When to complain about new neighbor's dog?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Definitely talk to the neighbors before going to your landlord.

This.
Also, you have to expect noise since you chose a "townhouse", which is like being a roommate to strangers.

Some noise is fine but it’s not reasonable to expect your dog can bark all day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Definitely talk to the neighbors before going to your landlord.

This.
Also, you have to expect noise since you chose a "townhouse", which is like being a roommate to strangers.

Jerk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Definitely talk to the neighbors before going to your landlord.

This.
Also, you have to expect noise since you chose a "townhouse", which is like being a roommate to strangers.

Jerk.

Truth hurts, eh? I'm not even the pp you're replying to, but "jerk" isn't a rational response to statements of fact. You share walls. You're going to hear noises. 3 days of new neighbor noise and you're already looking for someone to complain to? That's a you problem. Get some noise-cancelling headphones and give your new neighbors at least a week to settle in before you start reporting them.

You haven't even introduced yourself yet, have you... You're the jerk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Definitely talk to the neighbors before going to your landlord.

This.
Also, you have to expect noise since you chose a "townhouse", which is like being a roommate to strangers.

Some noise is fine but it’s not reasonable to expect your dog can bark all day.

OP didn't say 'bark' she said 'howl'.

But I agree with the PPP - you are sharing walls. There is going to be noise.

[Anonymous]

Separation anxiety is really hard on the dog and like others here have said, the owners might not be aware. Some good suggestions here about welcoming them in a friendly way and then raising the howling all day. Recordings might help as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Definitely talk to the neighbors before going to your landlord.

This.
Also, you have to expect noise since you chose a "townhouse", which is like being a roommate to strangers.

Some noise is fine but it’s not reasonable to expect your dog can bark all day.

OP didn't say 'bark' she said 'howl'.

But I agree with the PPP - you are sharing walls. There is going to be noise.

Listening to a dog howl all day long is unreasonable.

OP needs to tell the owners though. How are they supposed to know what the dog is doing while they're out?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Definitely talk to the neighbors before going to your landlord.

This.
Also, you have to expect noise since you chose a "townhouse", which is like being a roommate to strangers.

Some noise is fine but it’s not reasonable to expect your dog can bark all day.

OP didn't say 'bark' she said 'howl'.

But I agree with the PPP - you are sharing walls. There is going to be noise.

You think howling is better than barking?

I lived in apartment and townhouses for years. Hearing noises from neighbors is par for the course, yes, but no, a howling dog all day long is not okay and not acceptable. That’s way beyond the sounds of general living.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dogs need more than 3 days to settle in. But I would mention it first to the dog owners, not the landlord. Be direct. "Hey, your dogs bark all day, FYI, I know they might be settling in but I wanted to let you know in case they need a kong or something."

bs I tried this approach giving the dog time got to about 3 weeks before I wanted to really hurt someone, waiting for he dog to "settle" is bs and doesn't work if they have separation anxiety the problem increases. I ended up speaking with a dog behaviorist who explained this to me. Then I complained to the landlord apparently there were other complaints too so my complaint helped solved the issue quicker.

[Anonymous]

Complain now. Nothing pisses me off more than people living with shared walls with a neurotic dog. They know it's an issue and they give zero f's.

Call the landlord today don't live like this a second longer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You complain now. These dogs are not settling in. The howling will just continue non-stop forever. You need to record them so the owners believe you, however.

Posted too soon - I had to put a bark collar on my dog in order for him to stop barking. Lots of people will tell you it's inhumane, but it's not. I tried the zap on myself first, and then it took 2 barks for my dog to stop barking. He understood very quickly the vibration and small zap wasn't what he wanted. Sometimes you can avoid that if the dog is only triggered by the view out of the window, but closing the blinds or curtains, but often there's nothing for it but a coercive method.

This is what we did - before we got married my now-DH’s dog would be home alone in the basement apartment of a rowhouse and could hear the landlord upstairs, as well as people in the attached rowhouse next door and their basement apartment. So he was barking because he thought he was being ignored.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1) Swing by to welcome to the neighborhood. Bring a loaf of banana bread and introduce yourself. You don’t want your first interaction with new neighbors to be negative!

2) Agree to give it more than three days. A move can be stressful for a dog, lots of new smells, new routine, etc.

3) If the barking is still constant in a week or two, swing by and, framed as helping them out, tell them they may not be aware of it, but the dog is barking basically all day while they’re gone. Wanted to make sure they knew - poor doggy must be struggling to adjust. This is a bit of a canard, but also may well be true - they may have absolutely no idea the dog is barking when they’re gone.

4) Give then another few weeks to adjust - may involve a visit to the vet or a behaviorist or something, so don’t expect an overnight cure.

5) Then, if no process has been made, it’s time to escalate in someway, but how will depend on how 1-4 go.

Never go over someone’s head without trying to work it out with them directly first.

+1 this sounds very reasonable and well thought out.

[Anonymous]

Call animal control. What do you want your landlord to do about it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Complain now. Nothing pisses me off more than people living with shared walls with a neurotic dog. They know it's an issue and they give zero f's.

Call the landlord today don't live like this a second longer.

Call your doctor and get some meds for your anxiety, outrage, and overreactions. Yikes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Complain now. Nothing pisses me off more than people living with shared walls with a neurotic dog. They know it's an issue and they give zero f's.

Call the landlord today don't live like this a second longer.

Call your doctor and get some meds for your anxiety, outrage, and overreactions. Yikes.

I'm sure this is no fun for OP, but the who's really suffering is the dog, who isn't howling for fun

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Complain now. Nothing pisses me off more than people living with shared walls with a neurotic dog. They know it's an issue and they give zero f's.

Call the landlord today don't live like this a second longer.

Call your doctor and get some meds for your anxiety, outrage, and overreactions. Yikes.

I'm sure this is no fun for OP, but the who's really suffering is the dog, who isn't howling for fun

Yeah, the dog needs to be crate-trained and given a walk break from a dog-sitter, but there's no agency to enforce doing it right, so good luck with that.

Having a whiny neighbor doesn't solve problems.