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14/06/2008, 20:59 Bluebell Joined on 18/05/2008 Posts 12 Re: Barking dogs again! Thanks Clair, this is exactly the one I've got.  The dog in question is quite small (but incredibly loud!) so I wouldn't know if it worked on big dogs.  As I use it from the attic window I can testify that it works over quite a distance.   I wouldn't think I've used it more than five or six times over a couple of weeks and it has solved the problem.  And as for not stressing, it's more a question of being totally unable to think after a few hours of frantic yapping in the garden outside.    Report

14/06/2008, 21:00 Bluebell Joined on 18/05/2008 Posts 12 Re: Barking dogs again! I just thought - did woolybanana'sbrother remember to put the battery in?    Report

14/06/2008, 21:03 wiskersnatch Joined on 13/06/2008 Posts 48 Re: Barking dogs again!  Bluebell wrote: Thanks Clair, this is exactly the one I've got.  The dog in question is quite small (but incredibly loud!) so I wouldn't know if it worked on big dogs.  As I use it from the attic window I can testify that it works over quite a distance.   I wouldn't think I've used it more than five or six times over a couple of weeks and it has solved the problem.  And as for not stressing, it's more a question of being totally unable to think after a few hours of frantic yapping in the garden outside.   I know.  Forgive me, having just re-read my reply it does sound patronising. Sorry.  I hope the device does the trick for you.  I was just trying to point out that here people tend to think of a shouty dog as normal (I disagree but they do).   Take care   CY When one man suffers delusion it is called insanity, when a group of men suffer delusion it is called religeon.    Report

14/06/2008, 21:12 Bluebell Joined on 18/05/2008 Posts 12 Re: Barking dogs again! Wiskersnatch, I agree with every word you said.  And I love the sound of cockerals (our neighbour has them and they are so beautiful) and to me the sound of the frogs is the sound of exotic places.    Report

14/06/2008, 21:36 woolybanana'sbrother Joined on 18/01/2008 Posts 1,321 Re: Barking dogs again!  Bluebell wrote: Wiskersnatch, I agree with every word you said.  And I love the sound of cockerals (our neighbour has them and they are so beautiful) and to me the sound of the frogs is the sound of exotic places. You mean it works on cockerills and frogs. Frith, if it works on a yapping MIL I am in paradise. Do not try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.    Report

15/06/2008, 10:45 Bluebell Joined on 18/05/2008 Posts 12 Re: Barking dogs again! Can you tell me what an MIL is if it isn't too rude! I've never thought to try the zapper on the cockerels or the pigeon coo-cooing just above my window, but it might be interesting to see what happens, although I really wouldn't like to disturb any of the wildlife.  It's like a aviary in my garden.  And it's still a novelty being able to see and hear animals from my windows. I'll never get tired of the cows and the sheep, and the donkeys up the lane.  BTW the llamas, emus and buffalo are really quiet!    Report

15/06/2008, 11:00 woolybanana'sbrother Joined on 18/01/2008 Posts 1,321 Re: Barking dogs again! MIL = mother in law. I agree about Nature's sounds but don't think that covers dogs barking non-stop which is unnatural and indicates a troubled animal (and owner?). Exceptionally however, there is a cuckoo that starts off as soon as dawn begins to break, right outside my bedroom apparently. Him or her I would like to zap and hope it dropped a hint about relocating. Do not try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.    Report

15/06/2008, 12:21 Bluebell Joined on 18/05/2008 Posts 12 Re: Barking dogs again!   I heard that cuckoos depart in July or August so perhaps it'll be gone soon. We had a family of housemartins nesting above our bedroom window and for a short while there was a carcophony at 5 am every morning but after a very short time the young must have flown and it's quiet again.  Do housemartins have more than one brood a year?    Report

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