My neighbor's barking dog is driving me nuts. [UPDATE]

[Phill12]

Big mistake giving a neighbor dog anything to eat because if the dog gets sick or dies for any reason you could get the blame costing you a lot of money in court or jail.

We had the same problem couple years ago and because my wife goes to work at about 11 pm she is in bed from about 2 pm to 10:30 pm. The neighbor has a large dog who barked most of the day and we put up with it but when the dog went back outside and barked from 8 pm until 2 am every night we had enough. My wife and I went over and talk to them and got no where so we stated next night we do call the police.

It started up at about 8 pm and we finally called the police at 10:30 and explained the problem and that we tried going over and talking to them and they couldn't have cared less about the barking or my wife sleeping. They did come out and warned the people. Couple of my neighbors told me they had same problem but didn't want to start problems but they were not sleeping in the afternoon and going to work at midnight with a one our commute to work.

Couple of weeks later their dog barking all morning broke down six foot of our fence and was running around our yard eating all our dogs food and trying to fight our small dog so I called the police and they took the dog.I then went to where the person worked and told him and he needed to repair the fence. He did fix the fence and had to pay fee's for the dog but this finally did help as the barking was cut way back after that.

We will never be friends but that is alright with us as my wife can sleep now. What I found was the police warned them of fines and removal of their dog if they get more calls. Funny part of all this was when we bought the house the owner told us about these neighbors.

 

[Wonka]

If your dog(s) bark - and you have neighbors - then it is likely bothering them. And it 'head-in-the-sand' self-centered thinking that it does not bother your neighbors just because they haven't complained.

As a neighbor that has to listen to a dog barking for years (dog was left outside with no one walking him) - I can attest to this. Luckily the bastard must have finally passed since the barking has recently stopped. Although I am sure another one will appear soon - maybe a good time to sell my house as barking dog(s) certainly decreases the property values of everyone near.

When another neighbor complained a few years back - their TT response… 'he just barks at birds and squirrels' - like it was the birds/squirrels fault.

My dog barks inside. Both my neighbors love my dog and have said so. It's doubtful they're bothered much for the occasional bark at golfers when she's I our lanai? Why, because we correct her and she's seldom alone on the lanai for more than a few minutes. Our neighbors are also seasonal.

As such, since you're post seems in response to mine we don't have "our heads in the sand as you have inferred"

I've had neighbors I'd trade for a barking dog. There are amounts of barking that can be tolerated easily until the become extreme... Not much different than some human counterparts as neighbors.

 

[geekette]

...And looking at this thread - there are a lot of mean-spirited and ignorant people who think it would be OK to drug a neighbor's dog. They just assume Benadryl is safe and can't be bothered to do a simple google search to find out about possible side effects.

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BUT even if we didn't try to solve the problem... nothing a dog owner does or doesn't do gives anyone else the right to drug a dog. And if anyone did anything to my dogs I'd sue the crap out of them and make their life a living hell.

I agree. My old girl is already on meds for chronic condition and she is restricted as to when she can eat. I would be horrified if someone decided to huck some yuck over the fence, laced with whoknowswhat (even bigger problem - I could not tell the vet what she ingested!) There is no amount of money or apology that could bring her back from premature death. I wouldn't give your kids food or alcohol without your knowing, don't do it to my furkid.

Luckily, we are in a barky neighborhood and she's the quiet one (until there is something to report to the other sentries on duty or a deer hops the fence).

 

[rleigh]

Thanks to VegasBella and others who injected some common sense about drugging someone else's pet. I could not believe all the comments indicating it was a harmless thing to do and an actual realistic solution.

 

[dwojo]

Check the noise ordinances and animal control laws in your community to try to find anything that might help.

 

[JudyH]

I outlasted the barking dogs!!!!

I posted here about the dogs last spring. I bought the anti- bark gadgets. It helped with the older one not with the younger.
The dogs became more aggressive. Finally the older one bit the owner. The wife left. The guy is selling the house. Without the dogs he's a nice guy.
Hopefully the new neighbors are ok.

 

[DeniseM]

Congratulations! Hopefully he won't get any more dogs!

My neighbors had a mean German Shepard, that also barked. It's kennel (which it hardly ever was taken out of) was right under our bedroom windows - and conveniently, on the other side of their garage, away from the house.

When the dog was out in the front yard with them, it would go nuts if it saw us in our own yard or on the sidewalk, growling, and barking and lunging hysterically on it's leash - I was afraid of it.

Recently, I got a long, sad email from the neighbor, stating that they had to put the dog down, and how sad they were about it, and all the details about the situation.

I cannot fathom why she would send this email to me - she knew the dog was mean and the barking bothered us - but they ignored it when it barked.

She has never emailed me before - I didn't even know she had my email address. She barely speaks to me in passing.

It is uncomprehensible to me that she expects me to feel sorry about the dog being gone.

 

[ronparise]

This is my third house in my life, and my third PITA neighbor.

Whats the common factor here?



Ive had problems where ever I go too. I keep moving and where ever I go, Im still there

 

[Passepartout]

I posted here about the dogs last spring. I bought the anti- bark gadgets. It helped with the older one not with the younger.
The dogs became more aggressive. Finally the older one bit the owner. The wife left. The guy is selling the house. Without the dogs he's a nice guy.
Hopefully the new neighbors are ok.

See. There IS such a thing as Karma. Enjoy the peace and quiet. Hope it lasts.

Jim

 

[Ty1on]

Congratulations! Hopefully he won't get any more dogs!

My neighbors had a mean German Shepard, that also barked. It's kennel (which it hardly ever was taken out of) was right under our bedroom windows - and conveniently, on the other side of their garage, away from the house.

When the dog was out in the front yard with them, it would go nuts if it saw us in our own yard or on the sidewalk, growling, and barking and lunging hysterically on it's leash - I was afraid of it.

Recently, I got a long, sad email from the neighbor, stating that they had to put the dog down, and how sad they were about it, and all the details about the situation.

I cannot fathom why she would send this email to me - she knew the dog was mean and the barking bothered us - but they ignored it when it barked.

She has never emailed me before - I didn't even know she had my email address. She barely speaks to me in passing.

It is uncomprehensible to me that she expectes me to feel sorry about the dog being gone.

I just hope she didn't notice the confetti and noisemakers after she emailed you....

 

[JudyH]

You all can celebrate with me. Virtually. Or raise your glass at 5pm.

 

[JudyH]

Ron

I am the best neighbor ever. No pets no kids and I am away traveling at lot.

 

[ronparise]

Ron

I am the best neighbor ever. No pets no kids and I am away traveling at lot.

I'm not.
which is why your comment about 3 homes and three bad neighbors struck a chord It sounded familiar

 

[VegasBella]

I am the best neighbor ever. No pets no kids and I am away traveling at lot.

Actually, I have a great neighbor. She brings me food sometimes. And she's always nice when we chat. And I feel like she'd call the cops if she saw something going on at my house that wasn't right.

She has kids and dogs and doesn't travel that much.

 

[Tia]

I'm not.
which is why your comment about 3 homes and three bad neighbors struck a chord It sounded familiar

:rofl::hysterical:

 

[CO skier]

I am the best neighbor ever. No pets no kids and I am away traveling at lot.

Their are people who wish their roommate or spouse were so congenial.

 

[JudyH]

Ron, home#1 we lived next to people who tied the dog outside at 6 am and left him barking. I put a nice note on the door asking them not to do this and they stopped, but never spoke to me again cause they were mad that I wrote a letter instead of speaking in person
House 2 we lived directly across the street from three generations of alcoholics and drug users. Several of us neighbors took them to court over the noise and disturbance in the early 2000. I thought I could outlast them but ended up moving to Fl. My son bought our house and said the neighbors had bad nights this summer too. Well, grandma can't last too much longer and then the property will hopefully get sold.
And house three had the dogs.....