Awesome thread.... I came here to learn what others had to say about how to kill a dog...
NOT TO LISTEN TO MORALISTIC PREACHING
I love animals up to a point. I am a non-violent person. I have killed a dog before and I didn't feel like a sinner. I'd rather kill a dog than a fish. Fish HASSLES NOBODY. I have been nearly killed by semi-wild sheep dogs while walking in the mountains on my own, on a public hiking trail.
I AM a tree hugging hippy, which is why precisely I hate aggressive dogs, especially neurotic barkers. Dogs have been bred so much that many of them are dysfunctional creatures, a long way away form whatever their wild ancestors were. People in cities should not be allowed to keep dogs.
Bad dogs generally reflect the neurosis of their owners. The owners are invariably insecure jerks who enjoy having this dangerous big think barking and snarling at everybody. It makes them feel safe. Whatever. They will blame you for being afraid if you mention it.
I have spent many nights of mental anguish, with earplugs, white noise, etc because of barking dogs. THEY MAKE ME WANT TO KILL. It is fucking wrong. Why should i have to put up with this torture, it destroys my nerves!
I'm glad to find this thread and find out I'm not the only one who goes berserk from dogs barking away in the night at anything that fucking moves.
It's like me having a gun and coming out in my yard at random times of the night and firing it off in the air.
Dog owners: Get off this thread. All your threats just confirm to the rest of us what kind of people you are . I have a cat and i love him, but if my neighbour had a problem I WOULD PUT MY NEIGHBOUR BEFORE MY PET. If my cat invaded my neighbour's home and ate his hamster, and he took revenge, I would be fuckng sad, but would take it as a sad accident. If he had already warned me about my cat sneaking into his place, and I had done nothing about it I'D BLAME MYSELF FOR BEING LAZY.
IF YOUR DOG IS A NUISANCE TO OTHERS, AND YOU KNOW IT, AND YOU DO NOTHING, AND YOUR DOG GETS POISONED: IT'S YOUR FUCKING FAULT.
To get to the topic: Insulin has been mentioned twice in the thread as being the painless way to kill a dog. Any more on that?
Anti-freeze works (just use plenty) but must be a horrible way to die. . .
Rat poison doesn't all work, a few types that work have been reported ...
Keep the info coming folks.
Advise from my experience: DO NOT COMPLAIN. If you give yourself away as having a problem, then you'll be suspect when you inevitably have to kill the fuckers. The owners are unlikely to do anything about your problem, as has been mentioned in the thread, they don't give a shit about you, which is why their dog is a bad one. Good neighbours would not let their dog become a problem.
If you have already complained you should wait for at least a year, and hopefully make friends with them in the meantime, to shake off suspicion. Or wait until someone else complains.
In the UK, calling the authorities has worked for barking dogs. They will fine the owners and/or take the dog away. Most other countries, forget it.