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Loud Alarm..(they don't poop)

Group: alt.home.repair Date: Mon, Jun 18, 2007, 9:10pm From:
(Nancy*Young)
"john" wrote
I wanna get some powerful dog alarm that only dogs can hear..this way
he'll think twice about hopping on my yard..something really
poweful..anybody know of any?
I can't believe people who let their dog just bark and bark. It's
friggin maddening. They do make alarms for barking dogs ... google on
bark stopper. I have no idea if they work and I hope I don't have reason
to find out for myself.
If they work, it would be worth every penny to me. I love dogs, don't
get me wrong. But I don't let mine torment the neighborhood like my
former neighbors did.
nancy

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I agree the whole mentality is bizarre. I love dogs too. I have
one..uh... that is if stuffed animals count (doesn't poop or bark. I
don't have to feed it and it always smells good)...

My vacation home is in a gated community with an HOA. It is situated on
the side of a mountain so that almost everyone has a view. Seems like
the ones above have a sound advantage, as the sound cascades DOWN more
loudly than up. I'm in the one row down from the top.. It's kind of
like living in an outdoor ampitheater. And even sounds from neighbors
far away have no where to go because of the steep mountain behind us.

I contacted the HOA again with an update and (left a message) I told
them don't do anything else, I'll take care of it. I went on to say,
it's obvious people like this only understand one thing, ignorance. I
told them my plan was to start using my car alarm at strategic times
during the 'work week'...(I do have an advantage since I don't work when
I'm here)...

I keyed my car alarm on Sun. and I don't think I've heard anyone so much
as fart in this community since..Not only has her dog stopped completly
but dogs from far away that I would hear (occasionally) have stopped as
well..

It may still have been the HOA's intercession (possibly reacting to my
message to circumvent any escalation) that did the trick.. Who knows.. I
certainly don't and wont give them a reason to start up again, that's
for sure.

What I've learned from this is you should set off as many noisy alarms
etc immedialty when you move in to a new neighborhood as if by accident
(or fire up a harley). Then anyone who wants to try to toy with you that
way may reconsider when they recount how loud your alarms are. Kinda
like if you go to jail you gotta pick a fight with the biggest meanest
guy so no one will mess with you..

I agree with the poster who talked about the 'negative attention being
better than none' theory etc. And I'm a firm believer in avoiding a
****ing constest at all costs. But I don't think paying an HOA fee
and more money for a rule book is something I'm willing to do if the
rules are going to be ignored..