For you people that don't like hunters...

[petlover]

Guess what's moving in next door to me.Yep, a WHOLE BUNCH of HUNTERS!!!!! Great just what we need. HUNTERS! And right next door to us to. We live in the city part. Why can't they go camp out where they are going to hunt? I don't understand. A bad part about it is that they are going to keep us up all night. They have about 3 coolers of beer out there, and are already so loud that I think dogs are fighting. Oh, and the worst part is, the dogs were barking at them. Since noone has been in that house by us for years. They all turn to the dogs and start yelling shut up! And I was standing right there!!!! Is it right to tell someone else's dog to shut up?

[Twisterdog]

The fact that these people are rude drunks has nothing to do with the fact that they hunt, sorry.

Lots of rude drunk people don't hunt.

Lots of hunters are polite and sober.


I have a problem with overgeneralization.

[Shelteez2]

Originally posted by petlover
Is it right to tell someone else's dog to shut up?

I think it is.
As the owner of a very barky dog I am somewhat sensitive to this subject. I know barking is very annoying and can be quite a nuisance. Therefore I don't leave Emily unattended anywhere. If she is out in the yard then I am nearby enough so that when I hear her barking she is called into the house immediately.
So if she were barking constantly and I wasn't there to stop her then I don't think it would be unreasonable for the neighbors to get angry at her noise and tell her to shut up.
However you did say you were standing there. Were you trying to get the dogs to be quiet?
I think that perhaps the best solution would be to just keep the dogs away from that side of the house if possible.

[Karen]

As Twisterdog said. please don't stereotype these people, and just think all hunters are like them. I'm not saying even they are bad people. Get to know them first, go over with a parent, introduce yourselves, and your dogs - give them a chance!

I do talk to strange dogs, but I'd never yell at them! Often if I ask "Why are you barking?" the dog stops barking for a moment to stare at me!

[popcornbird]

Originally posted by petlover
Is it right to tell someone else's dog to shut up?

When they are being so noisy its annoying, yes.

I have a neighbor, who lives behind us. Their dog barks and barks and barks and BARKS all day, all night..........he drives us CRAZY! You don't know how much I feel like yelling at that dog when he wakes me up at 2am barking! I think people with dogs that bark too much need to be sensitive about their neighbor's feelings and take care of it. I'm NOT saying you don't take care of your dogs' barking. I'm saying my neighbor doesn't. All of our other neighbors with multiple dogs have never ever caused ANY problem. Just this one. We've even considered calling the police on them, but ended up deciding we didn't have the heart to do so.

Hunters aren't bad people. You can't make a generalization like that. There are bad people and good people in every *type* of people. Maybe you should get to know them........give them a chance before making a judgement. We have these neighbors that were *very* stingy with us when we just moved here. They had a problem.........we didn't like that. We don't like to have stingy feelings between those who live closest to us.........so my mom made some sweets, and my dad knocked on their door and gave it to them, saying we just wanted to get to know the neighbors, and it was a little gift from us. That's all it took. Now they're the nicest neighbors ever! Try to meet them........be nice to them. Some people judge others too quickly without thinking, but if you're nice to them.......you never know. It could have a positive effect on them too!

People so very often complain about their neighbors..........but thank God, we've never had a problem. I think its because we're nice to them, and often send them cakes, cookies, something like that. If you're nice to your neighbors, they'll be nice to you. Its a family policy of our's, to be nice to everyone who lives around us, no matter who they are. You never know.......sometimes, when you need someone the most, you should have good relations with your neighbors, because they're the ones who live closest to you, and can get help the fastest. Our old next door neighbors were the nicest people in the world. They were so nice.........they cried when we moved out of that neighborhood and came here. I still miss them.........but they do come to visit every now and then! Even though they aren't our neighbors any more, they are still always there for us. Be nice to your neighbors. Don't hate them right from the start!

[sirrahved]

Originally posted by Twisterdog
I have a problem with overgeneralization.

Ditto! My dad hunts... ALONE... and only for the short season of dear hunting. He provides our family with cheap food...

[Tonya]

Working for the phone company, I come across alot of growling and/or barking dogs. If I cannot get them to become friendly within the first minute, I do not hesitate to tell them 'No' in a stern voice. It works almost everytime. It may offend people, but I don't want to wait for them to discipline their dog and wound up attacked.

On the same line, I went out to the dog kennel the other day to get the dogs. They hadn't seen me all day, so they were happily barking at me. A teen that lives behind me yelled "Shut the F#$! up!" I was very offended.

BTW, I don't have a problem with hunting as long as it isn't just for trophy. Our food has to come from somewhere. There's a food chain.

[primabella]

When they are being so noisy its annoying, yes.

Not when the dog doesn't belong to you. That's just rude. You could at least ask the owner (if they are there) to get their dog to be quiet but you should never just start yelling "Shut up" at a dog, ANY dog. JMO. I don't know, I know I would feel insulted if someone just told my dog to shut up. I'm sorry that this dog bothers you but you should just speak with the owners or do your best to ignore them. We have a barky dog that lives in back of us who barks at night. How can you blame him? His owners leave him outside all the time.

As for hunting, I don't mind it if people do it, it just bothers me when hunters aren't considerate of other people's feelings. The other day, my friend and I saw a dead deer tied to the roof of a car. He could have at least had the decency to cover it up or something. Seeing a dead animal like that made me sick to my stomach.

You shouldn't just automatically assume that someone is a bad person because they hunt.

[G.P.girl]

well i don't agree with hunting when there's plenty of good meat just going to waste in the stores---but i won't get in to that now i tell our neighbor's dog to shut up sometimes, but i would NEVER do it if they were standing right there. even though that was rude i doubt it had anything to do with them being a hunter. but all the hunters i've known have been nice, but they don't really care about animals feelings. i'm not saying all hunters are like this, jjust the ones i've known.

[popcornbird]

Originally posted by primabella
Not when the dog doesn't belong to you. That's just rude. You could at least ask the owner (if they are there) to get their dog to be quiet but you should never just start yelling "Shut up" at a dog, ANY dog. JMO. I don't know, I know I would feel insulted if someone just told my dog to shut up. I'm sorry that this dog bothers you but you should just speak with the owners or do your best to ignore them. We have a barky dog that lives in back of us who barks at night. How can you blame him? His owners leave him outside all the time.

I'm not saying its right........and I never have told a dog to shut up. I'm just saying it gets THAT frustrating sometimes! Actually.........I think I feel like telling wild kids to shut up more than I ever wanted to quiet a dog down. I never have though. I'm not that rude...........but some people are. We've talked to our neighbors many times. They're mean to that poor dog, have him outside ALL the time, rain or shine, hot or cold, winter or summer, that poor dog is outside ALL the time! We don't blame the dog *at all*. Definitely blame the owners. He's not loved. They don't deserve to have him. I can hear them yelling at him all the time.

[2kitties]

And can you tell a dog to shut up? I mean, what do you say: "shut up dog"? I'm a cat person, so no expert, but if I told the cats to shut up, they wouldn't understand. They don't speak english.

[trayi52]

Well I have never told one to shutup, but I have told Buffy my chihuahua, to be quiet. She barks at everything, and you just can't take it to seriously when she barks, she might be barking at a bug. Now she thinks she is bad when we have company, though she hides until they start to walk out the door and then she comes running at them and barking with this " See I made them go away" attitude. Luckily I live in the country and no neighbors get bothered by her.
The hunting well I think its okay to hunt, as long as what you are hunting is going to be food, not as a trophy hanging on your wall.

[Kfamr]

Uhh.. Hello?!

A dog barks. A dog is going to bark. Just like a bird chirps or a cat meows. Should I tell a bird to shut up after their whistling and 'singing' got annoying? Or a cat to, when it meows?

Unless trained to "shut up" when told to, i'm pretty sure they have no clue what you're talking about.

As for hunters being evil -- NO WAY. Not *all* of them.

My neighbors are hunters and they are two of the sweetest people i've ever met. They do drink, they do have parties - but they for sure aren't rude or fall into your generalization.

[Logan]

I'm getting off the "hunting" topic for a minute, but any barking dog can become annoying if it lasts too long. I have been known to say "Quiet" (if I ever said "shut up", it was under my breath, as I crawled out of bed for the 100th time ) to my own dogs or bring them inside because of excess barking, many, many times. I don't want ot hear someone else's dogs barking, so I make sure that no one can complain about mine!

[Amber]

a couple of my uncles are hunters, and they are very very nice!!

As for the theshut up bit, I would have to agree with Kay.