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10-26-2009, 07:13 AM
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#26 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
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Rep Power: 1727 |  Re: Barking dogs make me barking mad.
I beat a dog down with my DIAD last year. Homeowner opens the door. Dog is growling and barking and running towards me. Just as his face gets to my leg I slamed the DIAD into his head. He ran away. The homeowner yells at me. Telling me his dog would not have bit me. Whatever.
I hate dogs. always have. When a dog is barking and going insane I want to shoot them. | 
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10-26-2009, 03:45 PM
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#27 | | former monkey slave
Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: somewhere on central sort
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Rep Power: 959 | Re: Barking dogs make me barking mad.
Always loved giving the doorbell a few extra rings when dogs were inside shredding the house and no one was home. I certainly don't miss the days of delivery and having some lame-o dog trying to get to me thru a screen door or gate barking its head off. Definitely am not a dog person and wish I could have shot my share of big stinky obnoxious dogs out on route.
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10-26-2009, 05:30 PM
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#28 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: southern NH
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Rep Power: 1722 | Re: Barking dogs make me barking mad.
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Originally Posted by brownrodster  I beat a dog down with my DIAD last year. Homeowner opens the door. Dog is growling and barking and running towards me. Just as his face gets to my leg I slamed the DIAD into his head. He ran away. The homeowner yells at me. Telling me his dog would not have bit me. Whatever.
I hate dogs. always have. When a dog is barking and going insane I want to shoot them. | Shooting the dog or the homeowner....I'd cut you slack either way
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10-26-2009, 05:50 PM
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#29 | | A Trained Professional
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Rep Power: 2081 | Re: Barking dogs make me barking mad.
Here is some great fun, and I've done this after getting barked at all stinking day. First, verify that the customer is not home (this is imperative), then run your hands along the picture window that has all of the ceramic doo-dads on the ledge and watch little "Snooky" just totally trash the figurines. If your lucky, they will have some nice sheer curtains for shredding as a bonus. To quote Barney Fife, "It's therapedic."
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10-27-2009, 08:08 PM
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#30 | | You smell that?
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 1 mile past BFE
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Rep Power: 2669 | Re: Barking dogs make me barking mad.
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Originally Posted by soberups Depends on what you mean by "control".
If you mean keeping the dog in a fenced area so that it cant run in the street or chase the UPS man, I agree.
If you mean beating and yelling at the dog to shut up every time it makes a noise...I dont.
I had one lady who would yell and scream at her dog to "be quiet" simply because it barked when my truck pulled into the driveway. It was a friendly dog, it wasnt being aggressive, it was just doing what its instincts told it to do. When it wouldnt stop, she started smacking the poor dog with a belt.
Rather than following my first instinct, which was to slap that bitch upside the head...I asked if I could take a moment to pet her dog. She let the dog out....I petted it and gave it a treat and let it jump up in the truck... and then it casually went back inside and laid down. 30 seconds of kindness on my part calmed the dog right down and ever since then it only woofs once or twice to let the lady know I'm there. She then lets it out so that it can come and greet me and get its treat, and life is good. | A dog that barks incessantly is not under control. It's not my job nor is it my desire to train or give treats to other peoples animals.
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10-27-2009, 09:05 PM
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#31 | | retired and happy
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 3,333
Rep Power: 12523 | Re: Barking dogs make me barking mad.
I gave a bisket to the good dogs and a boot to the bad ones. | |
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10-27-2009, 10:29 PM
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#32 | | YO YO DAWG
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Northwest
Posts: 232
Rep Power: 671 | Re: Barking dogs make me barking mad.
My dad always said "if the dog don't trust em, they aint worth a hoot"
I have found that to be helpful many times in my life.
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10-29-2009, 09:09 AM
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#33 | | Bitingthe Hand that Feeds
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oregon, Hillsboro center
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Rep Power: 27414 | Re: Barking dogs make me barking mad.
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Originally Posted by govols019 A dog that barks incessantly is not under control. It's not my job nor is it my desire to train or give treats to other peoples animals. | I have been on my route for 15 yrs.
When someone gets a new dog, I am going to take a couple of minutes to get to know it and try to make friends with it. I am successful at this about 99.9% of the time. That couple of minutes is a small investment that will pay big dividends in the years to come.
Dogs that know me and like me make my job easier, safer, and more pleasant. Its better for me, better for the customer, better for the dog, and ultimately better for the company.
One of my residential customers is a wealthy man who owns a company that ships a fair amount of volume thru us. He is a dog lover and when I deliver to his home his dogs jump in my truck to be petted. I once found one of his dogs running loose ( the meter reader had left his gate open) and I returned it to him in my truck.
This man has a favorable impression of UPS due, in small part at least, to me and my treatment of his dogs. Will this influence any business decisions he might make at his company in terms of using us vs. FedEx? I dont know, but it sure cant hurt.
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10-29-2009, 04:20 PM
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#34 | | the one and only
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: right behind you
Posts: 239
Rep Power: 265 | Re: Barking dogs make me barking mad.
If you can't open the front door because your dog wont let you, all you are doing is showing the world that you can't control your dag.
Yes, i am judging you.
By the way i love dogs, here's my big sweetie. | |
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10-29-2009, 05:29 PM
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#35 | | golden ticket member
Join Date: May 2000 Location: San Clemente, CA.
Posts: 19,554
Rep Power: 22552 | Re: Barking dogs make me barking mad.
Beautiful .Great Dane, right?
My dog would be an appetizer for your dog.....only 9 lbs.(Toy Manchester Terrier)
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