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!