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McGarnicle
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Whole thing sounds weird to me for a number of reasons. Whatever, everyone's different. I hope both dogs ended up okay.NREC34 said:
BustedKnuckles
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captain_amazing
Footballguy
Dog must've had an IQ over 170.NREC34 said:
JoeSteeler
Footballguy
I just can't see it being that much of an issue from 2 doors down...I usually have a tv or music on so probably wouldn't even notice a dog barking. I guess if it was the middle of the night in dead silence i might notice it.I have a black lab so maybe I am used to having a dog around...he is inside 95+% of the time thoughThe General said:
ETA if it bothers you that much then call the police
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JoeSteeler
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If someone killed my dog and I knew who did it, I would make sure their life turned into a living hell
comfortably numb
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Chaos Commish
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Chaos Commish
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General Tso
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Try as best as you can to live with it. Put white noise machines in every room if you have to. Try to avoid wars with neighbors at all costs.
Anyone suggesting to hurt or kill the dog is an #######.
Talk to the guy nicely if it really bothers you that much. If his dog only barks when your dog goes outside like you say, then he can't really be barking that much, right?
There's also laws about keeping dogs outside in some states. I know in my county it's illegal to keep a dog chained up outside.
Talk to the guy nicely if it really bothers you that much. If his dog only barks when your dog goes outside like you say, then he can't really be barking that much, right?
There's also laws about keeping dogs outside in some states. I know in my county it's illegal to keep a dog chained up outside.
Chaos Commish
Footballguy
No way. I couldn't have friends over for backyard grilling. I couldn't use my swimming pool at night. My kid lost so much sleep she fell asleep in class. My mom was in tears about it and complained she felt she hadn't had a good night's sleep in months. Hell, she once begged me to kill the dog and which was way out of character for her. This dog was non stop for hours and hours straight through the night. It was legally a nuisance. I'm okay with it being on the bottom of cop's priorities but no way should dog owners be allowed to get away with excessive barking. It means they're crappy owners and the dogs need attention. I was always nice to the dog. I don't care for bad dog owners. Life is too short to let them win. White noise machines, jeebus.
BustedKnuckles
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Bullcrap....nobody should have to listen to that ...thats why they have noise ordinances ...if a neighbor is that ignorant than why would anyone care if you complained to the cops ? Ive had this problem myself and went to the neighbor's door and brought it to their attention (as if they couldn't hear it themselves lol)...i was polite but stern...saying its not fair to the retired old people that cant leave the windows in their house open in the summer because all they can hear is the dog yapping endlessly for hours ...they were normal about it and brought the dog in...it was never an issue again...i guess im lucky i had normal neighbors
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BustedKnuckles
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You were very lucky. I'd guess that about 90% of the time the guy is going to say "eff you" and then what? We've already established that the guy is obviously an inconsiderate #####-bag. Usually people like this don't suddenly come to their senses because someone asks them nicely. I do agree with your prior advice about checking local ordinances and seeing if there are actual officials out there willing to enforce them. That's great advice and I'd do that first, hopefully with a group of like-minded neighbors showing a united front. But I would not talk to the guy one on one without established legal recourse. It totally limits your options down the road if the white noise machines don't work and your life is unbearable.
flapgreen
Footballguy
That is crazy.
BustedKnuckles
Footballguy
what i dont understand is why it doesnt bother the owner of the dog? if my dog was barking it would drive me as crazy as someone elses dog barking....but that i have immediate control over ...its confounding to me
desert rose
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My next door neighbor had two outdoor dogs that would always bark any time I went outside. I started giving them a little treat and sweet talking them every time I'd go out, and eventually they stopped barking and acted like they were my own.
marshall88
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if you don't think the neighbor will put a bark collar on the dog, get something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Viatek-BC16G-Super-Bark-Stop/dp/B0009SY84Msports_fan said:
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Chaos Commish
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They're a ripoff. We tried the one with the best reviews, and even those reviews weren't that great. The problem dog was no different but the other dog on that property joined in. So we tried two at the same time. Nothing. GB Amazon's return policy. If reviews are accurate, it does seem the air horn I linked to has some decent results. I would have used one had I read those reviews.
I'm in this thread because I have a friend with this problem right now. He called the police yesterday for advice not wanting to be "that guy" who calls the cops. I'm sort of coaching him. His wife wants to shoot the dog. They police told him they'd drive by and if the dog was barking they would knock on the door and keep his name out of it, just let the owner know they had a complaint. They also advised him to continue calling whenever the dog was a nuisance. The call record becomes important if they start writing tickets, and if a cop is in the area, they do not mind driving by and listening for the problem dog. This is better service than I got a few years ago. He asked for permission to use the air horn and was told by all means to try it, just not in the middle of the night when people are sleeping.
I missed it but the local paper here ran a short series on the dog problem so the cops are on it, I guess.
And fwiw, the neighbor I went through this crap with a couple years ago has his dogs under control and is friendly. I stood in his front yard for 20 minutes this morning drinking coffee and talking vegetable gardening while our dogs played peacefully.
sbonomo
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if it is that bad, why don't you go over in the middle of the night and pound on the guys door. Tell him you are not leaving until he takes it inside. Keep doing this every time you hear the dog. He will get no sleep either. Hopefully a few trips over will fix the situation
Touchdown Syndrome
Footballguy
Exactly.
The type of pet-owner who just allows it is...
A) just a selfish, inconsiderate tool, and/or
B) completely ignorant about how to train a dog.
As has been mentioned earlier, it's not the dog's fault. If you're a Rottweiler owner, you must be especially responsible and diligent about training. Sadly, way too many dog owners couldn't bother.
IC FBGCav
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Ditkaless Wonders
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Sometimes dogs run away during the day when their owners leave them out unwatched, sometimes. Sometimes they get out under cover of darkness.
We had an owner near us who had barking, aggressive Doberman's who were aggressively and over time continuously breaking down his wood fence to the point that they could get their heads and necks out at several junctures where the fence abuts the sidewalk. This made it quite dangerous for kids, and for folks walking pets past that house. One evening, sometime after the owner had been made aware of the dangerously deteriorating fence, the dogs got out and never returned. Perhaps they went off in search of a more responsible owner, who can say? It remains a bit of a neighborhood mystery quite where they may have gone, but everybody other than the owner seems very relieved they are gone.
We had an owner near us who had barking, aggressive Doberman's who were aggressively and over time continuously breaking down his wood fence to the point that they could get their heads and necks out at several junctures where the fence abuts the sidewalk. This made it quite dangerous for kids, and for folks walking pets past that house. One evening, sometime after the owner had been made aware of the dangerously deteriorating fence, the dogs got out and never returned. Perhaps they went off in search of a more responsible owner, who can say? It remains a bit of a neighborhood mystery quite where they may have gone, but everybody other than the owner seems very relieved they are gone.
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leftcoastguy7
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I once lived next to one of those little yipper dogs (just like Seinfeld). The thing was outside all the time and did that loud yipping day and night. I was losing my mind so I called the cops.
This was against the law where I lived and the police rightfully wrote the owners a citation for the barking dog. I got a call a few weeks later from the local DA. He said he didn't have the time or energy to prosecute the case. I was livid. Why bother having a law if you're not going to do anything about it? Nothing changed with the dog, I had to move.
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Chaos Commish
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I thought about it but it would have been illegal. Something I struggled to avoid. I wanted to record the dog and put it in his master BR window. The barking happened much closer to my house than his, 2.5 acre parcels. If you see my first post on this, I addressed him face to face. It ended badly. It was at a time when I wasn't feeling civil. The barking had worn me out. I should have waited for a time when I wasn't so angry. Involving animal control was the perfect solution and everyone is neighborly now.
Seriously, before you get aggressive with neighbors, contact the police... every time. All municipalities have some sort of disturbing the peace laws that can be applied.
Jobber
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