are muzzles a good way to keep dogs quiet?

[Kaido]

my sister bought a sheltie a year or two again and it drives me nuts. it'll start barking at 2am in the morning if someone walks by the house. it'll bark non-stop if someone is playing in the field. I have a pet store nearby; is a muzzle the best way to keep him quiet?

 

[Queasy]

They make these collars that give a little shock when a dog barks. Be warned though...some dogs are too stupid to get the concept.

 

[toekramp]

chocolate helps quiet them down

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Queasy
They make these collars that give a little shock when a dog barks. Be warned though...some dogs are too stupid to get the concept.

yup, we tried that. not only did it not work, he ate the collar.

 

[3chordcharlie]

muzzles are a useful tool, but you'll need to read up on training methods, and be prepared to spend some time training the dog with the muzzle; simply muzzling it all night (if that's your plan) won't necessarily prevent it from being noisy, and won't 'cure' the problem.

 

[Cal166]

mMmMm dog meat..

 

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: Queasy
They make these collars that give a little shock when a dog barks. Be warned though...some dogs are too stupid to get the concept.

yup, we tried that. not only did it not work, he ate the collar.

rofl

It's a good thing I just swallowed my coffee or else I'd need a new monitor.

 

[sparkyclarky]

Originally posted by: Queasy
They make these collars that give a little shock when a dog barks. Be warned though...some dogs are too stupid to get the concept.

Those are a bit cruel as I'd imagine that barking is a general defense mechanism for a dog. I'd go with what my folks have. They have a shock collar that is operated via remote. This allows you to warn the dog before hand/train them not to bark/run away in certain situations, but allows the dog to bark when you're not around/when it is appropriate for the dog to do so.

 

[fbrdphreak]

Yeah, its called a barking collar.
There's a dog two houses over from me & my gf's new condo, barks damn constantly and supposedly they're doing something about it according to our new neighbor. well, we're buying a damn big-ass dog whistle and teaching it who is the fvcking boss :|

 

[mpitts]

Originally posted by: fbrdphreak
Yeah, its called a barking collar.
There's a dog two houses over from me & my gf's new condo, barks damn constantly and supposedly they're doing something about it according to our new neighbor. well, we're buying a damn big-ass dog whistle and teaching it who is the fvcking boss :|

Doesn't a dog whistle just make a dog bark and howl more?

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: 3chordcharlie
muzzles are a useful tool, but you'll need to read up on training methods, and be prepared to spend some time training the dog with the muzzle; simply muzzling it all night (if that's your plan) won't necessarily prevent it from being noisy, and won't 'cure' the problem.

this dog doesn't learn. he ate a lot of sock heels when he was a puppy; he still does and wonder why he doesn't feel good until he has a bowel movement. I don't want to cure the problem, I just want to stop the barking! he can growl all he wants. the trouble is, his bark is really high-pitched and I can hear him from the basement. so if he wants to make other noise, that's fine.

 

[shimsham]

try a milk jug with some pennies in it to rattle when he barks or some similar type of noise maker. something to divert its attention. ive never tried it, as our dog rarely barks, but i read it in a brochure the shelter gave us when we adopted our dog.

one of our friends has some type of little yapper and she tried a high pitched remote type of thing that only dogs can hear. it worked for a while, but they just got used to when it was used all the time.

 

[Kaido]

just called the pet store. $10 will fix my problem

 

[aircooled]

just the right 'water'

 

[Wadded Beef]

it works on co-workers too

 

[Rhin0]

Originally posted by: toekramp
chocolate helps quiet them down

Have you ever even fed a dog chocolate? Probably not. I fed my dog half a bag of snickers and the thing lived to be 12 y/o.

Only think it will make them do is bark for more. This won't work

 

[Need4Speed]

Originally posted by: Rhin0

Originally posted by: toekramp
chocolate helps quiet them down

Have you ever even fed a dog chocolate? Probably not. I fed my dog half a bag of snickers and the thing lived to be 12 y/o.

Only think it will make them do is bark for more. This won't work

lol..yeah...my oldest golden once ate a 2lb bag of oero cookies..she is 13 now and showing no signs of slowing down

 

[Baked]

Duct Tape.

 

[thelanx]

Originally posted by: Rhin0

Originally posted by: toekramp
chocolate helps quiet them down

Have you ever even fed a dog chocolate? Probably not. I fed my dog half a bag of snickers and the thing lived to be 12 y/o.

Only think it will make them do is bark for more. This won't work

I don't think it was meant to work in the way the OP wanted it to lol.

Superglue his mouth shut.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: Rhin0

Originally posted by: toekramp
chocolate helps quiet them down

Have you ever even fed a dog chocolate? Probably not. I fed my dog half a bag of snickers and the thing lived to be 12 y/o.

Only think it will make them do is bark for more. This won't work

i think you missed the point.

 

[hg321]

Originally posted by: aircooled
just the right 'water'

is there anything your cat can't do??

 

[chrisms]

My parent's dog was debarked at a young age. I don't know if you can do it with older dogs, but it is very nice. She can still get her point across by barking, but it is a quiet bark that doesn't hurt the ears.

 

[sixone]

Originally posted by: aircooled
just the right 'water'

ROFLMAO

 

[JOJOBEAN]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: 3chordcharlie
muzzles are a useful tool, but you'll need to read up on training methods, and be prepared to spend some time training the dog with the muzzle; simply muzzling it all night (if that's your plan) won't necessarily prevent it from being noisy, and won't 'cure' the problem.

this dog doesn't learn. he ate a lot of sock heels when he was a puppy; he still does and wonder why he doesn't feel good until he has a bowel movement. I don't want to cure the problem, I just want to stop the barking! he can growl all he wants. the trouble is, his bark is really high-pitched and I can hear him from the basement. so if he wants to make other noise, that's fine.

i would consider taking that dog out back and doing what they did in ole yeller. Im not very tolerant of dumb dogs. If it is not useful its not worth keeping.

 

[aircooled]

no

Originally posted by: hg321

Originally posted by: aircooled
just the right 'water'

is there anything your cat can't do??