Anonymous
Post 09/03/2015 21:20     Subject: DC rowhouse, new neighbor's dog barking nonstop. Options?
Anonymous wrote:Oof. I had this problem for 4 years. I work at home. Neighbor's dog was crated (and not happy about it) all day because otherwise it would destroy their house. So I couldn't just invite the dog over to keep it company or anything. I talked to the owner about it a lot but there never was a solution. I couldn't call animal control on a neighbor I like. Also, if you call animal control they're going to hate you and get all annoyed anytime your kids make noise.


This is the smartest thing I have ever read on DCUM, or seen IRL, in this area. Some foresight!


Anonymous
Post 09/03/2015 21:07     Subject: DC rowhouse, new neighbor's dog barking nonstop. Options?
I have a dog that is prone to barking around strangers. It took him about a month to get used to our new neighbors- he was very attached to our old ones, they used to dog sit him, so it was confusing to have new people on their property. I would imagine a new home is similar

I don't believe Great Danes are yappy breeds, but they are big which could exasperate things. Bark collars do work...

I'd talk with your neighbors. They likely don't know the extent of it, and it likely will settle.
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2015 21:05     Subject: DC rowhouse, new neighbor's dog barking nonstop. Options?
Anonymous wrote:Buy noise machine. I have three dogs and they bark...because you know, they 're dogs!

If the police come, they stop barking and wag their tails instead, problem solved!


"They're dogs" is a shitty excuse. All dogs should be trained.

-dog owner
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2015 21:00     Subject: DC rowhouse, new neighbor's dog barking nonstop. Options?
Buy noise machine. I have three dogs and they bark...because you know, they 're dogs!

If the police come, they stop barking and wag their tails instead, problem solved!
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2015 20:53     Subject: DC rowhouse, new neighbor's dog barking nonstop. Options?
Someone once called the cops on my dogs (I had accidentally left them outside all day - totally my bad).

All the cops did was make sure I had less than 4 (You can't have more than 4 in the city w/o some special license) and make sure I wasn't beating them - I seriously think the neighbors thought I was abusing the dogs because they barked all day.

If the neighbors had bothered to speak to me though, I woudl have told them that it was a complete accident and I never meant to leave them outside to bother people!!
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2015 20:51     Subject: DC rowhouse, new neighbor's dog barking nonstop. Options?
I have an idea! Don't live a rowhouse if you don't want neighbors. Seriously OP, the fact that you jumped right to suing after 2 weeks shows that you don't really care to work this out.
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2015 20:45     Subject: DC rowhouse, new neighbor's dog barking nonstop. Options?


What would you do? Is there any DC ordinance that applies here? Are we looking at hiring a lawyer to sue them?


Wow, 2 weeks in and you are already considering suing? Seriously?
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2015 20:37     Subject: Re:DC rowhouse, new neighbor's dog barking nonstop. Options?
Anonymous wrote:Awww. Can't you offer to watch the dog? Since you're home all day?


Heaven forbid a dog owner be completely responsible for their own dog, and not make their dog someone else's problem. That'd be too much to ask, right?
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2015 20:36     Subject: Re:DC rowhouse, new neighbor's dog barking nonstop. Options?
Anonymous wrote:Awww. Can't you offer to watch the dog? Since you're home all day?


Look, a person with a nasty ass dog!
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2015 20:29     Subject: DC rowhouse, new neighbor's dog barking nonstop. Options?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Do you have a HOA? Don't jump to suing just yet. See if the dog mellows out in the next week.



We don't have HOAs in the city.


Sure, we do. There are plenty of developments with HOAs.
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2015 20:28     Subject: DC rowhouse, new neighbor's dog barking nonstop. Options?
Oof. I had this problem for 4 years. I work at home. Neighbor's dog was crated (and not happy about it) all day because otherwise it would destroy their house. So I couldn't just invite the dog over to keep it company or anything. I talked to the owner about it a lot but there never was a solution. I couldn't call animal control on a neighbor I like. Also, if you call animal control they're going to hate you and get all annoyed anytime your kids make noise.
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2015 20:28     Subject: DC rowhouse, new neighbor's dog barking nonstop. Options?
I called the police (DC) on my neighbors when their dog wouldn't stop barking at 3AM. Because they weren't home, the police told me there was nothing they could do (the officers did come out and look around, but again, no one was there so nothing could be done). They wouldn't even leave a note or warning or anything.
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2015 20:26     Subject: Re:DC rowhouse, new neighbor's dog barking nonstop. Options?
Print this out and put it on their door (if you can't talk to them directly)-
http://www.woofipedia.com/articles/how-to-prevent-your-dog-from-barking-when-home-alone
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2015 20:25     Subject: Re:DC rowhouse, new neighbor's dog barking nonstop. Options?
Anonymous wrote:Awww. Can't you offer to watch the dog? Since you're home all day?


Seriously? If OP wanted a dog, she'd have one.
Anonymous
Post 09/03/2015 20:24     Subject: DC rowhouse, new neighbor's dog barking nonstop. Options?
I bought a device when I was on vacation and my dogs became very yippie. It worked pretty good, there was a noticeable decrease in barking.