Owners may pay for barking dogs

Orange County Register (CA) ^ | 7/17/07 | DOUG IRVING

[kiriath_jearim]

Santa Ana has created a new category of public nuisance: dogs that bark incessantly for no apparent reason.

And under the law, the owners of such dogs may have to pay.

The city has received nearly 1,000 complaints of noisy animals since 2001, but only three rose to the level of a criminal proceeding. The new law, adopted late Monday, allows the city to issue citations to the owners of barking dogs without pursuing a criminal case.

[webstersII]

“The dogs may have a perfectly legitimate reason for barking.”

Baloney.

There is never a reason for a dog to bark incessantly.

[xp38]

You rang?

[Red_Devil 232]

I have two Irish Setters (male and female litter mates) they have learned (because I always give in) to crouch down in the play position and bark ... bark ... bark while I am typing a response to someone on FR ... two large Milk Bones sends them out the door! They do it on purpose!

[Osage Orange]

Baloney.......

[Disambiguator]

I thought the only amps that go to 11 were Marshalls.

[Niteranger68]

Cats don’t bark! :)

[saganite]

Hello, Newman.

[the anti-liberal]

How many people do you know who complain incessantly?

What this does though, is create work for investigators whose sole job is responding to dog barking complaints and determining if the dog was barking for a reason or none. What kind of job is that?

[stuartcr]

How do you know this?

[MEGoody]

There is never a reason for a dog to bark incessantly.

I'm sure the dog thinks there is. Of course, it is up to the human who owns the dog to either see to its needs so the reason to bark is removed, or to train the dog properly so it knows when barking is appropriate.

[Disambiguator]

There's always a reason - chained 24/7, no food or water, lonely, neighbors coming in at all hours waking it up, etc.

The dog may have his or her reasons, but there is no reason or excuse for the dog owner to allow that kind of behavior. I'm surprised there aren't more homicides (of dog owners) over this issue. It can be very aggravating.

[netmilsmom]

It may get to that.
She is a house dog. She doesn’t go outside except for
“Nature calls”

That doesn’t mean she is not annoying in the house.

[Dixie Yooper]

it is up to the human who owns the dog to either see to its needs so the reason to bark is removed

Most dog owners with barking dogs don't have a clue that their dogs bark. A $1,000 fine should enlighten them a little.

[GeorgefromGeorgia]

I have four cats that meow, especially when it is feeding time. Do I need to be concerned?

[boxerblues]

The dogs may have a perfectly legitimate reason for barking.

Yes yippie puppy next door to me has her reasons to bark all day & night none stop...its hot, its cold, the grass is wet, the grass is too dry, the bugs are biting, the birds are flying, the wind is blowing. This mutt has not shut in 6 years and its owner could care less. Calling the police does no good unless its after 11pm and then only if they happen to hear it barking when they get there.

[glorgau]

Or, just feed them some “Chinese toothpaste”.

[Revolting cat!]

I've known dogs to bark incessantly after losing a game of cards!

[bicyclerepair]

2 of my neighbors have stupid barking dogs and now they both hate me for leaving a polite note about it.

[MarineBrat]

First of all, bark collars work and work very well.

Before we moved to a place where our neighbors are far enough away to not matter, we had a neighbor whos stupid dog would set-off barking 24 hours per day at the slightest noise or motion. I couldn’t even go to our kitchen at night to get a drink of water without that idiot dog detecting me and barking for the next 45 minutes. And if I was in my back yard it was continuous barking, regardless of the time of day.

I remember that there was a hole in the fence and his dog would poke his kisser through the hole and snivel and bark and yap at me while I was in my back yard. One day I had a tennis ball in a “Chuck-It” and that moron dog had his face in the hole and I let that tennis ball fly... I did feel some guilt because physical violence against a dog is .... well, I guess it’s wrong. But it sure felt right that day. Unfortunately, I just missed the dog’s face. It would have sure felt good to bop him right in the nose.

I eventually called the city enough times that they came and took the dog away, permanently... presumably to be ground up and made into Chinese toothpaste.

[stuartcr]

I feel for you, our previous neighbor had Pomeranians like that. It would seem that these are good reasons to a dog.