Neighbors dog will not stop barking
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Anonymous
| Why do people think it’s ok to let their large barking dog outside at 11pm-1am to bark and wake up the entire neighborhood? Plus it’s starting to get cold outside so I can’t imagine it’s good for the dog. SO ANNOYING! |
Anonymous
| Why not call animal control? |
Anonymous
I’m on the verge of doing that. Already sent in one complaint to the county but am not 100% sure if they’re technically breaking the law. I read that the dog needs to be barking 10 minutes or more, what it usually does is bark in 20-40 second bursts with about 1 min break in between each burst, for about 10-15 min, and they let it out about once an hour about a dozen times a day (and sometimes at night). Do you think this falls under the 10 min rule? |
Anonymous
So they’re letting their dog out for 10 mins at 11 pm or 1 am? Or their dog is outside from 11-1? The former is probably not illegal. The latter may be. |
Anonymous
Not the entire 2 hour period from 11pm-1am, about 10-15 minutes at a time. Dog barks every time it gets let out and the barking is very audible, it wakes me up if I don’t have noise canceling headphones on (which is really annoying to sleep with as I am a side sleeper). |
Anonymous
Anonymous
Try ear plugs? I’m not sure you have much recourse here. |
Anonymous
I’ve tried earplugs but have issues with wax buildup caused by frequent use of them. Actually sometimes the dog is outside much longer than 15min, it’s been about 40min now. They let it out 10 times a day or more. It barks off and on every few minutes. Ugh. |
Anonymous
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Another Reason I Don't Keep a Gun in the House
by Billy Collins, former Poet Laureate of the United States The neighbors' dog will not stop barking. He is barking the same high, rhythmic bark that he barks every time they leave the house. They must switch him on on their way out. The neighbors' dog will not stop barking. I close all the windows in the house and put on a Beethoven symphony full blast but I can still hear him muffled under the music, barking, barking, barking, and now I can see him sitting in the orchestra, his head raised confidently as if Beethoven had included a part for barking dog. When the record finally ends he is still barking, sitting there in the oboe section barking, his eyes fixed on the conductor who is entreating him with his baton while the other musicians listen in respectful silence to the famous barking dog solo, that endless coda that first established Beethoven as an innovative genius. |
Anonymous
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My neighbors have their dog out every night from 5:30-9pm. It sits at the door and looks inside and barks at them and I can't possibly understand why they find that more tolerable than the dog being inside.
I feel you, OP. |
Anonymous
NP. Have you talked directly with the neighbors, first? You said you'd already complained to the county once but have you talked to the neighbors and told them that the barking wakes you? Are you friendly with any other near neighbors who might also be affected and would they go with you to talk to these dog owners first? If it's one person, an owner can shrug it off; if it's a couple of people it's harder for them to blow it off as "just that one crank." Of course, if you have any reason to be concerned that the dog owner neighbors might become belligerent or whatever -- don't approach them directly. But if they are otherwise OK, I think you're somewhat obliged to at least start there, becuase I'd wager that animal control migh ask you, "Did you talk to them?" If you are afraid of the neighbors for any reason, and sadly that can be the case sometimes, call animal control. You should not have to wear earplugs etc. to sleep inside your own home, and to me, there are safety issues with wearing earplugs or noise canceling headphones all night, every night--you may not hear an alarm until it's been going for a while, for instance. I would call animal control during the day, explain the situation and ask bluntly: Should I call again when it's actually happening? What if I call, animal control drives by to check, and it's not going on at the moment they come to the neighborhood? Don't go into all the details as above about how many seconds it barks then stops etc. It is barking consistently enough to wake you at an hour when most other noise ordinances would be in effect and the result is: You are awakened repeatedly between 11 and 1 almost nightly, if I read your post right. I also would look into the anti-bark devices that someone linked above. It's a pain to have to spend $130 for a device because neighbors are thoughtless jerks, but you might have to go that route. |
Anonymous
| PP and OP, knock on your neighbors’ doors and politely discuss it. Explain how loud it is, how jarring, etc. They may be used to it because it’s their dog, but let them know you hear every single loud bark. Then ask them what ideas they have for how to fix it. Then stay quiet and let them respond. Don’t be afraid of silence and don’t jump in to fill the silence. Don’t be apologetic, be matter of fact and firm. They are causing a problem that they need to fix. |
Anonymous
| I am a dog owner and a longtime dog foster. I also have neighbors who let their dogs bark late at night which tends to rile up my dogs to the point where they start barking indoors and wake everyone up. Basically, your neighbor is lazy. Rather than walking the dog on a leash before turning in for the night or standing outside with the dog for a moment while the dog relieves itself and then bringing the dog right back in, they are just letting the dog go out unattended. Some dogs will bark at anything they think they see or hear outdoors, even when it's pitch dark. You can try talking to your neighbors (I suggest recording and playing back to them what the barking sounds like when you're in your home), but some people are jerks and think it's okay to leave their dogs outside without supervision. Heck, I have neighbors who just open the front door and let their dog walk itself after eating--the dogs wander around the neighborhood with no supervision. |
Anonymous
I haven't talked with them. This house is actually a bit far from mine so it's not a typical situation, it's a few hundred feet away not in direct line of sight, but the acoustics of where I live allow the sound to travel very far. Like I can be in my bedroom with noise cancelling headphones, all doors and windows closed, and this dog despite being several hundred feet away from my house is still barking loud enough that I can hear faint barks through my headphones with active noise cancellation (though dampened to the point of where I can sleep). Would one of those ultrasound machines work in this scenario? |
Anonymous
| So are you worried that the dog isn’t being properly cared for or is the dog just annoying you? |