My dog ruins every Zoom call. Do WFH earbuds that actually block background barking exist, or is it all just marketing?
Two years WFH. Golden retriever with strong opinions about delivery trucks.Every call without fail. Client calls, skip-levels, all-hands. The moment I start talking she decides this is the time to announce the neighbor's car.Running Krisp on my MacBook and it helps, mostly. Problem is Krisp only works as a desktop app -- the moment I take a call on my phone or switch to my iPad, there's no Krisp. Mobile doesn't support virtual audio drivers, so you're just on your own. And even on desktop, sometimes it just... doesn't catch it and suddenly my entire team knows a package arrived. Is there an actual earbuds solution to this? Specifically one where my dog barking doesn't end up on the other side of the call regardless of what device I'm on? Or is the real answer 'business headset that looks terrible' and the actual answer is 'train the dog'? Not necessarily looking for Krisp alternatives. More curious if earbuds have gotten good enough at isolating your voice from WFH chaos in 2026.