Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: barking dogs

[Elizabeth Magill (pastorlizm]

Oops, I meant to add that I also found/google circumstances where the
*neighbor* is who got the hidden dog noise tool for their house.
Its a thing that hears the bark and makes a noise the dog doesn't like.

-Liz

On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 9:07 AM, Elizabeth Magill <pastorlizm [at] gmail.com> 
wrote:
> I think it is reasonable to set a time frame for the barking to be
> resolved and if it is not resolved in that time frame then from then
> on
> the dog must not be outside or on the balcony when the owner is not there.
>
> Just like outside of cohousing, if a dog is a problem I'd engage
> animal control for help after I had directly addressed it with the dog
> owner.
> My cursory googling suggest that some animal control agencies will be
> helpful and others will not, depending on your local law.
>
> Liz
> www.mosaic-commons.org
> Berlin, MA.
> Where we are just about to approve a dog team mandate so we can
> resolve other dog related issues.
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 5:22 PM, KAREN A CARLSON <kcarlson2 [at] wisc.edu> 
> wrote:
>> Some dogs respond to a bark collar.  These are sound activated and spray a 
>> little spray of citronella--harmless but not to dogs' liking.  First time I 
>> tried on my  beagle-terrier of years past, I went out the door and when I 
>> returned, he was barking in a whisper. Really. When a second dog sometimes 
>> joined us, I put the collar near the door (that's where they barked) on a 
>> little upside-down can and they both stopped barking. Doesn't always work, 
>> esp if the dog has a long neck or very thick fur.  Collar isn't expensive 
>> but if they're out on a balcony, probably need one for each dog.  Good luck
>>
>>
>> Karen Carlson
>>
>> Arboretum Co-housing
>>
>> Madison, Wi
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Cohousing-L <cohousing-l-bounces+kcarlson2=wisc.edu [at] 
>> cohousing.org> on behalf of Diane <dianeclaire [at] gmail.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 4:11 PM
>> To: Cohousing-L
>> Subject: Re: [C-L]_ barking dogs
>>
>> Hi Rita,
>> If you get any good suggestions, please pass them along.  We have a problem
>> with barking dogs too and we don't know how to solve it.  Consultants and
>> dog trainers don't seem to be any help at all.  What has helped is that the
>> dogs have gone to Europe for a year with their owner who is on sabbatic
>> leave.  But that will only work for a year and it is not a solution that is
>> easy to replicate.
>>
>> Diane at Cambridge Cohousing
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 11:49 AM, Rita Bullinger <ritabullinger [at] 
>> gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi, I live in a small urban co-housing community and my neighbor across the
>>> courtyard has two dogs that bark.
>>> She keeps them on her balcony and she has tried to work with a dog
>>> consultant to help with the barking, but I'm not sure it works.
>>> I keep my doors and windows open when the weather is nice -- helps me feel
>>> closer to nature! -- and I really resent the barking.
>>> Have you all any suggestions? She's a wonderful member of our community and
>>> I don't know how to work through this as she has been defensive when others
>>> have spoken to her about the barking. And she has tried to address it.
>>> Thanks! I'd love to hear any thoughts online here.
>>>
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> -Liz
> (The Rev.) Elizabeth M. Magill
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-- 
-Liz
(The Rev.) Elizabeth M. Magill
Minister to the Affiliates, Ecclesia Ministries
www.ecclesiaministriesmission.org
www.mosaic-commons.org
508-450-0431