. Fortunately they rarely if ever bark - ie only if there is a trespasser (in the neighbour’s garden, which was very useful when they were being burgled, so neighbours were very grateful).

Dogs, hammering, mowing lawns etc - are ALL normal domestic noises. Unless the dogs bark continually for hours and hours on end - in which case animal welfare charities and the council need to be involved.

@DevilsKitchen a couple of things that you should be aware of before buying and using one of these devices
1, when my neighbours bought one and used it, it massively backfired as all it did was antagonise all the dogs on my street and the street behind and caused them all to start howling and barking, so we had to put up with about a dozen barking dogs instead of the 2 my other shitty neighbour wouldn't deal with.
2, it will upset your baby because he/she will be able to hear it aswell
3, when your other neighbours realise that your the antisocial idiot using it they can complain to the council about you and your will be considered at fault for antagonising your neighbours and their dogs. The council can order you to stop using it and you can get an asbo if you dont.

So all in all it would be a terrible idea to do this and will make you a pyriah in your area

I think a few houses around here have these as when im walking to the shop i can hear really high pitched whining at the same 2-3 points. My teen DC hear them even more intense. Id be absolutely furious if my direct neighbour got one and would be reporting you for noise pollution/disturbance so you'd have to declare a neighbour dispute anyway iiwm.

You'll be affecting a lot of younger people in particular around you which makes you equally ASBOish

Well this post escalated since last night.

A babies hearing is really sensitive, it narrows as we age and normally as teenagers we stop being able to hear certain ranges but for some, like the pp it carries on through their twenties.

I’d be a bit worried that you’d be subjecting your newborn to noise that’s potentially uncomfortable to listen to that you can’t hear.

I really don’t think hammering and lawn mowing are anything like persistent barking. The OP says “incessant yapping” so I think we can take it that the noise goes on for long periods.

I just don’t get this defence of dog nuisance. If I had a dog like that I’d get rid of it, because I’m not selfish.

I appreciate that your dogs don’t bark. But I do think those who have dogs should be considerate and sympathetic towards the rest of us, whether that’s in the real world with how they look after and control their dogs, or on here when people write about problems with dogs.

Congratulations on your pregnancy. I’m with you - sleep deprivation is a torture. As your neighbour isn’t co operative , do what you have to do.

As I said - persistent barking then needs to be reported in case there is an animal welfare concern. And ‘yapping’ isn't quite the same as ‘barking’. And when you have lived for 18 months with 4 separate neighbours doing extensive construction work from 7 am to 7pm and Saturday morning, a bit of hammering is a light relief. A dog ‘yapping’ is nothing and certainly not something that a baby needs to be protected from.

It’s both - it’s when they leave/arrive home, it’s when the dog is let out for a wee, it’s when someone brings out their bin or shuts their car door half way up the street, it’s when the dogs are taken out for a walk (sometimes it runs out the front door and up and down the street), and my personal favourite, when it is just shut in the garden to bark because it is clearly being a pita

What type of dog is it?

No idea

What relevance does that have? 😂

Erm because certain breed of dogs are more barky and yappy than others.

It doesnt matter whether the breed is usually more you than others - its a nuisance to the neighbours regardless.