For those of you that have barky dogs

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Anonymous wrote:Every once in a while my dog barks at a fox if she sees one while out on a walk. I don't "let" her bark, she just does it. If it is early in the morning, I do turn her around toward home to try to stop the barking, and it mostly works, but there isn't much more I can do.

If you don't like being around dogs, or neighbors in general, you are going to need to leave suburbia.

Dogs left outside all day barking their head off are another matter. i would take that up with the neighbor.

NP. I can't stand dogs. I am not leaving a suburb due to this. Get lost with that idea.

This isn't the fairytale of, "once in a while my dog barks at a fox" as you surely read in the OP.

It's directed at those who have barky dogs (yes, the house right behind mine) and keep them outside for an hour or more while they bark constantly.
There are not enough foxes to cause this. Or birds. Or cats.
They are barkers. Obviously the owners do not care. The neighbors subjected to this cannot stand them and their noise.
These are not our dogs and we did not sign up to listen to them at all hours.

Okay, here it is. I was hunting for a timeframe. I don't think anyone here would find an hour or more to be reasonable for a dog to bark constantly. We pull ours in after a few annoying minutes. And he's never out when we're not home.

Sadly, you'd be surprised.

One hour is kind of my upper limit on a dog barking loud enough for me to hear it in my home. It will annoy me before then but I will assume it is a one-off situation by the owners -- some scheduling error that resulted in the dog being unattended but safe for an hour. Things happen.

Well I have a neighbor who has done this multiple times with their dog and at the 1 hour mark I will send a text: "Hey hope you are well. Your dog has been barking for about an hour -- just checking to make sure everything is okay." The response is always hostile, rude and dismissive. I have been told "dogs bark, if you don't like it, move" and "yes we are aware, our dog is entitled to bark if it wants."

I don't think I'm an unreasonable person and I actually like dogs but this situation is so frustrating. I want to call 311 to report the dog as a noise violation but my spouse keeps talking me out of it because the neighbors are so hostile and obnoxious and he's worried about retaliation or violence. It is depressing to feel like there is no way to address the situation without an escalation that risks our own safety.

Some people suck. But yeah, an hour of a dog barking is not acceptable. I hear a dog barking for an hour and I start to wonder if the owner is incapacitated or the dog is hurt, and that's a normal reaction. Not "oh well I guess dogs just bark all the time in this neighborhood."

This is why I skip the middle and just report people. I used to "try to be neighborly" but the thing is: they're not being neighborly to begin with. The typical response is the same smug entitlement PP showed upthread (expecting thanks for finally doing what he should've been doing all along?!) or the hostility you mentioned.

It's not my job to reparent people who weren't properly house trained. There are rules for a reason, and professionals who are paid to enforce them. I let them do their jobs, with the understanding that "don't start none, won't be none" can be liberally applied by all parties.

Just make sure you report the right neighbor. We had a neighbor who would come over frequently to complain about our dog barking. We'd always told her that we didn't think it was our dog, but that we'd try to be more aware. One holiday we went on a vacation and were gone for a week. When we got back there was a citation on our door for a noise violation for dog barking, but our dog had been boarded for the entire week including the date of the citation. It must have been a different dog. We called the police station and they sent an officer over who looked at our dog boarding receipt + plane tickets and then went over to talk to the elderly neighbor. Apparently she was quite belligerent because a few months later when she accidentally backed into our car, didn't notice and drove away, the same officer came and arrested her for hit and run and took her to the station and booked her. It's seems she hadn't made friends with the officers in that initial interaction.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My dog likes to play in the yard. My neighbor installed a little free library on his little strip between our driveways. People are constantly bringing their dogs to the LFL and in my yard. My dog thinks: hey! these intruders are walking, peeing and pooping in my yard! BARK BARK BARK

I try to stop it but my dog's not wrong either.

Why don't you get an anti-bark collar? Problem solved.

Why don't you get off my yard?

I'm not on your yard.
And I guarantee that her (your?) dog barks at people who are not in their yard, but merely walking down the sidewalk or on the neighbor's strip of yard.

Don't walk on someone's strip of yard. That is private property.

He installed a little library. He is inviting people to walk on his strip of yard.

[Anonymous]

Somtimes my dog barks at neighbor kids, christmas lights and people outside. Sometimes he doesn't. IF he barks more than a few times I get him to quiet down, but, dogs bark, cats meow, trucks are loud, people talk. If you want absolute peace and quite you can't live in the suburbs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband can be out there with the dog and will say nothing while the dog barks. It drives me nuts. Sometimes it's midnight.

Get a bark collar (for your husband).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Somtimes my dog barks at neighbor kids, christmas lights and people outside. Sometimes he doesn't. IF he barks more than a few times I get him to quiet down, but, dogs bark, cats meow, trucks are loud, people talk. If you want absolute peace and quite you can't live in the suburbs.

If you wanted to be a better dog owner, you could train your dog better.

If you want to make excuses, you will.

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Anonymous wrote:Every once in a while my dog barks at a fox if she sees one while out on a walk. I don't "let" her bark, she just does it. If it is early in the morning, I do turn her around toward home to try to stop the barking, and it mostly works, but there isn't much more I can do.

If you don't like being around dogs, or neighbors in general, you are going to need to leave suburbia.

Dogs left outside all day barking their head off are another matter. i would take that up with the neighbor.

NP. I can't stand dogs. I am not leaving a suburb due to this. Get lost with that idea.

This isn't the fairytale of, "once in a while my dog barks at a fox" as you surely read in the OP.

It's directed at those who have barky dogs (yes, the house right behind mine) and keep them outside for an hour or more while they bark constantly.
There are not enough foxes to cause this. Or birds. Or cats.
They are barkers. Obviously the owners do not care. The neighbors subjected to this cannot stand them and their noise.
These are not our dogs and we did not sign up to listen to them at all hours.

Okay, here it is. I was hunting for a timeframe. I don't think anyone here would find an hour or more to be reasonable for a dog to bark constantly. We pull ours in after a few annoying minutes. And he's never out when we're not home.

Sadly, you'd be surprised.

One hour is kind of my upper limit on a dog barking loud enough for me to hear it in my home. It will annoy me before then but I will assume it is a one-off situation by the owners -- some scheduling error that resulted in the dog being unattended but safe for an hour. Things happen.

Well I have a neighbor who has done this multiple times with their dog and at the 1 hour mark I will send a text: "Hey hope you are well. Your dog has been barking for about an hour -- just checking to make sure everything is okay." The response is always hostile, rude and dismissive. I have been told "dogs bark, if you don't like it, move" and "yes we are aware, our dog is entitled to bark if it wants."

I don't think I'm an unreasonable person and I actually like dogs but this situation is so frustrating. I want to call 311 to report the dog as a noise violation but my spouse keeps talking me out of it because the neighbors are so hostile and obnoxious and he's worried about retaliation or violence. It is depressing to feel like there is no way to address the situation without an escalation that risks our own safety.

Some people suck. But yeah, an hour of a dog barking is not acceptable. I hear a dog barking for an hour and I start to wonder if the owner is incapacitated or the dog is hurt, and that's a normal reaction. Not "oh well I guess dogs just bark all the time in this neighborhood."

This is why I skip the middle and just report people. I used to "try to be neighborly" but the thing is: they're not being neighborly to begin with. The typical response is the same smug entitlement PP showed upthread (expecting thanks for finally doing what he should've been doing all along?!) or the hostility you mentioned.

It's not my job to reparent people who weren't properly house trained. There are rules for a reason, and professionals who are paid to enforce them. I let them do their jobs, with the understanding that "don't start none, won't be none" can be liberally applied by all parties.

Just make sure you report the right neighbor. We had a neighbor who would come over frequently to complain about our dog barking. We'd always told her that we didn't think it was our dog, but that we'd try to be more aware. One holiday we went on a vacation and were gone for a week. When we got back there was a citation on our door for a noise violation for dog barking, but our dog had been boarded for the entire week including the date of the citation. It must have been a different dog. We called the police station and they sent an officer over who looked at our dog boarding receipt + plane tickets and then went over to talk to the elderly neighbor. Apparently she was quite belligerent because a few months later when she accidentally backed into our car, didn't notice and drove away, the same officer came and arrested her for hit and run and took her to the station and booked her. It's seems she hadn't made friends with the officers in that initial interaction.

Whew! What a mess!

Yes, that's exactly the sort of "un-neighborly" dynamic I meant. Sorry she went off on you instead of finding facts. Sounds like she got sorted in the end!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We received an anonymous, one-page handwritten note on our door from one of our neighbors letting us know our barking dog was bothering her (I assume it's a woman based on the penmanship). We live in a suburb in NoVA, on 1/4 acre lots so a barking dog can be heard over a several-house radius.

There are certain things our dog will bark at, usually a fox and occasionally one neighbor's dogs (they bark back). She sometimes barks for several mnutes, but we didn't think that much of it. Now, when she's out, especially in the early morning or later at night, we're more of her barking and are working on her recall, which had been lousy but it's getting better.

I appreciate the neighbor letting us know the barking was bothering her and I hope we've been doing a better job. Maybe she'll leave another note complimenting us, but I won't expect one.

Want a cookie too? Did you mommy not praise you enough? You want a compliment note from your neighbor for doing the job they had to point out was your job?

Sweetie, you should be thankful your neighbor did you the solid of writing a note explaining the problem to your stupid self instead of immediately reporting you for the noise violation you're responsible for. You're already welcome.

And if your dog has no recall, they shouldn't be off-leash. Yes, even on your own property. Walk the dog out to do business so it's under your full control until you have proper recall dialed in (which is puppy-level training).

Dp. My dog has great recall but tour suggestion that people don't allow their dogs off leash in their own property is nuts

[Anonymous]

We have a barky dog- the key is not to let her roam our backyard where she'll bark at every noise, passerby, other dogs/animals, etc.

We walk her and bring her inside. She's sweet but reactive, so we keep the stimulation low.

Our neighbors let their pair barky dogs spend hours in their backyard - most people dislike the dogs and the neighbors as a result.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My dog likes to play in the yard. My neighbor installed a little free library on his little strip between our driveways. People are constantly bringing their dogs to the LFL and in my yard. My dog thinks: hey! these intruders are walking, peeing and pooping in my yard! BARK BARK BARK

I try to stop it but my dog's not wrong either.

Why don't you get an anti-bark collar? Problem solved.

Why don't you get off my yard?

I'm not on your yard.
And I guarantee that her (your?) dog barks at people who are not in their yard, but merely walking down the sidewalk or on the neighbor's strip of yard.

Don't walk on someone's strip of yard. That is private property.

He installed a little library. He is inviting people to walk on his strip of yard.

The neighbor can't invite people to walk on their next door neighbor's yard. Is not his invitation to extend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We received an anonymous, one-page handwritten note on our door from one of our neighbors letting us know our barking dog was bothering her (I assume it's a woman based on the penmanship). We live in a suburb in NoVA, on 1/4 acre lots so a barking dog can be heard over a several-house radius.

There are certain things our dog will bark at, usually a fox and occasionally one neighbor's dogs (they bark back). She sometimes barks for several mnutes, but we didn't think that much of it. Now, when she's out, especially in the early morning or later at night, we're more of her barking and are working on her recall, which had been lousy but it's getting better.

I appreciate the neighbor letting us know the barking was bothering her and I hope we've been doing a better job. Maybe she'll leave another note complimenting us, but I won't expect one.

Want a cookie too? Did you mommy not praise you enough? You want a compliment note from your neighbor for doing the job they had to point out was your job?

Sweetie, you should be thankful your neighbor did you the solid of writing a note explaining the problem to your stupid self instead of immediately reporting you for the noise violation you're responsible for. You're already welcome.

And if your dog has no recall, they shouldn't be off-leash. Yes, even on your own property. Walk the dog out to do business so it's under your full control until you have proper recall dialed in (which is puppy-level training).

Dp. My dog has great recall but tour suggestion that people don't allow their dogs off leash in their own property is nuts

Is it a comprehension fail or a training fail? If your dog has no recall, they shouldn't be off leash. If your dog has no recall... Did you catch it that time? Your dog should be on leash, under your control, until they can reliably return to you on verbal commands. You can practice in your backyard by having your dog drag its leash.

You probably need the why, right? If there's a squirrel, or a loose dog digs under the fence, or there's a dead bird, you need to be able to get your dog back to you. You should never chase a dog. So if your dog hasn't mastered recall yet, your dog should have a leash and be easy to grab.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have a barky dog- the key is not to let her roam our backyard where she'll bark at every noise, passerby, other dogs/animals, etc.

We walk her and bring her inside. She's sweet but reactive, so we keep the stimulation low.

Our neighbors let their pair barky dogs spend hours in their backyard - most people dislike the dogs and the neighbors as a result.

This is what doing it right looks like. Know your animal, know your environment, "parent" accordingly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My dog likes to play in the yard. My neighbor installed a little free library on his little strip between our driveways. People are constantly bringing their dogs to the LFL and in my yard. My dog thinks: hey! these intruders are walking, peeing and pooping in my yard! BARK BARK BARK

I try to stop it but my dog's not wrong either.

Why don't you get an anti-bark collar? Problem solved.

Why don't you get off my yard?

I'm not on your yard.
And I guarantee that her (your?) dog barks at people who are not in their yard, but merely walking down the sidewalk or on the neighbor's strip of yard.

Don't walk on someone's strip of yard. That is private property.

He installed a little library. He is inviting people to walk on his strip of yard.

The neighbor can't invite people to walk on their next door neighbor's yard. Is not his invitation to extend.

Yes. Please re-read my original PP that was responded to. I am talking about people walking on the library neighbor's own yard.

"I guarantee that her (your?) dog barks at people who are not in their yard, but merely walking down the sidewalk or on the neighbor's strip of yard."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have a barky dog- the key is not to let her roam our backyard where she'll bark at every noise, passerby, other dogs/animals, etc.

We walk her and bring her inside. She's sweet but reactive, so we keep the stimulation low.

Our neighbors let their pair barky dogs spend hours in their backyard - most people dislike the dogs and the neighbors as a result.

This is what doing it right looks like. Know your animal, know your environment, "parent" accordingly.

We took her to a behaviorist when she was younger after a lot of training "fails" - the behaviorist said that some dogs are just the way they are and advised us on containment and calming strategies. Our dog is a mini-schnauzer and think would have done better if we had a calm, adult dog in the house when we got her as a puppy. She's anxious and feels she must protect us (her people)- I think a big, calm alpha companion would have helped things.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My dog likes to play in the yard. My neighbor installed a little free library on his little strip between our driveways. People are constantly bringing their dogs to the LFL and in my yard. My dog thinks: hey! these intruders are walking, peeing and pooping in my yard! BARK BARK BARK

I try to stop it but my dog's not wrong either.

Why don't you get an anti-bark collar? Problem solved.

Why don't you get off my yard?

I'm not on your yard.
And I guarantee that her (your?) dog barks at people who are not in their yard, but merely walking down the sidewalk or on the neighbor's strip of yard.

Don't walk on someone's strip of yard. That is private property.

He installed a little library. He is inviting people to walk on his strip of yard.

The neighbor can't invite people to walk on their next door neighbor's yard. Is not his invitation to extend.

Yes. Please re-read my original PP that was responded to. I am talking about people walking on the library neighbor's own yard.

"I guarantee that her (your?) dog barks at people who are not in their yard, but merely walking down the sidewalk or on the neighbor's strip of yard."

If you don't like the dog, don't participate in their free library and build your own. Simple. You sound entitled.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My dog likes to play in the yard. My neighbor installed a little free library on his little strip between our driveways. People are constantly bringing their dogs to the LFL and in my yard. My dog thinks: hey! these intruders are walking, peeing and pooping in my yard! BARK BARK BARK

I try to stop it but my dog's not wrong either.

Why don't you get an anti-bark collar? Problem solved.

Why don't you get off my yard?

I'm not on your yard.
And I guarantee that her (your?) dog barks at people who are not in their yard, but merely walking down the sidewalk or on the neighbor's strip of yard.

Don't walk on someone's strip of yard. That is private property.

He installed a little library. He is inviting people to walk on his strip of yard.

The neighbor can't invite people to walk on their next door neighbor's yard. Is not his invitation to extend.

Yes. Please re-read my original PP that was responded to. I am talking about people walking on the library neighbor's own yard.

"I guarantee that her (your?) dog barks at people who are not in their yard, but merely walking down the sidewalk or on the neighbor's strip of yard."

If you don't like the dog, don't participate in their free library and build your own. Simple. You sound entitled.

This is a strange response. I think you might have some comprehension issues. I can't help you with that...