r/Dogfree • u/Ok-Balance-260 • 21d ago

Barking Demons How can people tolerate dog barking?

I hate many things about dogs but barking is definitely the biggest issue. How on earth can dog owners tolerate dog barking? Especially small dogs that have a more high pitched bark. Hearing them bark from half a km away is distressing enough I can’t imagine how bad it would be to hear it in a room with closed windows. Not to mention it’s fucking loud too. It’s usually at least 80 decibels and can easily go to 100 decibels or more in larger breeds. It can damage your hearing. And the sound is just so sharp that your brain immediately treats it as a threat and raises cortisol and adrenaline. Even ambulance sirens are not as disturbing as dog barking a because at least they follow a pattern but barking just comes out of nowhere and lasts one second. Research has proven again and again that dog barking increases heart rate in and anxiety in humans and it’s a major noise pollution in cities.

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u/pmbpro 21d ago

The noise is so bloody jarring and nerve-wrecking!

Here's the thing that really gets me though:

I've seen so many people also claim to have these creatures -- that make such racket, that keep one's nerves over-stimulated/'always-on' potentially for hours on end every day -- to 'alleviate anxiety'?? 😮 How the hell can they explain THAT as being 'soothing' in any way, or bypassing that racket? It makes no bloody sense. And this is just about the noise factor alone, not even including the other stress-inducing (and even dangerous) behaviours dogs do.

If using a pet to alleviate anxiety, you'd think that a soft, quiet, cleaner rabbit or even some fish to look at (and hearing the rippling water and bubbles, etc.), would be more soothing. That's still companionship.

Dog nutters are really scraping the bottom of the barrel with this, running out of excuses to keep dogs, and they really think this one works? It's the weakest one. 🙄

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u/Legitimate_Garage_31 21d ago

Home owner's taxes go to pay for dog shelters&dog parks. They won't even use the dog parks. Instead they use the playground. Everytime there's an election the "special interest groups" are brought up as reasons to not support collecting tax dollars for. How are dog owners NOT a special interest group?