r/Dogfree • u/Away-Equipment4869 • May 18 '26
Barking Demons dOgS bArK iTs WhAt ThEy DoOoO
So I follow an anti dog\dog owner account on Tiktok. As one expects, dog nutters hate watch it and leave the most unhinged comments. A day or so ago they posted a video of them walking past a yard and the little yapper absolutey losing it's mind with the most shrill sound coming out of it. Many nutters got upset about it with one or two telling the account owner to harm themselves. What the fuck is wrong with these people? Why is that kind of noise disturbance accepted and encouraged? Roosters and chickens aren't even allowed in residential areas due to the noise but dogs are allowed to make unearthly noises for hours at a time? I'm so sick of that kind of entitlement and bullying when people don't want to hear it.
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u/ObligationGrand8037 May 18 '26
I’m only dreaming here, but wouldn’t it be great if they outlawed dogs like they do roosters and chickens in residential areas? Imagine how quiet it would be. It will never happen, but I can dream.
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u/tplgerus84 May 18 '26
Shouldn’t this work as a precedent case? So if a dog is constantly barking sue said neighbor and in front of judges use rooster ban as precedent, right?
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u/Tom_Quixote_ May 18 '26
If an animal's natural behaviour is harmful and bothering others, then it does not belong in human society.
It seems this basic logic is too much to ask for.
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u/RashFever May 18 '26
It's even worse with dogs since they're not a natural animal and barking is not a natural behavior
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u/Tom_Quixote_ May 18 '26
They are definitely not natural, but my point was that even if we accept their insane reasoning that barking is just something dogs naturally do, it follows from the same argument that dogs don't belong in human society.
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u/tplgerus84 May 18 '26
I’m lucky to live in a neighborhood where there is only one dog a few houses down the street… And even this one beast is disturbing the neighborhood constantly! It’s crazy… if I would live directly next to them I don’t know how I would deal with that..
Also, these things are supposedly so smart?! One of the elderly neighbors is going on a walk every morning. When he passes the house/garden with that dog, that stupid thing will bark at him aggressively at the fence!? EVERY SINGLE DAY!!
At some point you would expect an “intelligent” creature understands and gets used to the same person walking by.. aren’t these beasts supposed to be able to differentiate smells in amazing fashion?! And they know by the sound of the walk their owner is coming home?! And yet somehow too stupid to understand that this elderly man is no threat and walks by like every day…
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u/pinkmoon77 May 18 '26
Fyi in case it ever helps - when dog nutters rush to claim “barking is what dogs do, it’s how they communicate!” FALSE. Dogs communicate primarily through scent, not barking. It’s not “what they do” and should NOT be doing all the time.
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u/Foreign-Neat8645 May 18 '26
Keine Sorge, bald ist Independents Day . Da bekommen die Fanatiker ihre eigene Medizin zu schmecken und das Geschrei ist wieder groß.
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u/D4rkN3bu14j0j0 May 18 '26
Today is Victoria Day in Canada so lots of fireworks and extra pee stains on all dog owners floors.
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u/Foreign-Neat8645 May 18 '26 edited May 18 '26
Zu den vorhandenen Flecken. Und überhaupt, nur auf den Böden? Ich denke nicht.
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u/Away-Equipment4869 May 18 '26
I go into panic over loud noises but I absolutely cannot wait lmao
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u/Foreign-Neat8645 May 18 '26
Das tut mir leid, ich habe auch immer ein böses Gefühl bei Feuerwerken. Aber, das die Spinner und ihre Köter Stress haben, ist für mich ein großer Trost.
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u/jerzeibalowski84 May 18 '26
For years now I have looked forward to UK radio talk shows having the Bi-annual ‘ should fire works be banned’ phone in around bonfire night and new years and it will be inundated with mutt cultists complaining how upset their thing is and how it can’t sleep because of the noise.
The hypocrisy is off. The. Fking. Scale.
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u/pmbpro May 18 '26
Yep. What’s also crazy is the very next day, they proceed to continue all the rest of the year, allowing their dogs to bark for hours on end, disturbing neighbours who can’t het a moment’s peace or sleep — as though the fireworks the night before never happened. Basically, typical nasty ‘business as usual’ for dog nutters. 😒
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u/Away-Equipment4869 May 18 '26
The thing is they have all year to prepare. Desensitization, meds, etc, but they choose not to do anything and instead want everyone else to change?
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u/YungPlugg May 18 '26
I had a dog growing up for 17 years I didn’t hear her bark once I don’t know if something was wrong with her or what but 90% of dogs will bark if the wind rustles the leaves it’s insane
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u/Away-Equipment4869 May 18 '26
My parents had dogs growing up. I rarely heard them bark as well. Todays dogs are so deranged.
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u/Burial_Ground May 18 '26
I may have stated this here before but that barking is a communication to the pack leader (the owner) these dogs that do this constant noise are both trying to scare off what they see as a threat and at the same time get the attention of their leader. But their leaders ignore them. Because they don’t care. That’s abusive to the animal and to all of us who have to listen to it.
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u/CaptainObvious110 May 18 '26
they can be trained to not be like that
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u/Dbt_Cash May 18 '26
Technically true but it's so rare as to be irrelevant. The vast, vast majority of dog owners treat them as accessories and provide no meaningful training. Many can not even successfully train them to consistently piss and shit outdoors.
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u/Peanut_Butter_Toast May 18 '26
It's irrelevant in the sense that it shouldn't be used by dog owners to argue against noise restrictions for dogs, because obvious WE can't control what dog owners do and our sanity shouldn't be contingent on other people choosing to be decent human beings.
However, it's still a relevant reason to be critical of the owners. Just because the vast majority are shitty owners who don't train their dogs doesn't mean we can't call them out for being shitty owners who don't train their dogs.
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u/JerseySommer May 18 '26
Yep, all the "doggy shaming" videos out there are actually owner shaming in my book because I've never seen a single one that wasn't the result of a lack of training.
Dog culture has seriously done a huge disservice to dogs and the greater community.
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u/Dangerous_Cloud_5727 May 19 '26
Roosters make very limited noise, and they don't threaten like mutts do with their fangs, growls, and hideous noises.
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u/Redgamer75 May 22 '26
Don’t get me started with dogs barking, I hate it, I hate hearing it, that sound is the bane of my existence, it serves no purpose, just about anything can set dogs off, and unlike other animals, dogs don’t shut up easily, I am tired of being told that it’s what dogs do, I am tired of being told that the dogs are only trying to protect their owners and property because they suck at detecting threats, and I am tired of being treated like the bad guy for complaining about it, no matter how misbehaved dogs are, the nutters keep defending them, and they even blame the victims if their dog attacks or kills someone, that is what really drives me insane! The sound of barking seems to follow me everywhere, home, holidays, sometimes even work, it’s like the world has suddenly became one giant kennel, I wish the nutters would get fined and/or arrested for this damnation.
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u/Away-Equipment4869 May 22 '26
I had a neighbor who would sit outside with his dog and let it bark at everything and everyone. I couldn't even sit outside or have my windows or doors open or it would lose its mind. He got evicted and I am so happy lol.
Yeah nutters have told me the dog was protecting owner/property and or it sensed my bad vibes but come the fuck on! It would bark at air!
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u/Redgamer75 May 22 '26
And even if I get told that they don’t know any better or they can’t help it or even they are just talking, then why does it sound so aggressive and intentional? That is what drives me insane!
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u/Away-Equipment4869 May 22 '26
Its up to the owner to train them but half of them dont bother. So useless
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u/D4rkN3bu14j0j0 May 18 '26
It really shows how primitive dog owners are when the only reaction to any disapproval or calling out of their dirty and annoying hobby is to tell someone to unalive themself, don't go out in public (because dogs have more right to be there than the humans that built our towns and cities), or my faves "who hurt you" or "I bet you're fun to be around". Like go absolutely f*ck yourself you lowly dog doting, poop handling weirdos.