Barking hell! How effective is ultrasonic?

It seems so from what I've read in Silicon Chip.

Ratsak buried in mince will fix the problem.

Hey, thanks heaps Bob (not) :->

Would that be for the owner, the dogs, or both?

I was hoping to give her an electronic (or high-voltage electrical solution) to the problem if possible.

I believe the ones that attach to the dog work. e.g. They require a cooperative owner but that can usually be achieved by complaining to the local council. The devices are expensive but many vets and some councils have them for hire.

OK the electronic way. Cut down a power pole and drop the AC power leads into the yard into a puddle of water. You will have high voltage solution!

**The way to go is to rent one of those little boxes which fits 'round the dog's neck. Everytime the critter backs, it squirts citronella into the dog's face. It works extremely well. One of my neighbours showed me the difference with her dog. In the space of three weeks, it had turned her animal from a noisy, annoying creature into an extremely well-behaved pet.

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Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au

Phone your council and ask to speak to the Local Laws Officer. Give them your complaint. They should be able to help. You will have to keep a diary of the times the dog barks. Been there, done that, - problem solved. Colin.

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I had a similar problem with a barking dog.

Buy/borrow a video camera which records time and date, make some recordings and make them available to the local council. The recordings need only to be made within your boundary to show the effects of the annoyance within your domain.

This worked for me.....woof no more.

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And record the sounds on a cassete recorder or similar.

Video tape the barking , give the tape tp the council and let them sort it out , you have NO other discourse , then at least the coucil is the proven bad guy as they legally should not divulge who you are ( this is a council though)

This is the best piece of advice your friend will ever get. Unfortunately it's also the advice that she may never want to hear. If she doesn't want to hear it, then there is a b s o l u t e l y nothing you can do that will actually help her.

Move.

I built the one from Oatley(late 90's model) and put it right next to my sisters dog.......didn't make a bit of difference. No the dog's not deaf and yes it was operating as it should. Tested it myself with a scope and it showed all the correct waveforms and voltages at the test points. Hasn't worked with neighbours dogs either.

You would need to be very close(next door) to the offending dog anyway but again I don't think they work.

Maybe I can get it to stop the ants coming in to my kitchen instead ???

Boozo.

How about recording the offending dog, and playing it back through a horn speaker pointed at the dog owners house. All night for a few nights should do it. When he complains you simply say it's not your dog, it's his :-) (of course YOU will need ear plugs as well)

MrT.

Thanks very much Boozo,

This is the first time anyone has responded with a good answer and exactly what I was hoping for, although not a great outcome :-(.

Maybe it'll work for ants, or even European wasps (preferably the French variety ). Although I wouldn't want to be the one testing it next to a wasp's nest!

Thanks also Mr.T,

I was thinking of that as well, maybe output through a even more directional speaker 'chamber' - something like a 2-stroke expansion chamber for added effect. Also modulating it for that special rat-tat-tat sound may help. Too bad MY neighbor's dogs are reasonably OK, or some real fun could be had!

BTW Mr.T, you wouldn't happen to have a brother name John by any chance? Just trying to test my 'logic' skills...

Nope, sorry to disappoint you :-)

MrT.

Damn, so much for my logic skills.... Just to let you know, I was thinking you might be the Mr.T from SC.

Nah, it was a fair guess I suppose :-)

MrT.

I have noticed Oatley has a newer model out maybe someone has made ?? This may work I don't know.

I buy a fair bit of gear from Oatley Electronics so don't want to put their product down, but that was my experience with the one I made.

I'd also be interested to hear from anyone who has had any success with these devices.

Boozo.