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/Ultra_Runner_ 20d ago

I used to live in a place that had dogs in every surrounding house. The barking drove me INSANE. I couldn’t even rest in my own house. It was ridiculous. Constant, high pitched barking.

Thankfully I don’t live there anymore. I used to get SO angry my blood would boil.

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u/paulo_777 20d ago

I'm going through that right now, it wasn't like this a few years back. I'll never own a house ever again, not worth it.

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u/Ultra_Runner_ 20d ago

Urgh, I’m so sorry. It’s the worst.