Re: Incessive Dog Barking....

Katcat1 · ‎07-21-2011

I don't think anyone could take continuous dog barking. if the neighbor is unpleasant then calling the police sounds like the right thing to do. You would think the neighbor would hate the sound of the barking unless he is not home.

kindness is strength

blondiechick · ‎12-13-2010

I would call your city or township for ordinance rules regarding excessive barking.

Find out what the laws are and then i would call the police. I would not put up with that for a minute. Your neighbor does sound like a jerk who is inconsiderate. He also does not sound like a good dog owner.

x Hedge · ‎08-18-2016

Unfortunately, pet owners who are this inconsiderate of their neighbors often blame and abuse the animal after getting a visit from law enforcement.

That's another reason I thought a friendly visit from a diplomatic neighbor who's also an elected alderman would be a good place to start.

At your suggestion, maybe alderman can team up with trainer or behavior specialist from humane society to help neighbor address his dog's barking behavior.

Mistreatedbycs · ‎03-10-2010

I'm so sorry for the dog, dogs don't bark for no reason.

I would approach your neighbor, you said you haven't talked to him in years, maybe something is changed and I would address it with him first.

Tell him you are concerned about the needs of the dog and maybe you can come to some type of resolution.

Poor baby, I feel for the dog.

febe1 · ‎01-22-2012

@nana59 wrote:
I have a neighbor that I don't get along with--haven't spoken to in years. He now has a dog that barks for hours. I can't take it anymore. How long do I have to listen to this dog barking before it warrants a call to my local police. Please don't tell me to call the owner first--he's a jerk.

@nana59, my son had the same problem. It was an extreme battle with authorities involved, HOA, petitions, and they were not successful.

This went on for a "year," and my son sold their home and moved about two miles away.

Wishing you success and good luck.

sunshine45 · ‎03-09-2010

how about the other neighbors? have you talked to them and have they complained? if it is a neighborhood complaint then there definitely is strength in numbers.

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dex · ‎03-09-2010

That is really annoying.Maybe you can talk to the neighbor in a kind way and get him to bring his dogs into the house when they bark.I wonder if you let him know that it is really distressing that he could understand and comply.I don't know how he couldn't be bothered by it.

SahmIam · ‎04-16-2010

Many owners park their dogs outside while they are at work and those who are at home during the day have to listen to it all day, every day.

This is a situation behind my house right now. 2 yappy yorkies on a deck from sunrise to sunset M-F while the owners are at work. Neighbors have called the police but in OUR area, if the dog has shelter and water, there is nothing the police can do. The owners have little pee-pee pads out for the dogs to use during the day and on weekends and evenings, the dogs are inside with the owners.

A typical case of out of sight, out of mind. Many dog owners don't give a ****** about the barking as they don't have to hear it. Often, when confronted, they say "dogs bark. Get over it".

Good luck and hope your county isn't like mine when it comes to barking dogs.

Shanus · ‎05-17-2010

Re: Sadie & Molly...our beagles. Firstly, why is this not posted in PET LOVERS. Secondly, my dogs "relieve themselves" through a doggie door.

Yes, they are attracted to go out and bark (for about 5 minutes) at certain times....at 3:30 when the kids get off the school bus and come to the fence and pet them, at 8:30AM when working people walk their dogs past our house before leaving for work & the same at 5-5:30 when the people return home.

Dogs bark. That's what they do. We owners get just as frustrated as neighbors. It's important they know that. We have tried contraptions that hang from the trees and our dogs wear a collar that "zap" them when they bark. They learned where the signals didn't reach & ran under & around the beam.

For the dog owners, our choices are limited: crate them whenever we leave the house (often too long to be reasonable solution), give away our fur babies (not an option), or stay home 24/7 and dogsit/police them so they go out, do their business & come immediately back inside.

We have had incidences in our city where neighbors got so frustrated that they slipped hotdogs w/ rotten food or some meds that'd make the dogs very sick or kill them. This is a very sad way to solve the problem.