Wicked Attitude

See this ugly piece o’ crap? It’s called the PetSafe Outdoor Ultrasonic Bark Deterrent. We got this to deter the yap happy Sheltie next door from barking at everything. (You know…birds, people passing by, clouds forming, dust settling, trees falling in forests in Brazil) We aimed it at the offenders porch (which is 15 ft away…WELL within the 50 yd radius it claims it works within) and tried it on every level of sensitivity and nothing. I was tricked the first day into thinking it was working but she must’ve been reacting to something else. Figures.

Sheltie temperment + irresponsible owner = bad neighbor relations and this was our last hope before complaining to the association. I don’t want to be one of THOSE people but we’re both not even able to relax in our own home anymore. I am keeping it in case we get another small dog and it will hopefully work in that instance during training because unlike our rude neighbor we want to be responsible. But for crazy eyed demon dogs who are starved for attention even if it’s bad, it does nothing. (But then again the dog is locked up for 10-12 hours a day during the week) Some people claim it works for them and maybe it does for some but it didn’t for us.

The dog is attacking the door as I type and the owner does nothing. I wonder, is there some kind of shock collar or corrective device I can put on the owner to make her get off her lazy ass and be a responsible dog owner?? I’ve had dreams where I’m tazing her (owner)…is that bad?