Dog barking / Sonic barking deterrent device

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Tonyr1084

Joined Sep 24, 2015
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I think we're loosing track of this thread. Nobody's shooting anybody with anything into anyone's behind.

The dog barking ultrasonic deterrent is working fairly well. I'm still in Vegas and don't know how things have been going these past few days, but when I get home I'll update you how well it's working - IF it's working. Till then lets stop talking about harming anyone or anything.
 

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Tonyr1084

Joined Sep 24, 2015
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Last update on this project: For those of you interested in how well this works - I have to say it doesn't work very well at all. One of the big reasons why my neighbors dogs have been much more quiet is because the German Shepherd is no longer there. The medium sized Blue Healer (hyper animal at that) is still barking, though I would like to think the barking is somewhat less.

So to say - I am not convinced this was a worth while project, but it did make the wife happy(er). Who knows! Maybe it IS reducing the amount of barking.

Bye y'all.
 

ian field

Joined Oct 27, 2012
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Last update on this project: For those of you interested in how well this works - I have to say it doesn't work very well at all. One of the big reasons why my neighbors dogs have been much more quiet is because the German Shepherd is no longer there. The medium sized Blue Healer (hyper animal at that) is still barking, though I would like to think the barking is somewhat less.

So to say - I am not convinced this was a worth while project, but it did make the wife happy(er). Who knows! Maybe it IS reducing the amount of barking.

Bye y'all.
The open plan phone box up the road from me faces into the rain bearing wind - when it gets soaked, it emits a high pitch tone and all the dogs in a large radius bark relentlessly.

It took a while - but they did eventually get it sorted.
 

ian field

Joined Oct 27, 2012
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Do they still have them? I haven't seen a payphone in years.
Haven't seen an old red phone box for a long time - they only put a few new boxes in places of the ones taken away.

The open plan box up the road was still there last time I bothered looking.

You often find 2 or 3 in a row in shopping precincts.
 

N11778

Joined Dec 4, 2015
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Last update on this project: For those of you interested in how well this works - I have to say it doesn't work very well at all. One of the big reasons why my neighbors dogs have been much more quiet is because the German Shepherd is no longer there. The medium sized Blue Healer (hyper animal at that) is still barking, though I would like to think the barking is somewhat less.

So to say - I am not convinced this was a worth while project, but it did make the wife happy(er). Who knows! Maybe it IS reducing the amount of barking.

Bye y'all.
It did not work for me either.
The drug dealers dog next door is a German Shepherd also.
 

N11778

Joined Dec 4, 2015
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Dogs acclimatise to a steady high pitched tone - it needs to warble.
I tried Pulsing the tone if the dog barked twice it would pulls back the same number of times.
Still no luck. I was controlling it with a Keyence PLC
burned up two tweeters running 60 watts thru them replaced them and started the pulsing thing.
No change what so ever.
Next I'm going to record his bark and play it back. ran some tests and it makes him keep barking.
After their done doing drugs and need some sleep I will keep it barking untill they yell at it.
I did not try changing the pitch I use an audio generator for the tone. I did try 13 khz thru 20 khz though.
thanks for the input.
 

atferrari

Joined Jan 6, 2004
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Keep in mind that babies could result very sensible to that US. Heard that many times and I would not risk exposing a baby to that awful experience.
 

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Tonyr1084

Joined Sep 24, 2015
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babies could result very sensible to that
Not sure I'd agree with that statement. However, I must honestly admit I don't know the answer to that for sure.

To alleviate your concern, there are no children in my yard or in any of the yards where dogs bark all day. Or used to bark all day. The device DOES have a warning about being too close to the emitter when it's operating. Even if you can't hear the ultrasonic frequencies it CAN cause harm. Well, maybe. Maybe not. But it's probably like those other statements that say "Product X kills 99.9 percent of germs." Why only 99.9 % ? ? ? Because if you don't use it properly you could expose yourself to germs. Meaning that if they claimed it killed 100% of germs and you got sick - they'd be liable. So I think the warning is more about protecting themselves from claims that their product has harmed someone. Legally they can say "We put a warning on the product. If you harmed yourself it's your fault, not ours." In other words, you can't sue them for your stupidity. Unless you're at MacDonalds and spill hot coffee on yourself for some reason.

Can it harm hearing? I don't know. Possibly. But they say there's a safe distance limit, so I'd think babies (should they be milling about in the yard) are probably not a valid concern.
 

Balkins

Joined Jan 17, 2018
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I promise you the dogs will get the message...When they bark, their ears will hurt for a moment.

Do not place the transducer closer than 6 feet from the closest point where you mount it (follow the instructions), if you injure the dogs or cause them go deaf, you may be in for a visit to the courthouse and/or a large vet bill. Do not use this on menacing dogs.
Ok....but why not use it on Menacing Dogs?

The neighbors dogs barks all the time. Why the warning on Menacing Dogs?
 

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Tonyr1084

Joined Sep 24, 2015
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Welcome Helad0687. And I'm guessing, but happy June birthday ? ? ?

This is an old thread and the problem has been solved. But thank you for responding. The sonic bark deterrent device has helped some. Not as effective as I would have hoped, but it has helped.
 
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