100 things that piss me off: 2. Dogs that bark for no reason
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Because we live in the middle of nowhere, we have several dogs. We have 5 dogs who stay outside all the time and one dog who spends most of her time in the house and just goes out to do “her business”. The reason we have 5 dogs outside is because we started with two females and someone around here has a male or two. The three that we were gifted with as a result of the friendly neighbor dogs are the ones we were unsuccessful in giving away.
The second-youngest of the outside dogs is either a sadistic genius or just a lucky idiot. She has this habit of barking at NOTHING and running after it with such enthusiasm that she gets 4 of the five outside dogs (the oldest dog no longer cares about much of anything) and the inside dog barking their heads off … usually right outside the bedroom window while the baby is trying to take a nap.
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Well… Who would act like a Dog, if not Dog themselves!
You seem to be operating under the assumption that all dogs bark for no reason. This isn’t true. I have had several dogs who were able to understand that it was not permissible to bark in the house and the only time they barked outside was when there was actually something they needed to alert us to, such as an unexpected visitor.
This idiot animal barks at BIRDS and INSECTS! She even tries to catch them - when they’re 50 yards above the ground!
Another thing annoying about dogs is when they jump at your throat and the owner smiles and says “It’s okay, he won’t bite.” Reassuring. Have you ever heard an owner say “Careful, Zoltan likes the taste of teenage blood”, or words to that effect?