Today, I bought a device that plays a high-pitched sound to teach my dog to quit barking. She's smart enough to learn that as long as she barks loud enough and long enough, she can't hear it. Quite the opposite effect to what I was anticipating. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I finally got the hearing aids that I've needed for years. My dog quickly learned that if he quietly sneaks up behind me and barks, it'll scare the hell out of me. It's now his favorite game. FML
Today, I bought a key finder that responds to loud, high-pitched, annoying tones. It beeps every time I talk. FML
Today, as a physics teacher, I was testing a class to see how high a sound frequency they could hear. One girl claimed she could hear the sound even though it was physically impossible. Without thinking, I replied "Only dogs can hear this frequency." Needless to say, she was picked on all day. FML
Today, I had a phone interview for a better position at work. I've been training my puppy recently not to bark. I put on dog-calming videos while she was in the kennel. During the interview, my neighbor's dog started barking and my dog immediately responded back. My boss ended the interview. FML
Today, I got several noise complaints from various neighbours about my "dog that won't stop barking". I don't own a dog, my neighbour owns the noisy dog. She sent me a complaint as well. FML
Today, it seemed like my new boyfriend worked wonders training my puppy. Now she listens, doesn’t bark and doesn’t chew everything to bits anymore. I was very impressed, until my boyfriend told me beating a dog until it behaves works every time. My dog isn’t trained; she’s too terrified to move. FML
Today, our deaf old dog not only barks for no reason while lying comfortably on her dog bed, lacking for nothing, she now also barks in her sleep. And not those dreamy little yips either; full barks, loud enough to be heard in the next room. Which is where I sleep. FML
Today, while studying for an exam, the neighbor's chihuahua started barking outside. After a few seconds, my mom yelled out for me to stop laughing. She honestly thought the barking was my laughter. FML
Today, my girlfriend, who is a dog trainer, was telling me all about the techniques she uses at work. I commented on how the dogs must be stupid to fall for such simple tricks, to which she replied, "They worked on you." FML
Today, my dog is much too fond of barking at me loudly and at length for no reason. So is my girlfriend. FML
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Metallica36176 16
I would take it off. There are other ways to train your dog not to bark. You just need time to teach her.
fleur_de_fevrier_fml 23
Looks like your dog owned you
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Comments (107)
teechur 15
Haha! I used a citronella spray collar for my dog. He learned to modulate his voice just right so it wouldn't set it off. He would bark three times (which was the threshold) and then make these funny airy barks. I was recovering from a brain hemorrhage so that's why we needed something and I couldn't train him. It didn't work, so I just had to deal. I was amazed at his ingenuity, though.
GraceyBlueEyes 13
no the device was fine. often bark collars or the sonic systems op has just dont work. dogs learn how to deal with the punishment or work around them. they tend to me an expensive temporary fix. better using is as a very last resort.
senor_octubre 24
Buy some stuff called bitter apple spray. Whenever she barks just spray it in her mouth! We have two dogs and it only took a few times for us to spray them with it before they stopped barking:)
bleedingglitter 24
I can't stand when dogs bark so I own a cat.