Woken up by neighbor’s barking dogs every morning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are responsible dog owners, and there are pandemic dog owners.

We live in a townhouse and our neighbors are renters. The house next door turned over in January - the previous renter would leave his new dog outside ALL DAY. We finally talked to him about one day in the fall, because we invited over two of DD's preschool friends for an outdoor birthday playdate. We had to move the kids to the playground because the neighbor left their house and left the dog outside - the dog barked through the fence the whole time and scared the kids. Thank goodness we have a playground we could take them to.

He has since moved out and our new neighbor has a sweet dog that we have never heard. We see them out walking several times a day, if she takes the dog out to the yard, she stays with it. She takes really good care of her dog and the dog is very sweet and well-trained.

You know some dogs bark and some do not? Kind of like neighbors? Ahem, OP.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Although I am not a dog owner, dogs are going to bark. The problem is how long these neighbors allow the barking. Set a timer from when you wake up and until they are brought back into the house. 5-10 minutes or 45 minutes of barking makes a big difference. With your data in hand, talk to the neighbors.

That's a horrible way to approach dog barking. 5-10 minutes is incredibly obnoxious. That's like letting the car alarm on your car go off for 5-10 minutes because it's convenient for you, and hey, at least it's better than 45 minutes.

Owners should walk their dog, or "let them out" to do their business and immediately bring them in. And train them not to bark.

Putting it on "how long these neighbors allow the barking" is the absolutely wrong approach. Zero of the burden should be on neighbors to tell you when enough is enough. Owners need to be responsible for their animals from the start.

Okay, I’m completely not a dog person at all but PP is ridiculous. I can imagine a lot of people but a house so they can let their dogs out in their fenced yard. This is one of those annoyances of living close to other people. They’re going to do things differently than you might like.

The only thing OP can do is buy a white noise machine and ear plugs.

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OP sounds insane, naive, spoiled and clueless about life. Get a grip, OP!

Let me guess, you are the neighbor that has the professional landscapers trucks (plural) at your house with leaf blowers (again, plural) at least once a week. Hint: there are no leaves now! OMG.

OP is hopeless. Maybe you should think about moving to where there are zero neighbors. Do you have a commute to worry about? Probably not, I am guessing.

???

DP.

I’m the poster with the jerky neighbors who stick their dogs outside for 30 minutes at 5:30am.

I do not have landscapers. We never tackle yard work until late afternoon/early evening. We don’t let our kids play outside until after 10am on the weekends.

Dog owners are sometimes selfish imho.

It goes both ways. If you move next to a house with a dog - guess what? It will bark. Surprise.

Nobody is surprised that dogs bark.

Your neighbors are annoyed that you are too selfish and lazy to walk your dog or wait at the door while it does it’s business rather than let it bark at 5:30am and wake up the neighborhood.

I am neither. My neighbor lets their dog out at that time, because the dog goes outside to potty. Rather that, than mice and rats in the house next door (and therefore, in our neighborhood) - were the dog to potty inside the house. THAT would be selfish and lazy and neglectful dog ownership.

Educate yourself or get out more. Just because you are lazy and selfish and want to sleep in, does not make that the neighbor's problem. If I complained to my DH about a barking dog he would think I lost my mind, and my neighbors definitely would think so. Listen to yourself.

[Anonymous]

I would say that your neighbor's dog is VERY well trained because it knows to "go" outside at the same time each day, OP.

I have a neighbor who does nothing more than take their dog to the front yard on a leash and let it back in after maybe five minutes. The dog is about 10 pounds, but it still needs a walk, if they aren't going to fence it to give it exercise. That seems really irresponsible to me, not the neighbor who lets their dog out.

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Anonymous wrote:While you're out there training your dogs not to bark, please train the bird not to tweet, woodpeckers not to peck and those humans that talk loudly on their phones on their 6am walks not to speak!

Not the same thing and you know it.

Yeah, it really is. OP sounds selfish and self centered. The whole neighborhood should abide by OP's rules. :giggle:

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What can I do? Why do people let their dogs bark incessantly? Aren’t there laws about this?

Another Reason Why I Don't Keep A Gun In The House - Billy Collins

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]

I think you are out of luck. We had a neighbor that left their dog outside most of the day and night. The dog howled most of the time. I talked to them several times about it and they said they would do something but never did. No county agency is going to help you either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised so many people think this is okay. I only have little dogs, but trained them all not to bark (unless there's an issue!). Before 8am is too early in my opinion. Dogs shouldn't be allowed outside on their own if they just bark. They should be walked on leashes.

You should call the police. Or you could write a bill to make this law. Good luck with that. You need a hobby.

Just be careful the neighbor doesn't turn it around on you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think you are out of luck. We had a neighbor that left their dog outside most of the day and night. The dog howled most of the time. I talked to them several times about it and they said they would do something but never did. No county agency is going to help you either.

OP could move. Then she could find a neighbor with worse issues. It would serve her right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would say that your neighbor's dog is VERY well trained because it knows to "go" outside at the same time each day, OP.

I have a neighbor who does nothing more than take their dog to the front yard on a leash and let it back in after maybe five minutes. The dog is about 10 pounds, but it still needs a walk, if they aren't going to fence it to give it exercise. That seems really irresponsible to me, not the neighbor who lets their dog out.

How do you know the dog needs exercise? One of my dogs is a chihuahua cross. He doesn't like exercise at all. He's basically like a cat -- he sleeps, cuddles, and eats. These dogs are bred to do nothing and they like it that way.

My beagle, on the other hand, needs a great deal of exercise.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would say that your neighbor's dog is VERY well trained because it knows to "go" outside at the same time each day, OP.

I have a neighbor who does nothing more than take their dog to the front yard on a leash and let it back in after maybe five minutes. The dog is about 10 pounds, but it still needs a walk, if they aren't going to fence it to give it exercise. That seems really irresponsible to me, not the neighbor who lets their dog out.

How do you know the dog needs exercise? One of my dogs is a chihuahua cross. He doesn't like exercise at all. He's basically like a cat -- he sleeps, cuddles, and eats. These dogs are bred to do nothing and they like it that way.

My beagle, on the other hand, needs a great deal of exercise.

OP is making assumptions.

[Anonymous]

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No barking allowed here. I walk my dog in the morning and woe betide him if he makes noise.

We're all terribly impressed.

Look, there are variables here. How early is the dog barking? For how long?

Dogs bark. They do. And sorry, no, I'm not training my dogs "not to bark." That's ridiculous. My dogs are in and out in the wee hours of the morning. Have they ever barked in the early hours? Yes. For any length of time? No. But it happens.
Sorry, I'm not losing sleep over a couple of minutes of barking occasionally. If you don't live in the country, then you are going to hear noise you don't like sometimes.

As for during the day, I'm home. So they are never unattended and I'd never let them be. BUt sometimes they bark. If they are "running the fence" with the neighbors dogs barking, then yes, they'll probably be barking for more than just a few minutes. Middle of the day? Sorry, you'll have to deal. The same way I deal with the smell of your lawn chemicals. Or your leaf blowers on a lovely sunday afternoon. Or your mowing during an outdoor birthday party. That's life in a community.

[Anonymous]

This is why there are rules about these kinds of things. Neighborhoods have quiet hours. If your dog barks, bring it inside immediately.

[Anonymous]

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No barking allowed here. I walk my dog in the morning and woe betide him if he makes noise.

We're all terribly impressed.

Look, there are variables here. How early is the dog barking? For how long?

Dogs bark. They do. And sorry, no, I'm not training my dogs "not to bark." That's ridiculous. My dogs are in and out in the wee hours of the morning. Have they ever barked in the early hours? Yes. For any length of time? No. But it happens.
Sorry, I'm not losing sleep over a couple of minutes of barking occasionally. If you don't live in the country, then you are going to hear noise you don't like sometimes.

As for during the day, I'm home. So they are never unattended and I'd never let them be. BUt sometimes they bark. If they are "running the fence" with the neighbors dogs barking, then yes, they'll probably be barking for more than just a few minutes. Middle of the day? Sorry, you'll have to deal. The same way I deal with the smell of your lawn chemicals. Or your leaf blowers on a lovely sunday afternoon. Or your mowing during an outdoor birthday party. That's life in a community.

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OP has control issues. OP you should talk to a professional instead of complaining about things you simply can not control, because if it is not the barking dogs, it will be something else. Are you married? How does your DH put up with your nonsense?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is why there are rules about these kinds of things. Neighborhoods have quiet hours. If your dog barks, bring it inside immediately.

Maybe if you are in an HOA. Otherwise, if you need an HOA (OP), move to a community with an HOA. If you grew up in a townhouse with an HOA that didn't permit dogs (for example), and now live in a SFH community without an HOA, and don't understand how the world works, it is not your neighbors problem that you are completely out of touch.

NO HOA = OP doesn't get her way.

HOA exists = OP might get her way.

Either way, OP does not sound very reasonable. If your neighbor leaves their dog out before they go to work, and their dog is trained (!!!) to go out at a certain time, then that is the way it is, OP. Not a thing you can do about it. Your neighbor actually sounds like a responsible dog owner, but you don't sound like a reasonable neighbor or human, OP. Maybe OP is accustomed to getting her way. How old are you OP? The world doesn't always work the way we want it to.

[Anonymous]

OP, WTH time do you roll out of bed?? Don't you work??