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.