QUESTION:
Have you heard about the Sabre barking dog video game?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080519/ap_on_hi_te/israel_canine_communication;_ylt=AvLzkAi.rq88ggNLS1fv.zZk24cA
This should prove to be an interesting case for Interpol.

• ANSWER:
  I agree with that one. It will make a lot of lawyers happy and rich.

QUESTION:
What wrestler has the theme song of dogs barking in the beginning of it in the video game wwf no mercy?

• ANSWER:
  The British Bulldog

QUESTION:
what wrestler has the theme song of dogs barking in the beginning of it in the video game wwf no mercy?

• ANSWER:
  Oh, you didn't know!? Your ass better CALL SOOOOMEBOOODY.

QUESTION:
Do I have any legal recourse against my neighbors barking dogs?
For a little over a year I have put up with my neighbors dogs barking constantly. I have reported them to animal control and the police are no help unless the owners are home. Guess what? They only bark when the owners are gone. Notes to them don't help either. I am thinking about small claims court. I have documentation and video. Dates and times. Anyone had any experience with this?

• ANSWER:
  If your town has a noise ordnance the police should have done something. That's if your in city limits. If your out of town ,I don't know what to say.

QUESTION:
Yahoo.com video: Barking Dog sounds like he's calling for "BATMAN"?
A little Pug sounds like he's calling for batman, if you listen closely you'll swear that's what he is saying. If you don't want to click the link below, then just go to Yahoo.com and search for this video in their "Today" section, at the top of the page. It's hilarious.

http://www.yahoo.com/_ylt=ApKy..raanQCn34vunsLCPSbvZx4;_ylu=X3oDMTNmcDh0ajFuBGEDMTAwNzIwIG5ld3MgZG9nIGJhdG1hbiBiYXJrIHYEY3BvcwMxMQRnA2lkLTMzMTg0BGludGwDdXMEcGtndgMyMwRwb3MDMgRzZWMDdGQtZmVhdARzbGsDdGl0bGUEc2xwb3MDRgR0ZXN0AzcwMQ--/SIG=1334vs570/EXP=1279764787/**http%3A//news.yahoo.com/video/odd-15749658/pug-says-batman-when-it-barks-20966846

• ANSWER:
  Is there a question hidden somewhere in this?

QUESTION:
Anyone know where I can find the video of the "barking dog trick play"?
Would love it if someone had a link to the video of the kid dropping to all fours and barking with seconds left in the game and his team inbounding for an easy basket while the other team couldn't help but wonder what this kid was doing...it's a classic trick play.

• ANSWER:
  i think it's on youtube- that's where i remember seeing it awhile back.

  Good luck with that.

  Nickster

QUESTION:
Annoying barking dogs next door: What can i do legally?
My neighbor has 4 large dogs which she keeps on chains in her front yard most the time. The bark ALL THE TIME. In fact, i have filed 2 different police complaints about the dogs, and have submitted 3 video clips of the barking dogs as evidence. Along with this, the dogs often get off their chains, and come into my yard and poop. On 2 occasions, i have had to call the cops to have the dogs removed from my property.

I feel like the cops in my town are lazy. They keep telling the lady to keep her dogs quiet, but as soon as they drive away, her dogs are back outside barking! (Just so you know, i live in a small town with only 4 cops, all of which are old and have been on the job for 10+ years each. If something isn't directly affecting them, they just don't seem to care.) Oh, and another neighbor has complained as well. We both have copies of all our records.

I am really getting tired of the barking dogs. I have bought ear plugs to wear to bed, and have even tried over-the-counter sleep aid, because the dogs will bark until 3AM at times! I feel like my complaints are useless. I am NOT moving out of a house i own just because of barking dogs - it would take forever to sell my house in this economy anyway.

What can i LEGALLY do about the problem?
(If it helps, i live in Missouri)

THANKS!

• ANSWER:
  File a complaint with the city/county. There are usually bylaws for this sort of thing.

QUESTION:
What should I do about a neighbor harassing me about my dogs?
For the last 3 summers my neighbor has left anonymous notes on my front door about my dogs barking. After several video recordings and driving by our house with the car windows down we realized it was not our dogs. After our dog got sick, we took our dog trainers advice and started leaving them in the house when we aren't home. The neighbor is still leaving notes on our door about them barking even though they are inside. On the notes he complains about the barking and tells us what bad dog owners we are for leaving them home alone, our dogs are only left home alone 3 days a week from 7:30-12:00 and then from 1:00-4:00. My husband comes home for lunch to play with them and let them go potty. I feel the neighbor is cowardly for leaving anonymous notes and is trespassing onto our property to leave them.

What should I do?

• ANSWER:
  get trespassing signs up ... that shows that if someone DOES in fact goes on your lawn you WILL call the cops .. cops advise people who intend on calling the cops on people who trespass they should have a sign otherwise the cops really cant do anything .. but anyways you should also make fun of your pathetic neighbors by getting signs or decorative lawn objects then say stuff like "This Is A Bark Free Zone" or something along those lines .. that way your neighbors know that you dont take them seriously .. i had to do this when I had my first dog .. she would constantly bark at everyone who came by and she would always cause trouble with dogs that wandered to our lawn ... but we didnt take it so seriously when our neighbors would call us and yell at us .. we made them feel sooo stupid when we put signs up like that .. trust me it works :]

QUESTION:
How to get neighbor's dogs to stop barking 24/7? Driving us insane!?
Has anyone ever had a situation where you neighbors dogs are very disruptive? Our neighbor has two "bird dogs" that wake us up at 6:30 every morning and disrupt the peace throughout the day and as late as 10-11 at night. We just built our dream home, and can't even enjoy the patio, outdoors, or doing yard work because the dogs bark non-stop. We ended up moving from our beautiful bedroom downstairs into the smaller guest bedroom upstairs just so we could sleep. We've complained but the they haven't done anything to resolve. By law in the state of Georgia, we have to have 1 hour of non-stop continuous barking on video to file a complaint in order to have the owners fined. But even if we did that, its not like the dogs will stop barking and they aren't going to get rid of them. We've considered getting one of those anti-bark things but haven't found reviews on any that work that well. I am so angry because I feel like we can't even have a life! Help.
We have spoken to them on numerous occasions. The husband is a P**** about it and gets defensive, and the wife just backs him up but is nice about it. We've even done favors for them in the past, unrelated to this. You would think they would be reasonable, but they are not which is why I feel so trapped.

• ANSWER:
  Its a shame that the law is almost getting in the way of your efforts to rectify the issue. I would definitely write a letter of complaint to the council/state officials explaining your situation and that its not about it being an hour constantly. I find it insulting that it has to be non stop. Surely they realise that barks for 5 mins every 15 is far more annoying?!

  I would approach the neighbours and explain your situation calmly and considerately. Hide a phone in your pocket that is able to record sound, so that you can use it as evidence should things go wrong. It is not unreasonable that you should be able to ask your neighbour to investigate options of perhaps moving the location of the dog's shelter or area where they spend most of their time, away from your side.

  Having worked at kennels in the past, there is not much at all you can do to stop lots of dogs barking when they are excited. Its a tricky situation, but to respect the neighbours, most places that keep a number of dogs (especially hunting dogs) will have them in a sound proofed kennels to prevent excessive noise.

  I am not sure about the Anti-Bark things that you are talking about, but most anti-bark devices i know about, usually involve the animal wearing a special collar. This would be unlawful if you were to place something on another persons dog, so I can only assume this is not what you are thinking of doing!

  Best of luck, because it is an unenviable situation and I hope you are able to resolve it soon.

QUESTION:
Where can I find a video of that Dyson Slim Squeaky Vacuum Commercial?
It came on like a year or two ago and its my favorite commercial of all, if you know of a video of it (not including all the dog videos of them barking at it), please send a link.

• ANSWER:
  Try youtube.com & perhaps you'll find that video.

QUESTION:
What would you do about a bad neighbor that lets his dogs bark.?
I live in a beautiful rural area in Oregon. I am in the county but only a short distance to town. For three years I have suffered because of a neighbor that lets his dogs bark all day and night. It has made me a sick man. I am 65 years old, retired after working 50 years with a small retirement.
He is a man in his 30's, living with a woman also with dogs.
He is not working, trying to get on a disability. So he is home all day and night. He chain saws all day saturday and sunday.
I have contacted animal control so many times, and he has been warned and warned, but this last week the duputy came to my home, and said he would take steps. He did, and gave them a citation. They can and probably will take me to court to disprove my allegations. I have video of the dogs in my yard, and also barking. Today , the day after they were given the citation, they have been angry, and making noise and letting their dogs run free in my yard. What would you do ?

• ANSWER:
  I feel for you. I lived at one house for 19 years. the last 5 were made hell by a bad neighbor with barking and vicious dogs. I asked nicely to no avail. I called the police. They would just ask them to make the dog quiet. Then the animosity escalated with each action. It got so bad I was uncomfortable in my own yard. They were such lowlife. They rode motorcycles in their yard until it became a track. They cut through my yard with snowmobiles and had so many cars they parked them in the front yard grass. They seldom worked and also were trying to get on disability. I knew they wouldn't be moving.

  How did I solve it? I moved three years ago. No mater how much I loved that house it was no longer a home.

  Note to Jcsas: I love dogs, I had dogs (died of old age). I was a RESPONSIBLE owner. All dogs bark once in a while but it is up to the owner to make sure they are not a nuisance.

QUESTION:
Dogs barking making new apt not as what we wanted,help!!!?
Me and my wife have two Chihuahuas,one is a long haired and one is a short haired,the long haired male we have had for around 4 yrs the small female we have had for about 2 yrs,we love them like they are are children, we Just moved into a New Apt. building at the end of dec we got married in Oct and wanted to start making a better life for us,..anyways we have Jr which is the long haired one he is a barker not to crazy,but we live on the first floor with a sliding glass door,once they hear any nose then both run the the slider and bark,when we are at work we have them in a big cage in the bedroom,while we are at work,we both work 6-330 they bark more,i guess,we set up a video tape twice to see this because we know being in a new place,in a cage which they have never been caged before,we have Alot of new stuff and we don't want it ruined as well as Jr use to pee at the old house,we got him fixed before we moved to help with this,which it has,anyways the video shows them barking for a couple min when we leave and then maybe 2xs if they hear noise through out the day..Just got home and have a note from the Building Manager stating she has gotten many complaints about our dogs either ,get the barking to a halt or they must be removed,These are our Dogs,we love them,we don't wanna move,but we ain't getting rid of our dogs...all tho we have talked about ginger being rehoused due to her meanness towards people,she don't like Anyone but me or my wife. Jr is a much better dog,they both have there ups and downs like any dogs....but we really need help,don't know what to do..they have barking coolers,i also read they can remove the dogs vocal cords to stop there barking,I could NEVER do that to my dogs,that's crazy i mean surgery to stop them from barking because a bunch of old people don't wanna hear them bark,im sorry if i sound like a jerk,i am really going crazy over this letter!! any info any help with be Much appreciated!!
I really like the help i am getting,to some of you. we are not cruel to our dogs by far,we baby them way to much if anything,you that said that being gone more then 8 hours is cruel,i wrote we both work 6-3 just to be like we are at work all day,i actully dor 6-3 and my wifes a 9-5,so they are not alone for 8 hrs but they are here alone for a while good 6 hrs by them selfs,i really do like all the ideas..thanks everyone

• ANSWER:

QUESTION:
Does it upset my puppy hearing dogs bark on tv?
i have a 8 week old puppy and sometimes im watching videos of dogs on youtube or whatever and they are barking and my puppy stops and listens to them. Does this barking remind her of her brothers and sisters? or does it help socialize her to the sound of other dogs? Or does the barking make her angry?
She just kind sits there and will listen and kind of get excited and whine a little.

• ANSWER:
  Normal behavior.When mine got older and they started barking back then it's gets annoying,so I have to tell them it's the TV and they're all quiet

QUESTION:
Do dogs have their own language?
When they let out a series of barks, is it the equivalent of us speaking a sentence to another person? Do dogs understand each other? If I were to play a video of a dog barking, would my dog understand what that dog was trying ot say?

Sorry if this is a dumb question...don't know a great deal about dogs.

• ANSWER:

QUESTION:
how do i get my dog to stop barking at other dogs while we go to the park/beach/ect.?
well in two weeks were going to the beach and last year when i first took her (she was about 1-3 months old i forgot) she wast comfortable with the other dogs and i couldn't go in the water as much as i do since she was barking and i had to control her (my dad was holding her on her leash) i bought a video this guy calls himself "The Dog Father" i got it for christmas because i asked my dad for it and when i watched the video some parts helped me like sitting laying down and not begging for food which was great! but the barking issue still isn't cured im embarrassed all the time because my dog barks and sometimes she even gets in control when we go on walks and its like shes walking me to wherever she wants to go i want her to be a happy dog last week when i went to the beach ( i didn't take her) i saw this black Labrador he looked like the happiest dog in the world him and his owners were playing fetch he was off leash and he looked so happy and wasn't barking or chasing any other dogs my dogs problem is that she barks at dogs (and cats) and she always want to go greet the other dog but in a harsh way like chasing at them i want my dog to be like that any training method will work just please help me! Sorry this description is so long ):
oh and she is fixed
by the way she is 1 year and 3 months old and she is a German Shepherd Mix

• ANSWER:
  you can teach her to "be quiet" but im guessing you've tried the "quiet" command.

  if you have the way we got my dog to stop barking at the back door was when she barked spray her face with a spray bottle filled with water. just use mist. dogs don't like having water on their face but it does no harm to them. she stopped barking after a couple of weeks.

  but you would probably have to carry a spray bottle around with her the whole time so this might be inconvenient.

  we were told by a dog trainer to do this, so its not dangerous to them in anyway.

QUESTION:
Where can I find the barking dog basketball trick?
There's an inbounds play where one player gets on his hands and knees and starts barking like a dog. While the other players are distracted, the ball is inbounded for an easy layup. There HAS to be video of this somewhere on the internet, but I can't seem to find it.

• ANSWER:
  my answer is try to look at this site http://www.youtube.com/ there you find a lot on video

QUESTION:
How do you cut out unwanted parts of a video?
I have a video of a dog pulling my sister in a wagon but there is one part where the dog starts barking at another dog and I want to cut that part out. How can I do that? is there a website?

• ANSWER:
  Using any video editor. Windows Movie Maker is free I believe. (not positive, I use a mac)

QUESTION:
A remix of Nas's "If I ruled the World" that has dogs barking in the background?
I heard a remix, and I'm pretty sure it was Nas, and I believe it was "If I ruled The World". But it had dogs barking in the background of the song? I searched through some youtube videos, and it looks like a lot of people have remixed this song. Has anybody heard this song? Send a link..thanks peoples

• ANSWER:
  The only song i know by nas with dogs barking in the backround is nas one mic(best song in the world)

QUESTION:
Why dogs don't recognise other dogs on pictures/videos?
Okay this is interesting. When I played the taped barking my dog showed interest, but I frequently watch Animal Planet and my dog looks at the TV and apparently has no idea about these dogs in TV. So it's more question like: do/why don't dogs recognise pictures/videos?
Thanks. Someone posted nice videos on youtube, in past I've seen already a dog engaged in watching TV. I think I now understand it better.
Read some articles on this.

• ANSWER:
  depends on the dog ...

  http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo349/hoolagal/caseylookingatherselfonthecomputer2.jpg - dog looking at herself on computer screen, still picture, no noise ...

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sWy_ZColj0 - watching cats on animal planet

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsEqmHWuGoY - watching cats on laptop

QUESTION:
My neighbor is a jerk and has a video camera on the corner of his house taping us.?
It is creepy! Is it legal in Pennsylvania to tape someone elses house and yard?? They are trying to cause trouble. We don't have barking dogs or garbage in my yard.

• ANSWER:
  Unfortunately, when you are out in public, you have no expectation of privacy. It is legal for you to be taped in your backyard as well, and this has been done by police helicopters, for instance, when they are searching for marijuana plants in suspects' backyards.

  I would say you should put on shows for the camera also, but make sure you do not do anything illegal (i.e. flashing, setting somehing on fire, etc.). Seems like a no brainer, but my first thought would be to go hang a BA out there for his viewing pleasure, but that would just give them evidence of indecent exposure ON TAPE. Kinda hard to dispute in court. Have fun with it, but don't get crazy.

  Maybe wash your car or mow the lawn in a gorilla suit? Use a hula-hoop or make a sign that says "YOU SUCK" on it (avoid profanity, because you just don't need that kind of trouble) and put the sign where it will be constantly on their film. Change it daily to something new and interesting. It's a great way to share your political views too, especially if they differ from your neighbors.'

  Better yet, set up YOUR OWN camera and videotape your neighbor. See? Two can play THAT game.

  xo
  ymmf

QUESTION:
Whats that video of a small dog getting a running start on some wood floor?
A while ago, I saw a video of a small dog being held and barking at someone and trying to get at them. The person then put the dog down on some wood floor and instead of running, the dog went backwards, and then forwards and chase after the person. I think I saw it on AFV, but I cant seem to find it anywhere. Any help?

• ANSWER:
  Sounds like my dogs. We have laminate flooring. Our dogs kind of run in place for a couple of seconds before they get going, and if they try to stop, they do a slide half way across the room. Sometimes they do a 180 during a slide, it's pretty funny actually.

QUESTION:
Are there treadmills for indoor cats?
I have an idea for an invention, but need someone with technical expertise....I have my doubts if a cat would trot along like dogs do on a teadmill...perhaps a video of a barking dog would motivate the cat, but how would you control the speed of the treadmill.

• ANSWER:
  Hi there...cats will walk on a treadmill or an exercise wheel if you let them walk at their pace rather than control the speed. So if you could design the main walkway to free-turn on the cats own power that would be the best. Additionally, food is the ideal motivator (primary reinforcement) to get any feline to do just about everything. I've included a link below to show an cat walking on their exercise wheel receiving an occasional treat by their own merit. These wheels are available worldwide for purchase, however can be a bit spendy so it would be nice to find a more affordable alternative.

QUESTION:
Was this mean to do to my dogs my husband says yes I feel bad now?
I was on utube they had a video of this barking dog. I played it loudly and yelled help, my dogs came running up the stairs barking looking for the barking dog. My husband ran up in a panic..lmao....his eyes huge. He saw what I was doing, and yelled at me. I thought it was funny, but now I feel bad. Was I mean to my dogs? Should I give them a special treat and apologize to them in front of my husband..lol !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I honestly do feel a little bad...but my husbands face was sooooo funny.

• ANSWER:
  Taking advantage of your husband and waiting to see what kind of reaction you would get from your dogs was really naughty.
  So do you know what to expect now?
  I sure would be apologetic toward everyone on that deal.

QUESTION:
What is the music video Infinity Guitars by Sleigh Bells about?
This is the video's link for those wondering what it is

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhYYd5adVY4

I watched it this morning and I don't really understand what it's about.
It shows a dog barking....cheerleaders dancing and burning guitars. Is there a hidden message somewhere because something about the burning instruments that made me wonder if there's like...something they wanted to convey.

What is the music video about?

• ANSWER:
  It's just a music video.

  Not all of them need to have messages and symbolizm.

  Personally I think it's just with the stuff they like and that dog is possibly Alexis' or Derek's dog. Y'know, putting their dog in the video like what Lady Gaga does.

  oh and about what the user, Mother, said, I doubt it is shaped like a cross. I just watched the video two days ago. It's not. And it would be stupid. -__-;;

QUESTION:
I watched this youtube video and this dog, as he/she was barking, he/she...?
was squirting water out of his/her... behind. He/she was at the beach, so I'm guessing he/she was in the water before the video was filmed. Plus he/she was wet. What is causing the water (or salt water, whatever it is) to squirt out of his/her rectum like that??? 0_0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo_FRJ0ye4o

• ANSWER:
  More water in the dog's system than it can handle when it barks all the muscles are working/squeezing so the excess water comes out the back end.

QUESTION:
You know you are in trouble when your loyal lap dogs are barking at you, do you agree?
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2010/06/15/msnbc_trashes_obamas_address_compared_to_carter_i_dont_sense_executive_command.html

• ANSWER:
  At some point, everyone see's the "emperor has no clothes".

QUESTION:
Editing videos shot with Kodak PlaySport in Windows Movie Maker?
I just bought a Kodak PlaySport video camera to take videos of dogs in the rescue I work with. I went to edit one of the videos tonight because there were boring parts and dogs barking, and when I went to load the file into Windows Movie Maker, it came up as an audio - just the sounds from the video.

I went thru and changed the "Open with" program many times, and nothing worked.

Any ideas?

• ANSWER:
  As far as I know, windows movie maker does not support kodak playsport recorded video file. You may try to change the file extension to wmv, avi, mpg. Recommend you a professional converting program which can not only help you to convert kodak playsport video to popular video file, but allows you to adjust video resolution, frame rate, bitrate to retain the original qaulity. Have a try.

  http://www.kodak-video-converter.com/how-to-importtransferputedit-kodak-playsport-video-with-windows-movie-maker.html

QUESTION:
is it allowed for someone to video your yard when your dog barks?

• ANSWER:
  If they do it from the street, then yes.

QUESTION:
How come every YouTube video featuring a child or an animal has tons of comments from people screaming "abuse"?
...no matter how harmless the video is? I saw a vid of a baby falling asleep in his high chair, and a dog barked and woke him up. I thought it was funny and cute, but people were complaining that it was cruel as if the mom knew the dog was going to bark!

Other people complained that she shouldn't have let him fall asleep in his high chair when at the beginning of the vid he was wide awake. He had just fallen asleep. Why are people so overly critical when a child or animal is involved?

• ANSWER:
  Because some people are ideots

QUESTION:
Prove Dog Barking?
I wrote our neighbor 3 times and talked with him. They don't care, that we have to suffer because of their daily barking torture. They also insulted and threatened me. I have to write a letter to animal control and explain them what I tried and how badly they acted. Their dogs barked for a few hours, of course with a few minutes break. After 3 hours barking, I took my video camera and filmed them over the wall into the back yard for 10 minutes. In our city more than 5 minutes barking is illegal.

While they barked, they looked into the camera. When you see the video it seems, that is my fault that they bark. But it is not, they barked for hours before I filmed them and they barked after I went into my house. They can always say I made them bark. So I might burn just the barking sound on a CD.

Is a sound recording good enough to prove the problem?

What should I do, if animal control does nothing, write and complaint to the Governor?

• ANSWER:
  You can file a private law suit to abate a nuisance. Dog barking in violation of local law is generally considered a nuisance. Make several recordings & log the time & date of each recording & from where it was made. See if you can get some other neighbors to agree to testify. Also invite some friends to act as independent witnesses to come to your hosue while you make the recordings on at least some of the occasions. They will have to appear in court -- so they'd better be good friends. The more recordings the better.

QUESTION:
high frequency sounds that dogs can hear and humans can't?
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=EWKVtGQ_KSg&watch_response
this is a video where the dogs get annoyed like crazy and start barking to the high frequency sound. in this video the sound is audible to most humans too..
anyway i tried playing various high frequency sounds (ones i can hear and ones i cant) to my dog to see how he would react and he totally ignored it. btw i know my dog isn't deaf, or partially.

why do some dogs get annoyed and some don't?

• ANSWER:
  I don't know why it only annoys some dogs and not others. All three of my dogs looked around like "WTF" but none of them barked or whined... and after about 2 minutes, they quit caring

QUESTION:
Neighbors are harassing me about my dogs?
Long story short-I rescued an abused pitbull, he's a real sweetheart. He and my other dog get along very well, but he's really protective. He used to bark a lot but I've worked really hard to keep them quiet (really, REALLY hard), and now they barely bark at all. For some reason my neighbor is out to get them. He's called animal control several times about my dogs barking (even though it's my other neighbor's dog that barks all the time). He knows it's not my dogs barking but he doesn't care. I recently went outside to see why my dog was frantically barking and it was because my jerkoff neighbor was videotaping him through my fence, pressed right up against it and kind of kicking it with his foot, you know, to make my dog bark more. So my question is...I think he's going to take legal action...can he do that? I mean I know he can but what can I do? I've been super polite all the time to him about this and I've done everything in my power to keep them quiet. They don't bark now. I don't know what more he wants from me but apparently my dogs being quiet isn't good enough for him. I mean it's not even a legitimate video...he made my dog bark on purpose! What dog wouldn't bark at some creep taping them through the fence? And he's such a hypocrite, his dog barks every morning at 5 a.m. I want to file a complaint about HIM but I'm afraid of this going too far out of hand, like they'll think I'm taking revenge or something by complaining about him. Can I call someone to complain about him for harassing me? He can't have my dogs taken away from me can he??

• ANSWER:
  Holy crap!
  Try to get some evidence that his dog is the one doing all the barking. Also, tell him if he continues to harass you that you are calling the cops on him.
  If he comes near your dog again, call the police. Even the nicest well behaved dog won't take being kicked very long.

  It sounds like he doesn't like the fact that your dog is a Pit, not the barking thing.

QUESTION:
Is it illegal to film a neighbors backyard from your backyard?
We have received a citation for dog barking. One of our neighbors 2 houses down has called in many complains about our dog whom only barks at her. She supposedly has a 9 minute video of the dog barking. She could see him from her back yard because the dog stands on our pool slide. I just want to know if it is illegal for her to use that on our hearing? i live in Arizona in Pinal county.

• ANSWER:
  It would completely legal for her to use the video recording as it's evidence to validate her complaint. Assuming she didn't trespass into your yard to get the footage, it's also been legally obtained.

  Since she lives two houses down, what do your neighbors close to you have to say? If they're not bothered by the dogs I may benefit you to have them attend your hearing and testify to that.

QUESTION:
How can I make my dog bark?
I got her from a rescue shelter and had her for 6 months now. She is a 7 year old golden retriever and is clueless. I got her to give me her paw and sit down so far and that is about it. So far I have tried having some one ring the doorbell and told her to speak and barked, trying to get her to. I have tried a looping cd just of dogs barking. I let her around other dogs and chase animals like ducks and birds...still nothing. If I play aggressively she will bark, but then gets upset like she knows shes done something wrong, and I don't want to teach her that way anyways. I don't know what else to do. I even loaded up videos of dogs barking on tv and still nothing. Does anyone have any suggestions?

• ANSWER:
  Just out of the blue here... but if you got a 7 year old dog from a rescue... maybe her vocal cords were removed... ?

QUESTION:
Steps I need to take in order to sue neighbors in court for barking dog?
I have had it with my neighbors dogs. She lets them bark all day and all night. Literally...Ever since we moved in to this place (about 4 months ago) my toddler has been getting woke up all night from the constant barking. She claims she tries to keep him quiet as she laughed about it to us one day when we said our baby was having a hard time sleeping. Her exact words were (with a laugh) "I hope he isn't too loud barking. I try to keep him quiet." and she went into her place laughing at us. The guy right across from us has 2 dogs and they bark non stop too, but the one dog chewed himself off his zip line cord and is now missing... thank GOD! Around here it's SSS and I think that's what someone did. I live out in the country and their are no noise ordinances in my county, but I should still be able to take her to court I would think for suffering. I am an animal lover, but leaving your dog out to bark constantly doesn't cut it for me...especially since I have a baby involved. It's gotten so bad that my toddler doesn't even want to go in her room anymore and screams so bad bc she is scared of the dog next door.

What do I need in order to take her to court? What proof of the dog barking. Should I sit down and write a log every day from what time to what time its barking? Do I need an actual video recording? Do I need bills from doctors where I took her bc she wasn't sleeping? I want to make sure I have everything in order. I do know one thing I need to do is send a letter in the mail, but what should it say? Any help I would appreciate.
Thanks, I have medical proof. I actually had taken her to a doctor to get help from her not sleeping and crying so much to see what I can do to help her sleep bc of the dogs. The doctor there couldn't help me so we left to find a different doctor and they called CPS on me saying we refused treatment....well, if the doctor can't help we were not wasting our money there. So the CPS lady came out to my house and we explained she hasn't been able to sleep because of the dogs barking so much and the sheriff that came out with her even agreed that he's had problems with that dog (and that lady - she is a pill popper) but since the dog is contained in the yard nothing he could do. The CPS lady made us go out to the hospital to get her checked out and we have no insurance so that cost over 400 bucks. The hospital report said she was healthy and fine. I'm just pissed I'm having so many problems now bc of these dogs and my little girl. We are all stressed from the constant barking and her const

• ANSWER:
  A lawsuit would be very expensive and all you need to do is contact Code enforcement and sign Nuisance ordinance violation complaints against the neighbors, even rural counties have nuisance ordinances and they will either stop the barking or spend thousands in fines.~~

QUESTION:
I Need a Cheap Way to Record the Neighbor's Barking Dog?
I need both audio and video. I have a VCR. Can I record
to that some way?

• ANSWER:
  VCR wont record unless you have a video record device to connect up to it. Do any friends or family have a camera or camera phone you could borrow?

  If not you could just sneak over to their house and let the dog free, and then you wouldn't have to worry about it barking anymore.

QUESTION:
Does anyone know where I can find this Depeche Mode video?
There's like these dogs and someone has them on chains and they're barking at the lead singer in the video.??

• ANSWER:
  Sounds like you're thinking of the video to "I Feel Loved". I checked it out, and that must be the one.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7Au_CrUAlk

QUESTION:
Anyone think this barking cat is as funny as I do?
http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=727185&vw=g&b=21&pos=11&p=barking+dogs&fr=yfp-t-501

• ANSWER:
  Not gonna lie that's pretty hilarious.

QUESTION:
How do i stop the parents complaints?
so im teaching kids about safety. So I show them a movie all about dog attacks. The movie wasnt gory, it just showed a bunch of vicious dogs, and their behavior. The movie showed growling dogs, barking dogs, howling dogs, dogs chasing people, dogs showing all teeth. AND it showed both small and big breeds.
Now, too many parents are complaining that this video is teaching kids to scare dogs. I am just telling them that dogs are animals, and are wolves. And wolves attack stuff.

• ANSWER:
  How does showing a video on vicious dogs aid in the curriculum? If you ask yourself that question I'm pretty sure that you will not be able to come up with a good answer. Unless there has been an outbreak of random dog attacks in the neighborhood or something, you should teach children to love and care for animals. Dogs are domesticated (wolves are wild) animals, and there actions directly reflect the owner's method of training or lack thereof. That's why the federal government holds owners responsible for dog attacks. Stop showing what sounds like a vicious dog propaganda video to the children, and the parents won't complain. Sadly if they're all complaining your job might be toast already

  Edit: Should of read the other comments first

QUESTION:
Is it legal to tape the neighbor's nuisance dog?
I have 15 neighbors with nuisance barking dogs. I'm trying to gather evidence of the problem with my video camera. It's not for legal means (I'm not going to submit it to a court as evidence). I just want to be able to document the problem and show that I'm not crazy (that there ARE barking dogs).

Some dogs are in front yards and are easy to see from the street, but others are more difficult to find.

Is it legal to aim my camera over my neighbor's fence from my property to tape their dog? Is it legal to aim a camera over a fence from the sidewalk to tape a dog?

Is it legal to walk into a driveway and aim a videocamera over a fence to tape a dog?

I can hold the camera up high and peek at the LCD display. I'm not taping any humans or windows to houses, just barking dogs.

I know dogs have no expectation of privacy, buy I'd like to know the legality of my project.

• ANSWER:
  First off - most of the recording privacy laws
  surround audio, not video. You could videotape
  your neighbors having sex as long as you didn't
  publish it (without their permission).

  You might be violating peeping-tom laws, but
  not any wiretapping laws.

  So ... you can video your neighbors dogs all you
  want.

  However, that's not that interesting to the court
  since you're talking about noise abatement.

  However, there is NO expectation of privacy on
  your neighbors lawn in earshot of the next door
  neighbors. That is, if you can hear it in your
  yard, the dogs (even if they had rights) would have
  no expectation of privacy.

  Now, (again, assuming the dogs have rights of
  privacy, which they don't) - if you take "extraordinary
  means" (such as a eavesdropping microphone), then
  wiretapping laws might apply.

  However, what happens in the neighbor's yard
  is essentially "in public" - and the dogs (and neighbors)
  have no right to sue.

QUESTION:
Barking dog/s!! please! need advise!?
For WEEKS! This beagle behind our house, barks for literally hours non end. Its constant, annoying and very frustrating. It barks every second of everyday 24 hours! I'm not even exaggerating, I really do need advise on what to do.
My boyfriend even made videos of this dog, to show the humane society and nothing is being done.
The owners are home, their lights are on etc.
We've even called them! and still nothing.
We've heard other neighbors yelling at the dog from their windows.
Now every dog owner on that street leave their dog out for hours! even over night! It sounds like I'm literally living next to a dog pound. About 12 dogs all at once, 24 hours, 7 days a week and the beagle louder then ever. These dog owners are being ridiculous.
I've lost so much sleep, I'm frustrated. Nothing is getting done, we've even called the police. I'm not some crazy old lady complaining about a little "woof", I'm 20 and its like 5 barks per second "arf arf arf arf arf arf X100!"

I'm shy as anything and all the people on that street are loud drinkers and always yelling at their kids.
We actually called the police 2 times, once at 3 am and once at 11 pm, all they do is tell us its not an emergencey. =(
I called the police at 3 am from my yard, right behind them-the beagle was maybe 4ft in front of me barking so loud. I asked the officer "do you hear that?" and she said yes, but its not an emergencey. =(
We're hopefully moving in Feb. but, this has been going on for about 6 months all together.

• ANSWER:
  Call the police

QUESTION:
there is a cop my neighbor who is video taping my home constantly he says it is about my dog because he barks?
but he is also taping everything 24-7 my family friends in my front yard is this legal?

• ANSWER:
  Like I said in your earlier question, video tape him taping you. Is there a reason you can think of he would be doing this?

QUESTION:
Can we do something to stop a neighbor from harassing us about our barking dog?
Our neighbor constantly complains about our dog. He says it barks too much and has taken us to court. There are other dogs in the neighborhood including 3 dogs that surround his house yet he complains to us about our dog. He is always harassing us about the dog and telling us that there is a nuisance law and that we need to stop our dog from barking. I have looked up the nuisance law act and our dog only barks when there is a cat, an unknown person or another dog that is not of the neighborhood near our home. This man has even trained his kids to video tape our home. Is that legal? Is there anything we can do legally to stop him from continuing to harass us?

• ANSWER:
  file harassment charges, and consult a lawyer NOW. get your dog into obedience classes and special training so you can control the "barking" whenever it occurs.
  this will give you proof of training, and show a judge that you are working on the problem.

  does your dog live outside? i can tell you from experience it's annoying to have a neighbors dog barking constantly because they leave the poor thing outside all the time.
  my 4 dogs can really get going if some loud truck drives down the street (trash truck). i let them in the house and quiet them.
  my dogs are only let out 1 time for a potty break after 9pm out of respect for my neighbors, it's a ten minute break then they are in the house for the night.

  *you thumbs down happy ppl can kiss my @ss. there ARE some ppl that are insane about dogs barking, even when it's not excessive. they harass dog lovers just for the pure simple reason that they hate dogs.*

QUESTION:
Is it Good to let my dog watch this?
Sometimes I pull up videos of other dogs barking and howling on youtube ,and he barks and howls back just wondering if this is a Good or bad thing for him. If so how?

• ANSWER:
  i put animal planet or nat geo wild on for my dachshund and he can bark at what ever animal is on there for ages then when i turn chanel he gives me a dirty look and will bark some more.

QUESTION:
How to teach my dog to bark continuously?
My dog already knows how to "speak" when asked. How would i get a continuous bark? Like the dogs in the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBekOJuCs90&feature=mh_lolz&list=FLT7gw8x0fboY
Like i said...my dog knows how to bark ONCE on command.
Im looking to get a continuous bark. So she barks when asked and doesn't stop until i give the stop command.

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QUESTION:
Why is my dog so fascinated with my video games? Paper Mario in particular?
Not that I am complaining, since I love video games. I just think it is weird, since I have never had a dog that gets into games like mine does. She just stares at the screen watching my character move around and barks whenever a battle takes place, her tail wagging the whole time.

Anyone else have a similar experience with their dog?

• ANSWER:
  Its cool, my pup does the same thing. But he's decided that animal shows dont interest him. He likes to watch bright flashy cartoons (jimmy neutron is one of his favorites) and anything with lots of action (his namesake movie Indiana Jones, he'll watch for hours). Its kinda cool because when I can't take him with me, I can put in a movie and he's like a little kid, doesnt even notice I'm gone.

QUESTION:
Do barking dog complaints usually win if they have to go to court?
Or are they usually thrown out by the judge? We have a new neigbor that just wont quiet her dog. I first talked to her and she was very defensive and called me a "psycho jerk" over the fence when I told her dogs to shut up. We next placed two letters on her door to no avail. I keeped the nasty letter she wrote back to us. My friendly neighbor says she is now going around the neiborhood telling lies about me that I am a mean person. We have animal control in charge of the case now with two letters sent to her. She still doesn't do anything. The dog doesn't bark all the time, only occasionally but wakes me up almost every morning which has forced me to sleep on the other side of the house. We have audio and video evidence to prove our case. Anything else I should do to end this?

• ANSWER:
  It's a civil matter and you're doing all the right things, I know how you feel and this is a REAL legal issue, it won't be thrown out. You have the right to "quiet enjoyment" of your property.
  I would also research noise ordinances, go to your city engineer's office or the county code department, some department has these written up. Read up on them and you'll see exactly what rights are being violated. I would also speak with neighbors in the area to see if any others are having the same problem and see if they'll help you.
  The issue in civil cases is usually "the preponderance of evidence" in other words "whoever has the most evidence wins". So show up with as much to back up your claims as you can, and you should win. I don't know what the order will be but it should be some sort of solution. You shouldn't have to move because your neighbor is selfish, this is a rational concern and one a judge should understand and help with.
  Good Luck and Good for You!

  Notice BECKA and Meow and Ashton and perhaps others above are one of these obnoxious neighbors we've all had !!! lol. "it's not my fault, I can't help it...it's a dumb animal..." Imagine how she'll be as a mother! "I can't control him, he's got a mind of his own..."
  She's wrong, you DON'T have the right to do things that infringe on the rights of others. If you want a noisy dog, you need to go buy a house in the country, it's your dog, it shouldn't become someone else's problem honey. Use your head, we all have rights (becka) not just you. Clearly the neighbor thinks like you do lol. Anyway, believe me, the judge will disagree with becka, only selfish people say "it is what it is, it cannot be helped" the judge will help you.

QUESTION:
Make a pack of dogs bark more?
My friends neighbor has around 7-8 jack russell terriers, one of which is blind. If the blind one starts barking for no reason, the rest go nuts and start barking also. I'm told that one of them has seizures which cause the others to bark as well. When anyone walks out the back door, if one of the idiot dogs is in the area, it goes crazy and then the rest of them run out and join in. At that point we're screwed, because by the time the barking dies down, the blind one has made its way out and starts barking, so the rest of them go nuts again. The father goes to bed at around 10pm, so if I ever have friends over and we are in the back yard, being quiet, the dogs stay at the fence barking, and the mother yells at us to keep the noise down. I have a video of us just walking outside, being really quiet, the dogs going nuts, and her yelling at us. It's really sad.

I've asked my friend to talk to the owners about it, but he said they get all bent out of shape and say the dogs have as much rights as anyone. I've asked my friend about perhaps calling animal control and he said that would be a bad idea as he's the closest neighbor and it would bring their wrath, and they look like some mean vengeful subhumans.

Poisoning them or do anything to cause them pain is out of the question as that would be a messed up thing to do. My buddy has tried setting his alarm at different times of the night, walking outside to alert the dogs, then disappearing back inside before the neighbors see him, but he said that even though it's funny to hear them screaming at the dogs, it does mess up his sleep.

So here is my idea. Make them bark even more, to the point to where even the owners get sick of it. Being small and thus partially brain dead, would an electronic dog whistle make them bark? I could put is on a random timer to go off throughout the night. Is there any device out there that makes these dumb dogs bark more so the neighbors will perhaps get those damn things some training?

Thanks.

• ANSWER:
  You can try an electronic dog whistle but that's just torturing the dogs, which isn't right. They're probably just barking because they're so under stimulated. As in they're bored.

  I would call animal control, its the best option and if they retaliate against your friend at all, go to the police too.

  Or you can get an outdoor sonic bark deterrent, runs about in my area and should stop the barking. It sends out sonic sounds when the dogs bark and hurts they're ears

QUESTION:
what is the name of the song for a music video where a computerized dog is running around?
The music video is Computer graphics and the dog is running around and there are a bunch of clothes and bones on the street and a strange looking man gets the dog on a leash and the dog starts running and dragging the man through the street and it eventually finds some puppies in some trash cans and they bark at it and a dog catcher gets the dog and I think the music video ends. I think it was shown on MTV between 2000 and 2005 and its sort of bugging me cause I can't remember the lyrics or the bands name.

• ANSWER:
  Yeah thats by Offspring - Hit That

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J5TPXUrj-0&feature=channel

QUESTION:
My neighbours have complained about my dog barking?
I have had a letter from the council to say that my neighbours have complained about my dogs barking. Now I understand that people are entitled to their peace and quiet but in all honesty my dogs very rarely bark. They do not make a sound at all during the night, or when I am out ( yes I do know this as I have video taped them to make sure they don't bark). My sprocker does not bark at all ever and my cavvy occasionally barks if someone comes to the gate. Once he barks he is immediately told off and stops. We are responsible dog owners, we go to training classes every week with them and we have had no problems before like this. If my dogs were barking a lot then I could understand the reason for the complaint but in all honesty they do not so I really don't know what their problem is.
I have a feeling that they really do not like me and my family, they have made numerous complaints about all sorts of things, such as where we placed our bin bags once to even calling social services (once again without any good reason). They are making our lives a misery, it feels like I can't even go in my own garden without them complaining about it. Any advice?

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QUESTION:
where do i buy some earplugs that totally block out noise ie barking dogs.I need the total block out solution
i have brought over 3 different types of earplugs and still the barking and howling of my neighbors dogs in the early am gets through the earplugs,i need earplugs that cut every sound out,Any ideas as im going crazy

• ANSWER:
  They have "disturbing the peace" laws. If this is happening at night, I would have a talk with your neighbor. If you already did or is not feasible, then call either Animal Control or the police. I don't know if there's much anybody can do if this is happening during daylight hours....

  My brother had the same problem - he worked nights and slept during the day and they couldn't do anything. What he ended up doing is closing all windows and having a white noise machine while he slept.

QUESTION:
Nasty Barking Dog sounds...?
Does anyone know where to find a nasty barking dog sound? We need one for our spook house.

• ANSWER:
  My mother in law is a yapper and nasty too. I will see if I can record her at our next family function.

QUESTION:
can someone tell me where i can find earplugs that completly drown out all sounds eg dogs barking/howlilng?
i have tried all sorts of earplugs,but they wont drown out my neighbors dogs that bark and howl early in the morning.They drown out most stuff, but i need big time earplugs so i cant hear a thing at all.HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• ANSWER:
  Ring the local pound and complain. Do this a few times and the dog will eventually stop..t

QUESTION:
need a sound effect or two of dogs barking?
where can i find that

• ANSWER:
  there is a site for sound files to use when telemarketers call.. one sec and I'll get a link for you.

  http://www.sorrygottago.com/indexHm2.htm

  I know there is at least one with dogs barking..

QUESTION:
where can i download dog barking sounds for free?
i want to play a practical joke and need 30 seconds plus of a dog barking..what site can i get this from..please give an exact link to the mp3 clip nothing general like saying hunt thepiratebay please

• ANSWER:
  Powerpoint clipart?

QUESTION:
Why do dogs face(head) tilt to a side when they certain sounds.?
My dog. I played this dog this sound effect of other dogs barking on my Laptop.He started to move his head from on side to another like puzzled.I need some real evidence about why my dog and others seem to tilt to side to side when hearing something.

• ANSWER:
  Who cares? Its REALLY cute.

  But really hes just intriged. Humans do the same thing, when your not sure, you tilt your head.

QUESTION:
where can i download virtual dog sounds of bark?
unfortunaltely i dont have a dog. i need some vitual dog sounds urgently. where can i download them?

• ANSWER:
  Try Limewire or youtube and then just download on your iPod and play on a speaker or something.

QUESTION:
What was thecommercial with the mechanic with the little dog? I need link?
What was that commercial with the mechanic talking with his friend and he's holding a little dog and then his cell phone rings and it sounds like a bunch of dogs barking? The commercial says something about having so much money you get the impulse to carry a little dog around with you all the time. I need a link.

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QUESTION:
Barking dog/s!! please! need advise!?
For WEEKS! This beagle behind our house, barks for literally hours non end. Its constant, annoying and very frustrating. It barks every second of everyday 24 hours! I'm not even exaggerating, I really do need advise on what to do.
My boyfriend even made videos of this dog, to show the humane society and nothing is being done.
The owners are home, their lights are on etc.
We've even called them! and still nothing.
We've heard other neighbors yelling at the dog from their windows.
Now every dog owner on that street leave their dog out for hours! even over night! It sounds like I'm literally living next to a dog pound. About 12 dogs all at once, 24 hours, 7 days a week and the beagle louder then ever. These dog owners are being ridiculous.
I've lost so much sleep, I'm frustrated. Nothing is getting done, we've even called the police. I'm not some crazy old lady complaining about a little "woof", I'm 20 and its like 5 barks per second "arf arf arf arf arf arf X100!"

I'm shy as anything and all the people on that street are loud drinkers and always yelling at their kids.
We actually called the police 2 times, once at 3 am and once at 11 pm, all they do is tell us its not an emergencey. =(
I called the police at 3 am from my yard, right behind them-the beagle was maybe 4ft in front of me barking so loud. I asked the officer "do you hear that?" and she said yes, but its not an emergencey. =(
We're hopefully moving in Feb. but, this has been going on for about 6 months all together.

• ANSWER:
  Call the police

QUESTION:
How to imitate dog sounds in writing eg. woof woof, wrrrr?
I need to know how you can imitate different dog sounds like barking, sniffing, scratching etc. Thanks in advance!!

• ANSWER:
  WOOF WOOF
  WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! (dog in pain)

  GRR! (growling)
  RAOWWWW (also in pain )

  yay 2 pts

QUESTION:
missing my dog and need some advice on what else to do HELP please?
My dog last Friday night runs up the street to see his little girlfriend, like clock work! Well this time he never came back. The next day I go around the neighborhood and show a picture asking if they have seen him and if they do where I live if so,
I am offering a hundred and fifity dollar reward.. I thought that was a nice incentive. The postman, ice creme man everyone possible.. Evey night sence then I call , look.. I've gone crazy I hear dogs bark every where, never realized how in tune I'd be ..
Ok so is there anything else creative I havn't thought of ? Anything..Also heres the kicker.. Down the street is a house and that very night I could hear a dog sounded like him.. 3:30 am. ???? Almost a week later & today I let my other two dogs out , telling them go find Pepper . They always go down there.. I still hear this dog he barks in a garage.. How do approach w/o looking suspect?

• ANSWER:
  well FIRST--YOU DONT LET YOUR DOGS RUN AROUND OUT FRONT LOOSE!!!! have you called the local animal shelter to make sure he wasnt picked up? i'd go to the garage and call your dogs name and see if it responds like he knows you and talk to it. if it is your dog i'd go knock on the door or ring the bell and confront them. if they still deny it- call the police. just dont be a dumbass and tell them you LET him out. say that he "got out".. if that is not your dog you may put up posters all over locally and hope someone sees him.

QUESTION:
Where do i find free sound effects of a dog in a kennel?
I need to sound effects of dog before fathers day weekend because my siblings and myself are going to surprise my dad by thinking he has a dog. I need the sound to be the dog barking and scratching together and i need it to be loud enough for my family can her it.

• ANSWER:
  Go to you tube and search barking dogs,there are hundreds there

QUESTION:
Dogs barking making new apt not as what we wanted,help!!!?
Me and my wife have two Chihuahuas,one is a long haired and one is a short haired,the long haired male we have had for around 4 yrs the small female we have had for about 2 yrs,we love them like they are are children, we Just moved into a New Apt. building at the end of dec we got married in Oct and wanted to start making a better life for us,..anyways we have Jr which is the long haired one he is a barker not to crazy,but we live on the first floor with a sliding glass door,once they hear any nose then both run the the slider and bark,when we are at work we have them in a big cage in the bedroom,while we are at work,we both work 6-330 they bark more,i guess,we set up a video tape twice to see this because we know being in a new place,in a cage which they have never been caged before,we have Alot of new stuff and we don't want it ruined as well as Jr use to pee at the old house,we got him fixed before we moved to help with this,which it has,anyways the video shows them barking for a couple min when we leave and then maybe 2xs if they hear noise through out the day..Just got home and have a note from the Building Manager stating she has gotten many complaints about our dogs either ,get the barking to a halt or they must be removed,These are our Dogs,we love them,we don't wanna move,but we ain't getting rid of our dogs...all tho we have talked about ginger being rehoused due to her meanness towards people,she don't like Anyone but me or my wife. Jr is a much better dog,they both have there ups and downs like any dogs....but we really need help,don't know what to do..they have barking coolers,i also read they can remove the dogs vocal cords to stop there barking,I could NEVER do that to my dogs,that's crazy i mean surgery to stop them from barking because a bunch of old people don't wanna hear them bark,im sorry if i sound like a jerk,i am really going crazy over this letter!! any info any help with be Much appreciated!!
I really like the help i am getting,to some of you. we are not cruel to our dogs by far,we baby them way to much if anything,you that said that being gone more then 8 hours is cruel,i wrote we both work 6-3 just to be like we are at work all day,i actully dor 6-3 and my wifes a 9-5,so they are not alone for 8 hrs but they are here alone for a while good 6 hrs by them selfs,i really do like all the ideas..thanks everyone

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QUESTION:
I need to think of sounds for a poem? (Rain, coffee maker, etc.)?
For my Creative Writing class, I need to think of sounds, and the color that they are. (Example: Classical violin would be mahogany, NOT because the violin is mahogany, but because the sound is deep and rich, like the color mahogany) So can you help me think of sounds and their colors? Here are some examples I thought of, for sound, without the color though: Dog bark, rainstorm, wind, carnival music, coffee maker, high heels clicking, shower, teeth brushing, sizzle of hair straightener, streams, smacking gum, etc. Thanks in advance!

• ANSWER:
  That is a very challenging assignment! It's not surprising you didn't get more answers.

  coffee maker ─ ivory. Many are white or some shade of off-white.
  rainstorm/thunder ─ goldenrod. Represents lightning, but yellow is much too obvious.
  stream ─ pale green. To capture the reflection of its environment while retaining (hopefully) a sense of its clarity.
  carnival music ─ rainbow. Though not strictly a color, it seems to fit both the visual and auditory nature of a carnival.
  wind ─ crystal. Again, not exactly a color but how else would you convey its transparency?
  wolf howl ─ purple (or related shade, like darkorchid). To evoke the eeriness in the sound.
  snoring ─ tan. Reminder of logs being sawed.
  rusty hinge ─ brown. To simulate the color of rust.
  ocean waves ─ turquoise or cyan. To simulate the color of the sea.

  I hope this will help get you started.

QUESTION:
I need a certain DC motor and driver for my project.?
Hi, I'm designing a project for my linear controls class, for what we call a sound activated dog door (door opens upon bark of dog). I need a DC motor that doesn't have a lot of torque, so the door can open and close slowly (we're using a freescale microcontroller to program this). So if anyone could recommend a small DC motor with little torque and a certain H-bridge IC, that would be great. Thanks!

• ANSWER:
  WW Grainger carries dc motors and gear motors.

  So does MicroMo in Florida.

QUESTION:
Need to make sound effects CD?
Hey,
I'm needing to create a CD thats got like nice peaceful crickets like at night then all of a sudden gun shots, screams, dogs barking, ambulance type sounds going through it too. But I've got no idea how to go about doing that...

If anyone has some good sites where I can download sound effects, and/or a program thats free I can download that will help me layer them? Or something?

Thanks!

• ANSWER:
  You may be able to find some useful sound effects on Freesound:
  http://www.freesound.org/

  This will help you layer them:
  http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

QUESTION:
How to stop dog barking in the morning?
My dog has taken to barking to get me out of bed in the morning. I have 3 dogs who sleep in the lounge at night (they have a doggy door so they can get into the garden). Anyway my shitzu maltese cross has worked out that if he barks, once every 3 seconds, in the morning I get out of bed. I'm not getting up late, at worst I'd LOVE to sleep in until 8am. If I tell him shh, which he responds to if I'm near him he completely ignores me. He'll go outside and do the same thing if his first option from the lounge doesn't work, this always results in me getting up as I have nieghbours and I don't want him to annoy them. I used awater pistol to stop his barking at me in the past. Now I just have to show him it and he stops barking. Anyway, I would love to wake up on my own terms or at least not to the sound of a barking dog. Any suggestions? Help...

He's walked 2 to 3 times a day. I train them all 2- 3 times a day. He's a smart little dog.. I need to outwit him.

• ANSWER:
  Perhaps isolating the offender or yourself during sleep time may be an idea, if that's possible in your situation. Also, the water gun sounds like it's working, don't know how long you've done it, but that eventually may pan out. Good luck !

QUESTION:
Dogs barking at neighbors, good dogs and don't want people thinking they are bad....Can you help me?
Sorry for writing a novel but needed to paint a clear picture

Our poodle is currently 13 months old and our Jack Russell Mix is 9 months old

Okay it seems whenever we walk out our door (we live in an apartment) and the dogs see someone in the breezeway or walking by our poodle starts barking a little which gets are Jack Russell mix barking now it echos in the breezeway so it sounds much worse than it is. And people either run back inside or quickly walk away. We don't even get a chance to explain that we are working on this, they are sweet dogs, have never attacked anyone and have never bitten. I know any dog could unexpectedly but they have a very clean track record.

They are very sweet dogs and they love people so I don't get this barking thing.

We moved to this complex in this new town 3 months ago and it took our poodle forever to adjust infact that is when he started with the barking and soon after that our JRT mix started barking.

It seems here not many people walk their dogs much less walk so they aren't exposed to as many people and animals as they used to be, except for our weekly outings to the park. I know they need more socialization but on the weekdays its best we walk around home because if we travel to the park (now that its getting dark early) we would only be there 10 minutes before we would have to go home.

What can we do to get them to straigten up and quit this behavior before someone oneday decides to report them for it. It mostly just happens in the breezeway when we are locking our door.

Why do they do this? We've done all the training by the book from the beginning, they've been through class, we still practice all those teqhnics. It just seems since we moved to the new bigger apartment they feel they have to bark at everyone they see....

Please help me find a solution?

Also we have been using the water bottle technique (but they are starting to not mind the water)
Its only outside on the leash in the breezeway when they see people...not inside.

I don't want people thinking they are viscious

• ANSWER:
  One barks signaling possible danger and the other joins in. Then the person(s) on the other side go away. To the dogs this says there was danger and they succeeded in chasing the danger off. Same thing happens with letter carriers. With this kind of success they keep it up.

  It could help defuse the situation by going to your neighbours and apologizing while explaining you are working to resolve it. Then they know what's going on while they have to live with it. Ask if anyone would be willing to help them out with the advice below. After all they and the dogs will be seeing each other so if they get a chance to know each other that would be a huge help. They know you will have the dog(s) securely on a leash.

  The dogs are unclear on what is their territory and what is not.
  You have to model that there is no problem and keep the dogs focused on you. It would probably be easier to work with one dog at a time or have one person working with one dog. Re-direct their focus to you by asking them to sit or lay down or shake a paw whatever. Anything that shows you are so unconcerned by these other people that you can ignore them.
  It's important to teach a Quiet command. Any action you label you control.
  See if you can find someone the dogs don't know to help you out. Have that person walk into the breezeway and ignore the dogs for a bit while you redirect the focus back to you. Tell them "quiet"/"shhh" whatever command you use. If they do, use lots of praise. When the dogs are calmer, walk over to this person and have them ask the dogs to sit (this tells the dogs this person is more dominant then them) and then they can give the dog a treat.
  If they continue to bark, go inside so they get a consequence for barking. They are being removed and losing the situation versus being successful at chasing the other away. Wait a minute or two then come back out and repeat til they get it. There is a learning curve.

  The water bottle thing tells them what Not to do but teaching is about what you Do want. Ir can be frustrating to be told No. What we all want is to be told what is the thing to do.
  As difficult as it sounds for you to do good hard exercise is very good for them right now. They are young, energetic and questioning what is going on in their world. Exercise does wonders for dogs.

QUESTION:
My doberman keeps barking even with a bark collar urgent help needed?
i really hope that you can help me. my dobie is everything to me so i cant give him up. there are dogs in surrounding few houses that bark then cause my dog to bark alot. i have tried spray collar sound collar and have now had to use the electric collar. it was recommeneded by the vet and its humane. its killing me more than him i hate to have to put it on but the neighbours have complained to the council who are now recording next door. what else can i do?
im really distressed and have tried trainign methods such a the bottle shaking and trainign that has also been rec by my vet. i need urgent help before i go into deep depression as they said if the recording shows that the barking goes on to long which is does due to other dogs i will have a 5 k fine and will have to sell my baby. help

• ANSWER:
  try getting a spray bpottle to wet your dog when it barks and remember to say what its getting wet for,for example "bad boy be quiet and dont bark again or you will get wet again".it works even if the dog likes water.

QUESTION:
Would you report a neighbor's barking dog?
We live in a duplex with a common wall that covers our living room, kitchen and hallway/bathroom. Our neighbors in the other half of the duplex have a large dog that barks at any little thing. If so much as a bird lands in the front yard, the dog goes berserk. The dog barks when we rattle dishes in our cabinet. It barks and even lunges at the front door or windows from the moment either of us steps on the sidewalk, and goes off even more when we walk up the steps or sit on the front porch, or even open our front door to get the mail. The dog has a doggie door out the back, and the dog spends a good part of its day running in and out of the house, barking at anything and everything that moves. The dog does bark some, although less, when the owners are home.

I've spoken politely with the owners and even offered some solutions and ideas, but no matter what I suggested, it is shot down with some "reason"-- he claims that the dog was"abused" and therefore is scared of people and is dog aggressive (while he told my spouse that the dog is a "highly trained guard dog"... bunk!), so they can't take her to doggy day care; they think that even citronella anti-bark collars are 'cruel'; and-- oh yeah, 'dogs BARK, that's what they do'.

Problem is, the barking starts at 5 am and goes on sometimes until late at night. The dog has been known to go out for a potty break at 2 or 3 in the morning and of course, it barks then. That in turn wakes us up. We can't even sit out in our garden or on the front porch without setting the dog off! Calls and mentions to the landlord only result in a letter to the dog's owner, but the barking continues.

I don't hate dogs! I've even had a barker, but we handled the problem with day care, or sometimes having someone come over during the day if we didn't go to day care that day. At night, our dog had her own bedroom and she learned her bedtime routine-- even patiently waiting in her room until we gave her a bedtime cookie and put her gate up. If we were slow, she'd even come into where we were to give us a slight 'woof' to indicate that she was ready to go to bed. Not these people! Indeed, we hear them actually encouraging the dog to bark. When the dog barks, they make sounds back and praise the dog! Further, they NEVER walk this dog, ever. The dog basically runs in and out of the house to the fenced yard.

I've finally told these people that the level and duration of the barking is unacceptable. I told them that we understand that dogs DO bark and that some minor barking is normal and tolerable. I've also told them that other neighbors hear the barking as well, but nothing changes. No, we won't move because we have lived here for a very long time and we like our home very much, thank you.

These folks have been here for about 2-3 years. Prior to that, there had been other people in that unit with dogs, but those dogs were basically quiet-- only barking for a few seconds, a few times a day, and those people would walk their pets! One dog, owned by a prior neighbor, was re-homed because of excessive barking and was much happier later. I'm not suggesting that these people do that, but they need to do SOMETHING besides make excuses.

In this case, would YOU report the dog to the city as a NOISE VIOLATION?
We tried the noise maker, but the dog just runs inside and keeps barking even more.
I should clarify that the dog barks indoors and outdoors, and has free run through a dog door.

• ANSWER:
  I think you have exhausted all other available options. Now would be the time to report the noise. Having the support of other neighbors when the police show up would also help.

QUESTION:
Should I call the police, a dog/dogs have been barking ALL night almost a yelping?
This is night number 3 of a dog barking all night long in my neighborhood. It started around 9 and it has been non stop. It is now 3 o clock in the morning and it woke me up a half hour ago. I am 8 1/2 months pregnant with a 2 year old in bed, needless to say I need my sleep. It's like these people are leaving their dog chained up outside all night. Aside from the barking being a nuisance I am concerned about the dog it's like crying all night and no one is doing anything about it. Is this something to call the police over or do I ignore and lose sleep? Im not even sure what house it is at as im outside all day and do not here this. I live on a country road but all our houses are close together...it sounds like it is a few houses down. Hunting is big around here and I am wondering if maybe this is someones hunting dog and that's why they are not letting him inside? WHat should I do? I need to sleep.

• ANSWER:
  O man I went through this last summer the neighbors would leave their dog outside one in the front and one in the back with no food or water and they would yelp all through the day and night and I was working nights at the time so the dog barked all day was really ircking me and it was bothering other neighbors as well by the time we called the cops pretty much all the neighbors were pist as well... and had a few words to add to the report. It worked the neighbors started treating the dog better and keeping him inside while they were home and I never was bothered again. I suggest you call someone to take care of this for you your pregnant and have other things to worry about then how to get any rest. They'll deal with it... one way or another... promise

  Now make the call and get some rest.

QUESTION:
HELP! i need something to stop my dog from barking!?
my dog barks constantly and he has a really highpitched shrill bark and it drives my mom crazy
i dont really mind it but my mom is considering giving him away because it annoys her so much
so do you know any solution to stop his barking?
weve tried everything
weve tried a bark thing that sends a really highpitched whistle sound whenever he barks but hes become immune to it and doesnt care about it anymore
weve tried a collar that sprays him with silicone i think whenever he barks
what else can we try?
i ment citronella not silicone
sry dumb mistake

• ANSWER:
  Shake a can o' coins whenever he barks to startle him. Hose him down. Pick him up and tell him no, give him a time out in his crib/crate for a while. Praise him when he's quiet and spend more time with him.

  Dogs bark when they are bored and are nervous/alerted by something strange. He needs more activity, likes walks and exercise. A tired dog's a good dog.

  btw: Shock collars have been actually known to start fires or malfunction - I wouldn't recommend it.

QUESTION:
How do I stop my 2 dogs from barking at my neighbors dog through the fence?
I have 2 dogs a cattle dog/border collie mix and a small terrier mix. Shortly after getting the terrier my dogs have become obsessed with barking and running after the neighbors dog. There is a wood fence separating our backyards, but the dogs can see each other through the slots and constantly bark and chase each other. My husband and I work full time so they are outside most of the day. I feel horrible for my neighbors who must listen to this barking all day. What can I do to get them to stop???? I've looked into barking collars, and electronical barriers, however they are very pricey. The quiet training sounds ok but will it work when I'm at work? I need help!!!!

• ANSWER:
  I had recently had a problem with a neighbors dog that constantly barked. It irritated me during the day and kept me awake at night.

  To make a long story short, I finally found something to get them to stop barking. Just go to http://www.antibarkingdevice.com to check out the product

  The bottom line… I popped the cd into my cd player and almost fell out of my chair when the neighbor's dog stopped barking.

  You will be AMAZED! I sincerely hope this helps.

  By the way, the cd will work on your own dog also.

QUESTION:
Please help! I need to train my 5 dogs!?
Hi

I know it sounds SOOO mad that I have five dogs, but the thing is, it is. Out of the 5 dogs only 1 is completely trained, but even he still barks. The reason we have 5 dogs isn't because we have lots of money or felt a little greedy! Firstly, I got my dog for my birthday and I love him to bits (He's the completely trained one) and then my mum saw an advertisement on epupz for another sheltie like mine and how she needs a home because she was getting scared by a big lab they own. So we bought her home and she was very quiet and timid and didn't no how to play with toys. One day we saw that both the dogs had tied and thats how we basically got a batch of puppies because we didn't want to abort them. She had 4 puppies and they were gorgeous. I begged mum to keep one and she said thats fine. We had sold 1 of the puppies but unfortunately, we couldn't sell the other 2 to anyone else. As time went on, we grew attached to them and they grow attached to us, we still couldn't find an eligible buyer for the other 2 pups so we had to keep them. The problem we have now though is that 2 years later they are still untrained and now the mother (of the pups I mean!) have grown into herself and started barking. A LOT!

These are the things I need help with:
=They are partly toilet trained and every now and then wee on the floor. How do I stop it? The carpet is getting ruined and it really smells now

=They bark all the time at anything happening outside, when anyone comes to the house and when I throw a toy for one of them they all bark and get excited, so I avoid playing with them to stop disturbing the neighbors

=2 of the dogs still chew things like scarfs, chairs and shoes

=When my friends come round they get scratched to pieces from jumping up at them and even though I know its mine and my mums fault for not training them properly, I get pretty embarrassed so I don't invite my friends over

=How can we walk them all together?! Its so hard to walk them that we have to take two at a time and it would be great if they all walked together really well =)

=And last but not least, they dig holes in the garden and its such a pain filling them back up over and over again!!!

I know I've written LOADS but any advice would be a great help! Even if its one sentence, it would help a great deal =)
Thanks for your patience to read my ramblings =D
Laura xxxxxxxxxxx
I thought it was clear I was asking for help? I didn't ask if I should give my dogs away or not did I? I simply asked how I could train my dogs. They have a big house and garden to run a round in, get plenty of exercise and get lots of attention. I can asure you they are very happy. And also, for your infomation "Hoolagal" they are all neutered, thanks for the huge concern.

• ANSWER:
  Reprimand or punish them for chewing things, digging holes or weeing on the floor. Plus you should get rid of your carpet- they probably keep going there because they smell the wee from before.

  Teach them stay- you could do it one dog at a time (take one dog into another room and teach it 'stay' in a few hours, then the next day you practice it with that dog and teach another, then you practice with two and teach the third etc). Then you practice this all the time- for example, every single time you feed them, you bring each dog to a separate part of the floor and that dog has to stay there with the food bowl in front of it until you tell it it's okay to eat. Everything the dog wants, it gets only if it sits or lies down first. That way when your friends come over you can just put the dogs into 'stay'. It's not that hard to teach, with lots of practice, and it's incredibly useful.

  The same goes for heel- take the dogs out one or two at a time until they know how to heel well and walk quietly beside you. If a dog misbehaves you reprimand it, if it won't listen you turn around and leave it at home, and take the good dog out again to play. Then start walking with the 3 best-behaved dogs to give them the idea, and then you'll be able to walk four. It's like greyhounds- you see people walking 5 or 6 greyhounds on lead together, and it's because they all know how to walk on lead well.

  They sound bored. Shelties are very clever dogs with lots of energy, so they might need a bit more to do. Could you do agility with them, or herding or something? You see lots and lots of shelties doing agility and obedience. They need a job so that they can have something to focus on and to occupy them. If they're not bored they won't dig holes and they might not bark as much.

  You probably need a professional dog trainer to help with these problems. Otherwise you could take one or two dogs to an obedience course, and then you could apply what you learn there to the other dogs.

QUESTION:
i have 2 dogs and a one bedroom apartment, need advice?!?
i just mooved in an apartment with one bedroom with decent space, i have 2 dogs, one dobberman 80 pounds and one pitbull/rottweiller 90 pounds. they both bark when they hear any sounds, since its an apartment and compared to my parents house, theres more sounds obviously. my lanlord had allowed me to bring one dog, but then she found out i had 2, so i had to let one go back to my parents house. the thing is i feel bad that the two are seperated and that they spend the hole day alone at home each one on their side. do you think there is a way i can bring the both to my apartment and that they can get used to the sounds and enviroment? i dont want my neighboors to notice and the thing is i live on i live on the first floor, next to the entrance door, so my dogs are always barking as soon as they see someone threw the window, or hear the door opening. it seems that when they are alone, they are easier to control, but the two of them together give me a hard time sometimes.....they are 3 yr old. im waiting for some good advice....

• ANSWER:
  Honestly.......... You really shouldn't have even one dog that big in an apartment. Big dogs like rottie's and dobie's need a lot of room, and the oportunity to go outside.

  If you bring the other dog back to the apartment and your landlord finds out, they can evict you because you're breaking the lease agreement, and that's a legal document.

  You can try citronella bark collars that spray an orange scent into the dogs face when they bark, but if your dog likes oranges, it won't help (my poodle LOVES oranges and will bark just to smell the orange coming out) much.

  You might feel bad about separating the "babies", but bigger dogs will always be easier to handle one on one.

  Just be sure that you're taking the dog for plenty of long walks and to the park to play with it's friend when you get home from work.

  Set up play dates or day care dates, where your parents will keep the dog that lives with you during the day so they are together, or set up play dates for after work, where you can pick the other dog up, or meet your folks at the local park for some play time.

QUESTION:
My Tutor says my poem is to abstract i'm not sure what he means, he tell me to write about barking dogs? help!?
Choices to make

Whispered sounds in my head
grow stronger every day.
Should this stop my direction?
Should this sway my thoughts?

I stop a while to listen.

As quiet falls around me
the sounds become clearer,
they become voices
telling me things I need to hear.

Everyone is running
but where are they running too?
The voices will not tell me
I have my choice to make.

The voices fade away
whispered sounds return.
Which path should I take?
I am pulled.

I stop and listen.

• ANSWER:
  OH I LOVE IT ITS KINDA COOL GREAT JOB

QUESTION:
Do I need to go back to the dr? My cough hasn't gone after 3 weeks now.?
I've gone through a course of amoxycillin, but I'm still coughing really bad and it sounds like a dog barking. Some times I even bring up some blood. The Dr said my chest was clear, but it's not nice having this cough all the time. I'm physically worn out from it. My nose has run this whole time too, so it's also getting to be a pain! Any ideas? How long after a course of anti biotics should I see an improvement, just incase I'm being over anxious here. I finished the course this week on tuesday morning.
I did wonder when he said my chest was clear.... I always thought that you had to have an infection for anti biotics to work. I am also doing steam inhalations, but only when I remember.... I hate doing them, so maybe I should try harder with them huh?

• ANSWER:
  Hi Hun...i am not sure that anti biotic work with a cough unless an infection is present as well, my mum used to suffer a lot with her chest and she was told a cough has to run its course and theres no miracle cure for it, have you tried Vicks vapour rub on your chest and Cavonia cough syrup, sorry i cant help more..

QUESTION:
uh oh my dogs bark is changing is it possible?
well my dogs,Rufus, bark is changing. He's about 3 years now and its become more and more noticeable. i cant explain his "before" bark but now it has a squeak in it and it sounds like a puppy bark kinda. i don't know what happening to my dog and its freaking me out. please help me(: his bark is high and yes annoying but its changing like guys going through puberty. so please help i need it badly

• ANSWER:
  Dogs have many different sorts of barks, and they all mean different things. Repetitive, high pitched barking is usually a sign that they are playing or want to play. Low, slow barks are "guard barks", like get of my property or away from my stuff.

  He's far too old to be going through puberty.

  If this sound he is making is new, I would take him to the vet. He could have something lodged in his throat or some other health problem.

QUESTION:
Do i need to separate this paragraph into smaller paragraphs?
It should have been a normal Sunday morning, the sound of barking dogs woke me up. Nothing too strange about that except it sounded like all the dogs in my town. I felt a prickle in the back of my neck, but I told myself I was being silly. I got up and looked out of the window; nothing out of the ordinary, except a weird sort of misty greyness in the sky. I was sure it should have been lighter than this at 9:30 in the morning. I went into the front room where my little brother was playing, “The TV isn’t working”, he said. I flicked the switch a couple of times but nothing happened. Then mum got up and went into the kitchen to make coffee. “That’s strange; the kettles not working maybe the electric key has run out” “The TVs not working either” I added. Mum checked the meter but the screen was blank. She went into the bedroom to wake dad. “There’s probably been a power cut” he said “nothing to worry about”. I couldn’t shake the feeling that something wasn’t quite right, just a tingle in my skin. It was giving me the creeps. “God, why are those dogs making such a racket?” dad said annoyed. “Still if there is no electricity we might as well get dressed a go out for breakfast.” Everyone agreed so we got ready, “There’s no cat food, I’ll just run to the shop before we go” said mum. When she got back she had a strange look on her face, “it was closed, and it’s always open on Sunday mornings. It was odd there was no one about at all, the street was completely empty not even any cars.” She looked worried. “What? Like we are the only people in town!” laughed dad. “You definitely need that cup of coffee!” mum smiled sarcastically but I could tell she didn’t think it was funny. My stomach was starting to churn, I really didn’t want to go anywhere but at the same time I didn’t want to stay indoors.

• ANSWER:
  You should indent every time someone is speaking. Every time you change speakers, you should indent again. Like this... (I don't think I can indent in Yahoo Answers, so when you see a space, the next sentence should be indented).

  It should have been a normal Sunday morning, the sound of barking dogs woke me up. Nothing too strange about that except it sounded like all the dogs in my town. I felt a prickle in the back of my neck, but I told myself I was being silly. I got up and looked out of the window; nothing out of the ordinary, except a weird sort of misty greyness in the sky. I was sure it should have been lighter than this at 9:30 in the morning. I went into the front room where my little brother was playing,

  “The TV isn’t working”, he said. I flicked the switch a couple of times but nothing happened. Then mum got up and went into the kitchen to make coffee.

  “That’s strange; the kettles not working maybe the electric key has run out.”

  “The TVs not working either,” I added.

  Mum checked the meter but the screen was blank. She went into the bedroom to wake dad. “There’s probably been a power cut” he said “nothing to worry about”.

  I couldn’t shake the feeling that something wasn’t quite right, just a tingle in my skin. It was giving me the creeps.

  “God, why are those dogs making such a racket?” dad said annoyed. “Still if there is no electricity we might as well get dressed a go out for breakfast.” Everyone agreed so we got ready,

  “There’s no cat food, I’ll just run to the shop before we go” said mum.

  When she got back she had a strange look on her face, “it was closed, and it’s always open on Sunday mornings. It was odd there was no one about at all, the street was completely empty not even any cars.” She looked worried.

  “What? Like we are the only people in town!” laughed dad. “You definitely need that cup of coffee!” mum smiled sarcastically but I could tell she didn’t think it was funny. My stomach was starting to churn, I really didn’t want to go anywhere but at the same time I didn’t want to stay indoors.

  You should also double check your punctuation.

QUESTION:
My dog never barks ,this happent for a year now.?
My dog looks stupid never barks,this happent for a year now,is there any trick or sound to <> up?
I read on internet for some <> high frequency sounds that only dogs can hear them but i cant find anyone for downloading.
I need sound only dogs can hear them,i dont want to drive crazy the family.

• ANSWER:
  If your dog's a basenji, I'm afraid you're just outta luck. Although they can howl, they can't bark. Just because he doesn't bark doesn't mean he's not alert, though. My min-pin mix wouldn't vocalize the first year I had her, but that was because she lived in a concrete-walled room before I got her, and had lost some hearing from the echoes of all the other dogs barking. Better for her to "look stupid" and keep her mouth shut than open it and remove all doubt (and hearing!)

  If you're really wanting your dog to vocalize, try getting the dog into a place where he feels comfortable but alert - decent-sized room with a window or fenced yard with a view of squirrels and/or cats is a decent idea - and bring over a dog that he gets along with who knows how to bark on command. Get them excited about visiting with their buddy and the neighbor/cat/wild animal outside their yard by using an upbeat tone of voice and happy, wriggly body movement. Tell the trained one to bark. Prepare for the dog formerly known as "Silent Bob" to now bark at all the neighbors, and the cats, and your brother... The next trick you'll need to teach them is "hush."

  If you do suspect deafness (congenital deafness is very common in blue-eyed white animals) or larnyx issues, talk with your vet. There are specialists like Dr. Peter Scheifele who can even fit hard-of-hearing dogs with hearing aids out there, for insane amounts of money.

QUESTION:
Is there a CD which features various sounds of nature?
I'm looking for a CD which features different sounds, such as a cricket, flies, bees, baby crying, waves, dog barking, etc. Is there one in circulation? If so, what is it entitled and where can I find it? I need it for a class I'm teaching. Thanks!

• ANSWER:
  Yeah I really like it. It is at Best Buy. It's called Beautiful Sounds of Nature. It has ten discs and one track on each disc. It has about everything you want on it I believe.

QUESTION:
i need help with my english questions?
1.sound made by a roch falling into water
2.sound made by a tiny bell
3.sound made by a bee or saw
4.sund made by a snap of a whip
5.sound made by a snake
6.sound made by a barking dog
7.sound made by a dove
8.a bird named after a sound it makes
(its name is a slang term for "crazy")
9.sound made by frying bacon
10.sound made by a breaking dish when it falls
11.sound made by a large bell
12.sound made by someone having difficulty in breathing
13.sound made by a rusty door or a mouse
14.sound made by words spoken very softly
15.sound made by dry leaves when you walk through them
16.sound made by a rubber band when you pull it and then let it go
17.sound made when to walk in mud

• ANSWER:
  1. You mean a rock? "plop"
  2. tinkle
  3. buzz
  4. crack
  5. hiss
  6. woof
  7. chirp
  8. loony
  9. sizzle
  10. crash
  11. dong
  12. gasp
  13. squeak
  14. hiss
  15. crunch
  16. doing
  17. squish

QUESTION:
Do you sometimes feel that you just need a break from taking care of your dogs?
I do infact, there were a few times I wanted to go for a holiday away from them. All my dogs have gone for boarding at someone else's place today & will come back tomorrow evening because there's a renovation going on right in my porch. We finally have grass in our porch! The floors outside & inside the house are getting painted with a non-slip paint so nobody can walk all over the place till it's fully dried the next day.

The house feels so peaceful without them. No barking, no grunting noises from plying wrestling game, no water spilled all over the floor from drinking water, no sounds of pieces paper being torn, sounds of them crashing into things in the house, things being pulled down & destroyed, etc. I don't even have to worry about bringing them out 3-4 times a day, feed them & watch over them especially the puppies. They are always up to something & they always do it quietly when I am not watching.

You know, I love my dogs but sometimes I just need a one day break from taking care of them. I really feel kinda happy without them here today. I can relax, do my own thing & also not worry about moping urine & picking up sh*t in the porch. I am beginning to miss them though but I'm not going to worry so much because I know those monkeys are having the time of their lives at the boarder's place! They're having their own holiday as well as me.

So tell me, do you sometimes feel like I feel? You just need a one day break from the dogs?

Let me know.
Greekman - I am kinda used to it. I am not working so I am at home 24 hours. My pups are monsters & the moment they are given freedom inside the house especially, they go wild. They usually gang up together to do naughty stuff. If there's only one of them let out loose & the other two in their playpen, he/she will be as well behaved as my adults. It is when they are together, they become wild...
Jack - They are OB trained up to Novice level already & they are only 5 1/2 months old. They KNOW there are rules & boundaries in the house & they KNOW they are not allowed to do certain things but when three puppies gang up together, that is when they start doing their nonsense. I am always there to reprimand them when they do soemthing they're not allowed. It will take some time for them to stop this because they are still young. The only way to stop them from doing these rubbish is to crate them but it's not fair they are crated all day. Banging into things in the house are caused by the slippery floor when they run in & out & slip so that's why the floor is getting painted with non-slip paint to prevent this from happening again.
Anne B - Our floors are tiled. Houses in Malaysia only use tiles because it's a hot & humid country. The paint we're using is meant for bathrooms & floors that often get wet. The painted tiles become very rough & when you pour water on it, you won't slip. I tried to purposely make myself slip on it but couldn't. So the floor is much more safer now for the dog's. Won't destroy their joints too.

• ANSWER:
  I know exactly how you feel. I love my dogs dearly but there are times when I feel I would like a break from them. I have not had a holiday for 4 years because it is difficult to find a reliable dog sitter and I will not put my dogs in Kennels. Apart from the fact that I hate the thought of them being there, the cost of kenneling 11 dogs would be horrendous.

  All my dogs are well trained but, naturally, the younger ones must have their fun and are continually playing with each other and generally getting under my feet. One of my girls had a litter 4 months ago and I kept three puppies from this litter so they are now getting to the really mischievous stage and have started to dig and generally wreck my garden and they play/fight non-stop.

  Feeding 11 dogs twice a day and cleaning up after them is a mammoth task plus all the grooming it entails to keep them all in top condition.

  So...yes, I wouldn't mind a break, but my dogs are more important to me and a luxury holiday in some exotic location doesn't come into the equation. This is the life I have chosen so I shall just keep mopping up pee and shovelling up the poop and enjoying my beloved Goldens as long as I am able.

  Enjoy your break but just think of the welcome you'll get when they all return. lol!

QUESTION:
What is the name of the sound that wolves do when the "sing" to the moon?
Hi. English is not my native language, and I need the name of their sound. Like barks in dogs, wolves ...

Thanks!!

• ANSWER:
  howl
  bay
  probably a couple choices out there to choose from

QUESTION:
My dog keeps barking and digging holes?
My dog keeps barking and digging holes? it's not as stupid as it sounds, i know dogs are dogs and thats what they do and i love him for it,
I walk him at least once a day (and he's tired, i am walking him enough) but he barks and the next door neighbours have a problem and yell at him all the time what can i do?
He also constantly licks people on their pants and their face and their shoes..
I
we're staying at my partner's mum's house, she has a small backyard and fussy neighbours, and there's nothing i can do I KNOW DOGS BARK AND DIG HOLES haha, i'm not stupid, i just need some advice on how i can reduce this as much as possible for the time being

• ANSWER:
  Your dog needs training. Yelling and hitting does nothing. If you can't afford a trainer, buy a book. Dogs need consistency, when they do something right reward them. When they do something wrong correct the behavior. Also "NO" is not a command (it is not an action) say sit or come, change what the dog is doing. Practice, practice, practice.

QUESTION:
How can I teach my puppy to speak?!?
He's a little over a year old now, and he can be really quiet most of the time, but at others he goes into a bark/howling rampage sometimes for no reason. He just stands in the middle of the whole house and keeps barking. But I tried teaching him how to speak, and I had my mom keep replaying this dog barking sound effect on youtube, and he barked at that and I kept repeating speak during the process and I really thought he got it, but my mom left the room but I shut the office door to keep him from running out and he kept going towards the door but I kept saying speak during the whole sound effect and giving him treats immediately whenever he barked (they were short, low and kind of quiet barks) but after that I stood in front of the door with a treat and the sound playing and I kept saying speak but instead he bark/whimpered kind of quietly but loud enough for me to hear, and I gave him a treat but kept trying after that and finally let him out because I could tell we both got fed up, but he just wanted to go to my mom. When I went to where him and my mom was, I kept saying speak speak speak and holding the treat right near his nose and then near him but he didn't do anything. He just looked at me and looked around the bedroom. Probably cause he got tired of training (he starts giving up and getting annoyed whenever I do a lot of training) but I tried doorbell sounds and dog barking sounds but he STILL DOESN'T UNDERSTAND! He's an EXTREMELY smart dog, he's actually a cockapoo (Cocker spaniel/Poodle mix) (Poodles are the second smartest dogs in the world) and he knows shake, high five, (he's still learning beg. He knows it but he doesn't stay up long. Only for one second.) He also knows what walkies means, he knows sit, stay, tap with his paw wherever you point to or whatever you hold out, jump, lie down, roll over, bang (play dead), and spin. He also learned Knuckle Touch in about, 2-3 minutes last night! (I held out my fist and he tapped it with his paw) Does anybody know how I can teach him this? It doesn't need to be fast, but I want him to understand, and I know it'll take some time, but does anybody have some tips to teach him how to speak fast enough? I make him sit or lie down and say speak, but he doesn't do it unless he hears the dog barking sound effect on youtube. >:/
@jesus lol that made me laugh at first, but not the answer I was looking for xD

• ANSWER:
  It sounds like to me the dog may already knows how to bark on command and just is being hard. your doing real good with the training. I must say you right on about the poodles I have three and one of them will sneeze on command / i say are you sick and need a treat and she will sneeze also i can say to her she is faking sick and she will sneeze. I have a red nose pit that wouldn't Speak for anything and i tryed so many things nothing seemed to work and i was giving up. I told the dog fine don't talk to me I don't want to hear your pretty little voice anyway and the damn dog barked at me and still to this day wont shut up! I love him so much but he can be so aggravating. Ill be sleeping and if his old ass needs to go out he comes to my face while im asleep and barks loudly, ill have dog lips and slobber on my face. sorry for not giving a direct answer

QUESTION:
I need a title for a story i wrote about a vet?
idc if you think its good or not i just need a title and give me a break im 11

I was standing at the doors entrance totally prepared to rush the abused dog to the operating room. Over one hundred animals were rushed in. I saw her coming on the stretcher; she was badly cut and emaciated, barley clinging to life. (2) I quickly anesthetized her, making sure it was done expeditiously. It was fastidious that I administer an IV, without it she wouldn’t live. I desperately wanted to save her, but to be honest I didn’t know if I could. (1). I felt apathy to the other animals coming in from the same abusive owner. I was determined to save this one. I could smell the stagnant stench of all the animals coming in. I reached the operating room and hooked her up to the heart rate monitor. When her heart rate started to increase in speed I knew I had to work fast. I paged other veterinarians on the staff and they all came running, however, only a few could come because there were so many animals. (3). Her tan fur was stained with fresh blood. She was the animal in the worst condition so she should have come first and foremost to every member of the staff.
I was irresolute to where to begin; there were so many wounds and gashes. of us spoke in a laconic way, the more efficient the better. We began stitching all the gashes, and refilling the IV. My heart began to degenerate as I watch her life slip before my eyes as if it was my own. The room started to blur before I realized it was the tears in my eyes fogging my vision. The constant beeping stopped, ending with a long drone; Everything was quiet. Unless she was dead for ten minutes, I promised myself I wouldn’t give up. (4) I stared straight into her closed eyes. Then the beeping started again and with nothing but a sigh of relief we began again.
After the operation we cloistered her in a comfortable cage to give her a few hours to recover. The cage gave her a refuge; a safe feeling so when she wakes up she will know she can just rest. I filled out the metal nameplate on he cage. It read “lucky”. Yes, not original, but definitely true.
I went and helped with the other animals. It was my job to take them back to the recovery cages. One seemed as if it had claustrophobia; it would to anything to get out of the small cage. I simply upbraided it and the trouble was stopped. Each time I dropped an animal off there I checked on Lucky, in two weeks she was ready to get up and move around a little, her fur was still stained with blood; therefore it was time for her to get a bath.
I ascended her up into the bath. During the entire thing not once did I have to repress her from getting out, as I have to for most animals. Lucky, who was a very special dog, seemed to know I was there to help so she trusted me. (7) I rewarded her from her decorum with a treat and went home fugitively with her in the back seat of my car; I was going to foster her until she was ready for adoption. It was a mutinous decision, as I hadn’t notified anyone of my doings.
I woke up the next morning from a high-pitched barking sound. But it wasn’t just one bark, it sounded like multiple dogs. I ran downstairs and there was lucky, with four puppies lying by her side, eyes still closed. They all whimpered as I stood there in shock. One of them whined so loudly I thought something was wrong with it, but Lucky just placated and pulled him closer to her. I immediately noticed one puppy; it was so tiny, no bigger then the size of a hamster. It was barley breathing so I rushed over to it, Lucky must have known I was trying to help because she let me take her puppy away. I left Lucky with her other puppies and rushed to the vet office. Without delay, they set her up on oxygen and fed her through a feeding tube. The puppy was too far-gone though. I had no idea how Lucky would react when she realized her little puppy was dead. (6)
The puppy was going to die no matter what the staff did. She was in an indignant, even destitute condition. I took her back home to Lucky and let her lay beside her so they could spend their last moments together. When the puppy finally took its last breath, Lucky had a grievous looking face. She lay there with it for hours before I finally took it away from her. I decided the rest of the puppies would go to the shelter when they were old enough. (5) In a furtive way I took time to exam each puppy, all of them seemed to be doing well. I needed no regimen; Lucky had her own. As the puppies grew bigger it seemed there was a teeming amount of them. They would constantly jump and break things, not to mention accidents in the house.
When they were close to eight weeks old I decided it was best to put them up for adoption. I took them back to she shelter and filled out their forms to live at the shelter until adoption from other individuals. I also filled out one more form, my adoption form for Lucky.

• ANSWER:
  can someone answer mine???

  http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AmqnLSSJsqcR_bCt9o1ZYbHsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20100120173010AAC6ZD9

QUESTION:
My neighbors dogs bark ALL the time What can we do ?
We have tried talking to the neighbors nicely we have tried ignoring it..they have 3 great danes..Im sick of it what can we do to make it stop is there something legally we can do. id rather set something up to make them stop. we have tried those things that put off high sounds when they bark, and it didn't work.. i need something that will make the dogs ears hurt so they will shut up and go back inside. 4 years of listening to them bark all the time.. Im over it..any advice would be helpful

• ANSWER:
  You need to file complaint with the local officials. Eventually they have to do something about it. I would call animal control and see the town administrator what kind of actions would you be able to take.

  I found this "Bark Control Device" website, the reviews are pretty good, take a look at it. It might work for you guys.

  http://www.petmarket.com/bark-control-c-1625.html

QUESTION:
good breeds of dogs or mixes?
im looking for a very good mix of dog. i have a very difficult list of needs in a dog. the mix has to have the following:
1. it cant be a super small dog like a yorkie or pug because i need something that my children can rough around slighty and play with.

2. it needs to have guard dog instincts. i go for a daily run and i would like it to be able to protect me and at home to warn me of intruders.

3. it can not bark all the time. while i realize all dogs do some breeds are known for the incessant barking.

4. it needs to be cute. that sounds bad but i dont want one like a rottweiler that looks mean all the time.

5. it is an absoutlute must that it gets along with cats and small children.

i am planning on getting it as a puppy if that helps at all. and if you find a regular breed that fits these rquierments then it doesn't have to be a mix. it just seemed like a mix would be easier to meet the standards/
also it cannot be lazy. i need an active dog to run and play with. people mentioned mastiffs but they are known for their laziness.

• ANSWER:
  What about the GSD, most are very good with children and other pets, you would just have to carefully check out the parents, they also enjoy running and playing. Very good guard dogs, but most are not vicious

QUESTION:
A sound made by a barking dog.?
I need a 6 letter word for A sound made by a barking dog

• ANSWER:
  "OORRFF!"

  Before I read the fine print, I gave your question some thought. My real answer is:

  "Well, take the sound of a pile of bricks collapsing, add the sound of a screaming baby on the bus seat in front of you and throw in a stopwatch for perfect, incessant timing for one full hour and you pretty much have it."

QUESTION:
our dachshund freaks out when it sees other dogs? what can we do?
I know dachshunds are barkers, but our mini dachshund (1 year and a few months old) loves certain dogs and certain friends of ours. When she sees dogs that she does not know or people that she does not know, she absolutely freaks out and starts barking and yelping...it almost sounds like she is being attacked and hurt. Any dachshund owners experience this as well??? any advice? it is really embarassing and we need to get her to stop. thanks.

• ANSWER:
  Find a local dog obedience trainer who has group classes. Explain your situation, and maybe he can help you. Our local guy has doggy daycare and I'm sure he would let you have some one on one lessons there while all the dogs are there, too. Your dog needs socialized.

QUESTION:
Barking scares my Neapolitan puppy, How to stop this?
I recently got a Neapolitan puppy and he is the sweetest thing in the world, the only thing is---the sound of other dogs barking scares the crap out of him. I cant take him outside to go to the bathroom if there is another dog barking in the neighborhood, and if he sees somewhere to run and hide he will and then it takes quite a while to get him out of wherever he is. I had to drag him out from under my car last night in the rain...not fun. He goes everywhere with me so he is well socialized but it never seems to get better. I dont want him to become a fear-agressive dog and I really want him to get over this fear of his. He is only 10 weeks, we got him at 7 weeks and he has done it since day one. I cant imagine that anything happened to him as a puppy to cause this, the breeder was very good and I never got any bad feeling around his dogs or his kennel at all. I just need some advice on how to curb this behavior before it becomes a permanent thing.

• ANSWER:
  What you are describing sounds like a genetic issue. The puppy has genetically bad nerves and they will not get any better with exposure and socialization, if anything, they will get worse!! This is not the type of dog to own with weak nerves, not at his size and strength when he matures and as you mentioned you are looking at a future fear biter because that is what happens to dogs like that.
  Take the dog back to the breeder and demand a full refund and look for another breeder that you can purchase a puppy from. Remember, we are talking about a HUGE dog that will become a HUGE responsibility if not genetically sound. Please, do not listen to others who will tell you to give him chance and he may outgrow this problem because he will not.
  Take care!!

QUESTION:
Need Translation from English to Spanish, please help?
i need to write a letter that's says
hello I do not wish to upset you but i can not sleep at night because your dog barks so load that it sounds like its inside my house. I get up at 4am and find it very hard to sleep at night. if there is anything you can do to keep him from barking after 10pm it would be greatly appreciated
thank you
thank you so much guys! this means a lot to me !

• ANSWER:
  Hola,
  Yo no quiero molestarte, pero yo no puedo dormir durante el noche porque su perro grita mucho. Yo me despierto a 4 en la manana y es muy dificil para dormir. Puede hacer algo?
  Gracias.

  Literally: Hi, I don't wish to bother you, but I can't sleep during the night because your dog barks a lot. I get up at 4 AM and it's very hard to sleep. Can you do something?
  Thanks.

  The one above me seems better.

QUESTION:
what is the best pet bird for me i need a bird that doesnt make a lot of sound and is easy to take care of?
my dogs will bark at a loud sound from a bird and my dad said i could get a bird if it wont drive the dogs crazy and i need one that is not very big so plz help as fast as you can HELP PLZ

• ANSWER:
  What are you wanting out of a bird other than small and relatively quiet? Do you want a cage pet that you don't really have a lot of interaction with other than feeding and cleaning the cage? If so I would recommend a pair of finches (they need to be kept in 2's or more to do well) If you want a bird you can interact with more but is still quiet, but don't plan on trying to teach it to talk then you could consider a diamond or ring neck dove. Both can be hand tamed and kept as solo pets if you plan to interact with them or if you prefer them as cage only pets the can be kept in pairs. If you would like a bird that is more interactive and could possible learn to talk but will be a bit louder then I would recommend a budgie or a cockatiel. Both will occasionally have noisy outbursts but are fairly quiet and are much quieter than most other parrot species.

QUESTION:
can babies hear ultrasonic sounds?
we need our dog to stop barking when at home. we dont want to zap the poor bugger, if we get a collar that emits a ultrasonic sound when he barks to put him off, will our baby be able to hear it? gracias

• ANSWER:
  No. Assuming the collar emits sounds above about 20kHz, he/she won't hear a thing. Babies wouldn't have much fun during scans otherwise!

QUESTION:
New puppy barking & jumping against doors at night? Need a solution quickly?
I picked up an 9 week old labrador two days ago.

I live in a small semi detached house, I don't think the walls are too well insulated for sound because sometimes I can hear my neighbours running up the stairs and slamming doors.

On the first night he started barking as soon as I went to bed. So I ended up sleeping beside him to calm him down.

Last night he was quiet until 4am. Then he started jumping against the door of the room where he is kept and barking and crying really loudly. My neighbours have a newborn baby so I tried to shut him up by coming down every time he barked, shouting at him and giving him a push or a tiny slap on the nose. This was no good and I ended up coming down every fews minutes so it was very frustrating. I ended up sleeping beside him once more so he would calm down.

Tonight will be the third night. It is raining outside at the moment. For the last hour any time he barks I have been picking him up, given him a stern shout not to do it then put him outside in the rain for a few minutes and let him in once he stops barking

My original tactic was to let him bark his little head off for the first few nights until he tired himself out and not to come downstairs to him until I got up for work. But I live with a person who was completely against getting a dog and they are making my life hell that the dog is barking and I am worried my neighbours are probably going mental with the dog barking and waking up their baby.

Will putting him outside the house everytime he barks actually work? After doing it 5 times already tonight he is quiet but he'll probably wake up in a few more hours and start barking again.

Is it safe to put a 9 week old puppy out in the rain for 2 minute intervals? I dry him off each time I bring him in.

Does anyone have any solutions?

• ANSWER:
  train him

QUESTION:
stop my dog from barking..?
attention dog experts out there..i need your help to stop my dog from barking..
i've tried squirting him with water but he seems to enjoy the water and tries catching it with his mouth..
i've tried the electric bark collar..it worked for the first few months but after a while it only agitated him more thus making him bark even harder..
i take him out for his walks everyday for an hour of solid walking..but he still barks..
i don't really know what triggers his barking..i think its the random sounds that he hears on the other side of the fence, he just goes crazy..
he doesn't bark on our walks..i think that's the only time he's actually well behaved..he's good with people and other dogs..so i don't understand why he's barking..
i don't want to have to get his vocal cords done or surrender him to the pound..
please help me...

• ANSWER:
  Barking is extremely annoying and most dogs will bark if they hear noises they do not anticipate. If you find that your dog is barking a lot at sounds that are unfamiliar to him, he maybe scared of specific sounds.

  One option is if you are at home, quickly distract him with a toy, or by placing pennies in a soda can and shaking them.

  Barking can be very frustrating, do not have his vocal cords cut that is extremely bad idea and it is not good for your dog it is inhumane.

QUESTION:
how do i know if i need antibiotics?
how do i know if its an infection or just a cold?

i've been consistenly sick for almost a week and a half. i have a bad cough. and i cough more when i'm tired. and it sounds like some odd dog barking.sometimes my chest iches. like on the inside. and i feel like someone is sitting on me.

what does this mean?
obviously i cant go to the docter today. and it not geting worse or better.

• ANSWER:
  As long as you're not running a fever, having shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, coughing up large amounts of phlegm, it sounds like a virus. If it persists for another few days, then maybe. Another thing to consider, is anyone else in your life sick with similar symptoms? If it is in fact a virus the doctor wouldn't be able to help you. You'll just have to let it run it's course, and treat symptoms. (Tylenol for fever, etc.)

QUESTION:
Do I need to look out the window each time my dog barks?
I am paranoid and freak out whenever my dog barks. My family assures me to relax and stop freaking out about any sound. But I cannot help it. I always have a feeling that something bad will happen and I want my family to be SAFE and PROTECTED. What should I do?

• ANSWER:
  Well, I'm not sure. My dog at my dad's house barks whenever she hears barking from the tv in our house or whenever someones pulling up in our driveway. And my other dog barks when she hears someone at the door or sometimes in her sleep.

QUESTION:
HELP! The dog across the street sounds distressed!!!!?
It's been raining on and off for the last hour. I went outside about 10-15 min. ago to cover up some boxes and heard him/her. I opened up a window when I came back inside and haven't heard him/her stop whining and/or barking since. He/she is yelping in way that makes it sound like there are two dogs over there. But there's only one dog. I assume he/she is REALLY trying to get thier attention and I want to help! Does the dog even need help? I don't know if they usually keep the dog inside when they go to bed, but I have heard him/her bark late at night (usually barking at any/everything). It seems that at sme point, the dog gets let in on those nights, but I can't be too sure.

I don't know the people and I don't want to upset anyone. I almost want to go look over the fence to see if the dog has shelter. I don't want to knock on doors at this hour, but might consider it if the dog had no shelter and it started raining again... S#it!

• ANSWER:
  ...put a BIG note on their front door ! (and) ...if the dog is in need of help... call Animal Control and report the incident(s)