barking dogs

[mr.72]

This is off-topic but I do lay awake at night wondering if there is any way I could shoot these dogs without getting arrested

I have a next-door neighbor that has been there for nearly 7 years. We are friends with them, and have had conversations about their dogs many times. They have two dachshunds that often get left in the back yard at night. The neighbors' bedroom is on the front of their house, above the garage on the 2nd floor. Our bedroom is on the back side of our house, ground floor, on the side nearest their back yard. So when the dogs are out at night barking, they can't hear them but we can.

Anyway, sometimes they are not even home and the dogs are out all night barking.

Last week another neighbor whose house backs up to this neighbor also left their small dog out there and the three dogs spent ALL NIGHT constantly barking at one another. I tell you I was very close to just climbing up on the roof and taking these dogs out. I figure I would have gotten a better night's sleep in a holding cell.

Anyway, is there anything at all I can do about these dogs??! In our previous house we had a dispute with the neighbor over their dog that turned into a feud that never ended. I would like to remain friends with my neighbors but I have to do something about these dogs.

Any advice (besides "talk to your neighbors", we have done that and it's not working).

[Keith B]

The police should be able to issue them a warning or citation on peace disturbance. There should be ordinances regulating the noise and the barking dogs.

[jbirds1210]

Get a Bose speaker and a recording of a large barking dog. Point the speaker toward their house. Just laugh when they mention it and tell them you just wanted to be a part of things.

My wife and I have dogs that bark and neighbors with small children. The neighbors on both sides of us were provided with a refrigerator magnet that includes all of our contact information. We have cages and fans in the garage for the nights when my lab just wont hush.

I agree with Keith that the police will come out and knock on their door. They will issue a warning first and a ticket later, but I know that could put a bit of tension in your friendship.

Jason

[MoJo]

Don't shoot the dogs it's not their fault. If the neighbors are home call them, wake them and then tell them the dogs are keeping you awake and you thought they might like to enjoy a sleepless night too. If they're not home, the call the cops. If your neighbors are that inconsiderate of others why would want to be friends with them?

Besides, a feud a day keeps boredom away.

[mr.72]

If your neighbors are that inconsiderate of others why would want to be friends with them?

#1 they are not inconsiderate, they are just not diligent in keeping the dogs in. Often times their kids let the dogs out and they just don't know that they are out and barking since they can't hear them.

#2 whether I would choose them for friends or not, they are my neighbors and it's nice living next to people that you don't have to be at war with. These folks are really nice people and you never know when you need your neighbors to stand by you. The dogs are not worth breaking this friendship over.

[USA1]

[Revet]

I had an identical situation. Using my neighbor's name and address, I requested (via snail mail) brochures from every dog bark collar and device maker I could locate. They took the hint, bought collars and the problem was dramatically improved. Of course this method is entirely dependent upon your neighbor's sensitivity to subtle suggestion and their attitude.

I do not know if all of these are current:

D.T. Systems, Inc.
2872 Walnut Hill Lane
Dallas, Texas 75229

PetSafe
Radio Systems Corporation
10427 Electric Avenue
Knoxville, Tennessee 37932

Tri-Tronics Inc.
P.O. Box 17660
Tucson, AZ 85731

Dogtra
22912 Lockness Avenue
Torrance, CA 90501 USA

SportDOG
10427 Electric Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37932

Good Life
624 Rossanley Drive Suite 111
Medford, OR 97501

[Crossfire]

Dachshunds live for only two things - barking and chewing. Fortunately, they can't do both at once. Get a couple of large rawhide bones. When the dogs start barking, throw them over the fence.

The dogs are happy. You are happy. It's a win-win.

[Keith B]

Dachshunds live for only two things - barking and chewing. Fortunately, they can't do both at once. Get a couple of large rawhide bones. When the dogs start barking, throw them over the fence.

The dogs are happy. You are happy. It's a win-win.

This must be where the term 'Throw them a bone' came from?? It shuts them up.

[MoJo]

If your neighbors are that inconsiderate of others why would want to be friends with them?

#1 they are not inconsiderate, they are just not diligent in keeping the dogs in. Often times their kids let the dogs out and they just don't know that they are out and barking since they can't hear them.

#2 whether I would choose them for friends or not, they are my neighbors and it's nice living next to people that you don't have to be at war with. These folks are really nice people and you never know when you need your neighbors to stand by you. The dogs are not worth breaking this friendship over.

I understand, I was not advocating all out warfare. A friendly phone call when the dogs are barking may do the trick. If they truly do not know the pups are out then they sould be receptive to being reminded to bring them in.

After a few calls they should be trained - - -

[gemini]

You can train your neighbors dogs not to bark. My brother used this on a couple of rat dogs
that used to bark at his kids when they were young. Worked great. I was forced to use it on
my next door neighbors dogs due to barking etc. result = 1 dog would immediately shut up and go
lie down on the deck, 1 dog would bark even harder (stupid dog).....so now, anytime I find my neighbor
out back with the stupid dog, I press the button and make the dog bark, neighbor then yells at the dog and
will usually take the dog inside. They let it out less and less due to uncontrolled barking.
Anyway, here is the link to the product. It's worth a try.
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[mr.72]

Maybe the Dazer thing is the way to go.

Often times the dogs are barking while the family is not even home. They leave the dogs out in the back yard while they are away overnight. So a friendly phone call doesn't help. One night at about 3:00am I even went over and banged on their door, of course nobody was home. In this case even calling the police won't help.

[Keith B]

Another thought; you mentioned you had conversations about their dogs many times, but have you ever had a friendly conversation about their barking?? If you neighbors are truly considerate people, they should not get upset if you nicely mention that their dogs barked all night and were disturbing. They may not realize the dogs are a disturbance.

If you can't approach your neighbors nicely and they respond by resolving the issue without getting mad, then they don't care about your feelings and are only concerned with what affects them. At that point, the gloves should come off.

[dewayneward]

This is a HUGE pet peeve of mine. I cannot STAND barking dogs. If I am in my house, windows closed, then I should not have to hear it. I actually have a thread on here about that. I was truly surpised at some of the responses I got, mostly from folks that have nuisance dogs (go figure).

I have had 2 barking dog incidents. If you value your sanity, dont fart around with people, friends or not. Now, before I jump into this, I like dogs and I understand that dogs bark. there is a DIFFERENCE between a dog barking to alert and a dog barking on and on for more than 10 minutes. Bad dog owners will allow their dogs to bark on and on.

Ok, we had one guy that let his dogs bark repeatedly. My wife had been over there and was essentially told "tough". I had been over there and while he was nicer (go figure), he just didnt get it. The cops (for this guy) were useless because he would go out of town and leave his dogs out. The only good they served was to show a track record. I took the guy to court. What you'll want to do is record on paper the dates and times that the dogs barked. Pictures/video is also good although not necessary. After a few weeks of this, we had the guy served (call your court house for info and to get the info on the ordinance). He was eventually fined $1,000.

Oddly enough, after he was fined the dogs were quiet from then on out.

My second barking neighbor had just moved in and my wife went over to say high and the folks seemed pleasant enough. She asked if they owned a dog and was told that they didnt. She said good, because her husband (me) does not like barking dogs and that we had a runin with a neighbor awhile back that let their dogs bark for hours and hours and they got fined and now arent a problem. The new neighbor laughed and said that they werent planning on getting one so no worries, they were "quiet" people.

Fast forward to the weekend, my wife is woken up by a dog that barked from midnight to about 5am non stop. She went over their and learned that they werent home and had left their dog out all night. Basically, it was suffereing from separation anxiety (just call me the dog whisperer). When I got back home from some stuff I was doing and was told this, I wanted to nip it based on past experience. I went over (1-2pm'ish) and apparently woke her up. As nicely as I could I explained that her dog was up all night barking and my wife and children were really bugged by it (oddly enough I was so tired, I snoozed right through it). Her excuse was that she was out all night. I asked her to please not do that again as nicely as I could and was told that it wouldnt happen again.

The a few days later SAME thing. They had left for the night and left their dog out and was driving me up the wall. I took a few short videos of him barking so there would be no confusion of who's dog it was and called the police. The officer left them a note (the dog had been barking for 3 hours straight at the time the officer left). Since that time, the dog hasnt barked for more than a minute or 2 before he is brought in.


My advice, is to use progressive tactics with them. You mentioned that the friendship isnt worth the dogs. I dont have a problem being "neighborly" with my neighbors, but I would expect them to be neighborly with me.

[mr.72]

I have had conversations with these neighbors about the dogs barking.

Obviously they think there is nothing they can do about the dogs BARKING, which is probably true at this point. The only thing they can do is move the dogs inside, and they were truly sorry that the dogs were left out and barked all night when I mentioned it to them before. So this is not some kind of argument we are in. But I think things may get funny if I have to go over there every night and say "hey folks, bring the dogs in, will ya?". I mean, it's obvious they don't INTEND to have the dogs out there barking but it's also obvious that they don't really pay attention to it.

I wouldn't mind calling the police so I don't wind up being the "bad guy" with the neighbors, if I thought the police would do anything about it. Given that I build guitar amps as a business and sometimes make a whole lot of noise, I don't really want to get into a noise feud with the neighbors.