[Quiet Man Cometh]

My sister had lovebirds and I used to "tweep" back and fourth with them. There was one loud guy and he would make noise a lot. I'm not sure whether I was confusing him or not but when I tweeped at him he would pause for a few seconds, then try again. It didnt' shut him up but it ended up making less noise than if he was left to his own devices.

I bark at my dogs too. Not sure what they think of it but my mom thinks it's darn funny. Especially with the big mastiffs.

Curiously, I foud a sharp bark at my dog when he was barking at me was much more effective at shutting him up than yelling at him in English.