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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m not a dog person but this doesn’t bother me at all. There are all kinds of noises when you walk outside your home…[/quote]

This.  OP do expect silence on your walks snowflake?  Do you also complain about he garbage trucks, construction vehicles, loud cars?  My guess is yes you do you old bat. Noise canceling headphone are your friend. [/quote]

Not op.  Noise canceling headphones are not safe. You can't hear anyone potentially attack you and you can't hear sirens. I hate it when I am walking my dog and a dog I don't see comes rushing up to bark aggressively  at us.  Like if they got out you would be torn apart.  There are other dog barking which while not pleasant is not as scary.  People leave their dogs in their yard too long.[/quote]

DP.  I agree with you on for most part

I think there’s a big difference between a dog barking outside, either on a walk or in the yard (which can make someone concerned about whether the dog is truly being restrained) and a dog barking while in the confines of his own home.

You don’t have the right to ask someone to silence the dog or keep him from the windows when he is in his own home.

You aren’t entitled to a bark free walk.[/quote]

NP: mostly agree. My dog barks from inside when people approach our house, and then we shush her. But she will bark yes. That is what dogs do, and it is in our own home so not anyone’s business. She is not allowed in our front yard (at all, really)  but is allowed in our backyard (fenced) off leash. She may bark at times if she hears other dogs barking or whatever, but we go out and shush her (and bring her indoors if she doesn’t stop quickly). She is not allowed outdoors when we are not home. She is absolutely not allowed to bark at other dogs or anything else while out on a walk. She is immediately & sternly told “no! Leave it, let’s go” (she is to ignore the distracting dog or item and hustle along with me, praised & rewarded with a treat when past the distraction). But [b]barking at the window when people approach our house?! I don’t know any dog who doesn’t do that...no grounds to be annoyed about it IMHO[/b]. [/quote]

Your experience is not everyone’s experience. My dog doesn’t bark at people who walk right up to our door, deliver a package or ring the doorbell. The sound of barking really bothers some people. Your one dog isn’t much of a problem, but when people who are sensitive to noise get barked at in 7 different locations during the same 30-40 minute walk, there’s a cumulative effect that leaves them sick of barking.

Your dog isn’t doing anything wrong, but people who are annoyed by her barking aren’t wrong either.[/quote]

I mean, people might be sensitive to the noise of children playing or leaf blowers or honking.  That’s life.[/quote]

[b]Yes, exactly. That’s life. You’re free to honk your horn to your heart’s content or use your leaf blower for hours, and they’re allowed to find you annoying[/b].[/quote]

THIS!  The one thing we are all entitled to is our own opinion.  That does not mean we are entitled to demand that others agree with us or follow our rules.  We are all bound to follow the rules of the counties we live in.

Some of the biggest complainers in our neighborhood go on and on and on about what bothers them (leaf blowers, as an example) yet use equally loud lawn equipment themselves and don't seem to see the irony in their complaints.

Someone will always be annoyed by something.  If we (both those lodging the complaint and those on the receiving end) try to be respectful, consideration and civil that's the best we can do.[/quote]

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