Redditor Wants To Know If It's Wrong For His Dog To Bark Sometimes, Gets Roasted For Even Asking

"I feel like it's easy to ignore in the same way that I ignore screaming children or loud traffic"

Maryjane

• Published in Animal Stories
• November 12, 2022

Dogs yap for a variety of causes or reasons. A dog may bark to indicate their emotions, such as excitement, annoyance, boredom, or fear.

A dog may bark to warn a person to stay away or to leave if it feels threatened. Dogs may also bark when they have a specific need, such as barking for their favorite toy.

Additionally, dogs may bark when they're in distress, such as when they're left alone. Dogs frequently communicate by barking, which is a fully normal behavior, but it can also be annoying.

However, if your dog starts to bark more frequently or excessively, it could indicate a problem as it can be disrupting other people's activities. If this occurs, it's crucial to deal with any underlying issues that might be making your dog bark more.

The OP in today's story has a dog who barks a lot when people come to visit, which happens about 2-4 times per month. The dog also barks out of excitement every time they go for a walk.

In other words, the dog barks from the time they leave the house until they reach the end of the street. The OP's closest neighbors have never complained about her barking!

But, whenever they go for a walk, one of their neighbors stands on their balcony and hushes them! Keep scrolling to read the whole story in the OP's own words.

The Title

The OP forbids anyone from visiting them

She can go potty whenever she needs

We are forced to move more slowly

One of our neighbors stands on their balcony and shushes them

The OP feels that it is easy to ignore

Redditors literally roasted the OP, especially for the last paragraph. We've gathered some of the most upvoted comments from the Reddit thread below.

You can train your dog better

We had to do that to stay in our apartment

You can always hear dogs barking

This Redditor had lived near people who let their dogs bark

You would not last a week in this Redditor's complex

There are bark collars that do a citronella spray

Dogs are part of their community

Your dog has clearly formed a habit

Your dog is not barking excessively at all

You really can't see how you are the TA?

This Redditor has a few suggestions for the OP

This Redditor doesn't see an issue as long as the dog isn't left outside all day

You could just have her carry that

The OP added a huge reply in the comments section and here it is

Nobody has a problem with this Redditor's dog or any other barking dog

The OP has tried spraying the dog whenever she barks but she hasn't been encouraged to accept the rewards when they are outside despite the OP's efforts to reward her for not barking with food. The only thing the OP can think of is to stop moving whenever she begins to bark.

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Maryjane