Barking in south africa

Hello Estine and welcome to myLot! What a stupid law you have there! I wonder if those who created such law asked any dog behaviorist before approving such an absurd legal provision. If they had done so, they would have known that a dog can't count the minutes and they will bark for as long as they need to chase away the intruders. Have you ever heard of anybody being penalized according to this law? I would be curious to see what are the proofs about how long did a dog bark. Is there a particular phrase about "6 minutes an hour" or it is only an average of 6 minutes an hour? Because if they don't stipulate exactly "6 minutes in an hour" you can let your dog bark for 144 minues continuously, then you close him inside the house. If anybody complains, you said that he did his quota of barking for that day. I hope you won't mind that we're joking about this stupid law when you probably are really worry about it. Here are a few ideas about how to minimize the barking: - don't let the dog in the front yard, so that he can't see the passers by, the bikes and the other dogs that can pass by your gate and could trigger his barking; - keep him inside for the time when you're not at home; even if he barks inside, the neighbours won't hear too much of the noise he makes; - consider buying a anti-barking collar - one that sprays the dog with some liquid whenever he barks like this one http://www.petsathome.com/shop/deluxe-anti-bark-spray-collar-for-dogs-by-multivet-13727 (I am against the ones that use electical impulses, I think they are inhumane).

=))) Never heard of this law:)) I even could not think at a law like this:)) Yep it's stupid law, and i'll remember it to share it with my friends and make fun of it. Well you can modify your dogs DNA and make him smarter, maybe he will start talking.

Estine71, while I understand your frustration, I would however say some dog owners simply have to learn to manage their dogs! I have on some occasions seen dogs that would bark uncontrollably at people walking on sidewalks and other side of street and would not stop until people are completely out of sight! I have also seen dogs that would not move until a person actually touches fence or come on property of dog owner! While some people need dogs for companionship and protection, dogs can be trained! Simply train your dog! Though I am not in South Africa, I think I can correctly say the law you speak of took into account situations such as dog chatting with friend as opposed to barking threat and dog barking to defend as opposed to out-of-controlled barking.