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Anonymous wrote:OP again, thanks everyone. I actually ended up calling them last night (we had exchanged numbers) when the dog was still barking at 9 pm and our kids needed to get to sleep. He claimed the dog just needs more time.
I agree with poster above who suggests giving them a month, then suggesting a dog collar. I will also point out that their dog is obviously not happy being left alone 14 hours (on some days) and they should think about that. At the very least they can make an effort to get home earlier or take the dog with them when they are out during the day. (Why on earth would someone get a huge dog if they're going to leave it home along most of the time? I don't get it.)
The people on the other side are a group house, so although some of them may not like the barking, they probably won't get organized to complain.
Anyway, lots of good advice above and I appreciate it.
Interfering with sleep is a huge issue IMO. So the song is barking even when the owners are home. Next time tell them I'm sorry but you leave me no choice to make a complaint. The neighbors don't sound like nice neighbors if they keep blowing you off. Maybe that dog needs exercise to wear him out and relieve stress. A neighbor of mine takes her dog to a doggie day care place because he was barking and going nuts when left alone. For them it worked great, and when she brought the dog home after work he was all worn out and sleep well.
BTW I am a dog owner. My dog can bark to get people's attention who walk by when he is in the yard because he wants them to stop and let him. My next door neighbor, who is a jerk re a lot of things, asked me if I would not let my dog out until 7:30 am because he claimed my dog went right below his kid's window and purposefully barked nonstop to wake up his 2 year old. Despite my knowledge that this was not actually true, I gracefully said of course, so sorry and complied with his request until they moved (they didn't move bc of our dog). A good dog owner is a reasonable dog owner, and a good neighbor needs to compromise to keep neighborhood peace. Sounds like your neighbor is either.
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