Dog Stabbed Inside Kennel At Lalor

[*Bones*]

The perpetrator of the attack on the dog was probably an intruder and would be burglar, intent on wrong doing. He was armed with a knife. The dog barked at him, as she would bark at any intruder, and was stabbed and killed.

[PaddyForever]

Today's paper said no barking complaints.

... received by the council. Doesn't mean neighbours weren't driven crazy by the yapping. Some councils are more responsive than others. If you're in Melbourne, compare the dog control information on the Boroondoara website to that on neighbouring Stonnington. The former is proactive regarding the problem, the latter couldn't care less.

A few houses from me there is a dog that barks very night from 4pm to 9pm. It's a staccarto-like "arh, arh, arh, arh, arh, arh, arh.....". You can (seriously) hear it 500 metres away over the noise of the Monash Freeway. What's most aggravating is that the owners are home at the time. You can see their lights on. Clearly the barking annoys them, so they put the dog outside the annoy the neighbours.

These people neeed to remember that they have neighbours who may work nightshift, or who may have a child who has to study in the afternoons. Perhaps a neighbour is prone to migraines or perhaps just wants to watch TV without this persistent aggravating background noise.

Curiously it has been quiet the past couple of nights. Hopefully it's because their owners have watched the news and been alerted to the consequences of the selfishness (both in terms of their dog and their neighbours) of their couldn't-care-less attitude.

Hopefully, the dog that has been barking and annoying you, but is now quiet, hasn't been stabbed by some brave human armed with a big knife! Seriously, how horrible is it that a dog could be STABBED of all things. I mean, other measures CAN be taken. If the dog was annoying someone, they could have tried speaking to the owner first, then to the council if this didn't yield results, or if they didn't want to do that, even an annonymous letter in a mail box. I know barking dogs can be annoying, but imagine taking a knife to one! And if it was an intruder with burglary or more in mind, it was pretty low to stab a small dog! I hope that if they catch this person, that he gets jail time. Probably not, in this country that is far too lenient on animal cruelty issues. Just as a side note, my poor old dog had a stroke 18 months ago, and cried often, whenever he was left alone, afterwards. I tried locking him inside the house, but he was doubly incontinant for a while and the mess was terrible. I spent a lot of money on a large dog run with a heated shed, but he would lie in the shed and bark. I tried a citranella collar, but this distressed him, and I had to remove it. I visited every neighbour around to inform them of the problem, and even though we were 200 metres from the nearest house, we still recieved a complaint from council, in the form of a visit and letter. Luckily, they understood the situation, and it helped that I am known locally, but it was upsetting. Should I have had him put to sleep earlier than this past January, because he developed some separation issues, and basically, a bit of canine dementia? Would you put down your aging Grandfather because he became a bit more difficult in older age? Other dogs bark for many reasons, most of which I agree, the owners could and should, try to rectify. But there can never be any excuse for this sort of response- with a poor dog being stabbed and left to die! RIP, Poor little Coco.

Edited September 1, 2010 by PaddyForever