I used to have neighbors where it was the norm to have their dogs (many!) run loose - literally, loose - no fences, no electric fences, nothing. The dogs would be in other people's yards constantly. There were about six families that did this, each with multiple dogs. That is a lot of dog poop - not to mention, the issues that loose dogs have - so dangerous!

That would be more of an issue to me.

OP, why don't you move where there are no neighbors?

A dog barking is a lot better than many other potential issues!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP o you post this same thing about once every few weeks??

I am not OP, but I have definitely posted about a neighbor's nuisance dog barking recently.

Jerk dog owners are an epidemic.

Well, you never know what is next door, do you. Could be worse.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

+1

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.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are we talking 3:00 am in the morning or 7:00 in the morning when everyone should already be awake?

Says who? Have you ever done shift work? If someone gets home at 3 or 4 in the morning from the job, who do you think you are to tell them they don't deserve more than a couple of hours of sleep?

Okay. Did OP say she does shift work? If she did I missed it. The vast vast majority of people are well awake by 7, and probably a majority are up by 6. If you’re not on some sort of shift work and are in bed past 7 so dogs barking bothers you, maybe look at your own lifestyle and choices rather than forcing others to conform to your unique timeline.

+1

The chances of OP being on "shift work" are slim and zero.

Anonymous wrote:Buy a dog bark deterrent device, as the last resort.

Not OP, but I have tried this. The little sonic birdhouse things don't work, unfortunately.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are we talking 3:00 am in the morning or 7:00 in the morning when everyone should already be awake?

Says who? Have you ever done shift work? If someone gets home at 3 or 4 in the morning from the job, who do you think you are to tell them they don't deserve more than a couple of hours of sleep?

Okay. Did OP say she does shift work? If she did I missed it. The vast vast majority of people are well awake by 7, and probably a majority are up by 6. If you’re not on some sort of shift work and are in bed past 7 so dogs barking bothers you, maybe look at your own lifestyle and choices rather than forcing others to conform to your unique timeline.

Buy a dog bark deterrent device, as the last resort.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

+1

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.

Anonymous wrote:OP o you post this same thing about once every few weeks??

I am not OP, but I have definitely posted about a neighbor's nuisance dog barking recently.

Jerk dog owners are an epidemic.

*do

OP o you post this same thing about once every few weeks??

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

+1

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.

Anonymous wrote:Ear plugs are amazing! Try them.

+1

Anonymous wrote:

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.

They don’t bark if you take them on a walk instead of just opening your door. People are lazy.

You know what? If OP's neighbor lives on a sizable lot, and the neighbor just arrived recently and is complaining about anything and everything, that neighbor has zero clout.

OP, that neighbor might have electric fence and that is not your business. Y'all going to have to learn to deal with life instead of being such a Karen. Is that the reputation you want?

If the dog is out at reasonable hours - it's a dog, dogs bark. You can't control everything in life, OP - certainly not other people. Buy yourself a pair of ear pods, or get out of your house more.

My neighbor's dog barks, we are all working (yes, actually working, unlike you, OP) at home. We go to the other side of the house to work. The houses are not big, but they are brick, and keep the noise out nicely. Otherwise, I go out, if I am not working - I go for a walk, I meet people for coffee - do you have any friends? Maybe go visit with your mother?

OP, life is truly too short. You sound insane.