PITA neighbor hates my dog

[eakers]

i love dogs and have one myself but having worked midnight shift i can totally side with your neighbour. just because you assume you aren't bothering anyone doesn't mean that you aren't.

leave the dog in the house and only let him out when you are there.

 

[johnjohn320]

Originally posted by: allisolm
Judging by your user name, you don't have much tolerance. I think if you want complete silence and a peaceful, noise-free environment around your home, you should buy some acreage where you can get that. You sould not be living in a neighborhood where your house is 15 feet from your neighbors.

I think if you want a barking dog and a noisy environment around your home, you should buy some acreage where you can get that. You should not be living in a neighborhood where your house is 15 feet from your neighbors.

I call pwnage right there.

 

[purbeast0]

dude, again, why don't you just keep it in the house during the day? i would be more scared to leave a dog outside where anyone can do anything to it at any moment during the day if you aren't there.

 

[Henrythewound]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
dude, again, why don't you just keep it in the house during the day? i would be more scared to leave a dog outside where anyone can do anything to it at any moment during the day if you aren't there.

Sounds good on the surface, but my other dog would likely chew the furn/ pee in the house if left inside from 8-5. We do keep them inside at night for a few hours at a time if we are going to be out late

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: Henrythewound

Originally posted by: purbeast0
dude, again, why don't you just keep it in the house during the day? i would be more scared to leave a dog outside where anyone can do anything to it at any moment during the day if you aren't there.

Sounds good on the surface, but my other dog would likely chew the furn/ pee in the house if left inside from 8-5. We do keep them inside at night for a few hours at a time if we are going to be out late

you def gotta train those dogs. how old are they?

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: Henrythewound
So because I have a job and go to school like the majority of the US, I shouldn't have a dog?

Actually, this is *precisely* the reason my wife and I don't have a dog. We aren't home from 8AM to 6PM every weekday and we are away all summer weekends, most fall weekends, and many weekends in winter and spring. We believe that taking in a dog brings an obligation to be there with the dog (dogs being such social critters) for a majority of the time instead of leaving him in the yard for 12-hour stretches.

Pets require a time commitment. Sometimes you have to think about the dog instead of yourself.

If the dog is barking all day, sorry; it's a problem. Your problem. Every last family on my block has at least one dog and we rarely hear barking.

 

[Looney]

As much as i love dogs, you need to better train him if he's barking all day. I know if i was home all day, and my neighbors dog was barking most of it, it would drive me nuts too.

A dog is only as smart as its owner.

 

[Nitemare]

Feed your neighbor to the dog, problem solved

 

[Furyline]

Is there somewhere you can bring the dogs during the day, like some kind of doggy day school place? My mom has a dog and works part time, on the days she works she brings the dog to this day care for dogs place. Not sure how expensive it is, but it could be an option for you.

 

[notfred]

It's funny that you are annoyed by a complaint that probably takes less than 1 minute a day for you to listen to, because you think it's unreasonable to complain about having to listen to a dog bark all day long.

 

[illustri]

first read topic as "PETA neighbor hates my dog" :Q

 

[Paulson]

What you probably fail to realize is that your dog barks all day long while you're away.

Our neighbor's dog does that as well, and although it's a cute dog and very friendly, it's still incredibly annoying.

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

Originally posted by: Henrythewound
So because I have a job and go to school like the majority of the US, I shouldn't have a dog?

Maybe you should make other arrangement for your dog while you are both away from home. Why make your neighbor suffer for your inattention?

 

[bsobel]

While I'm sure some lurking PETA member will burst in and have me hanged for saying this:

I was in a very similar situation. In our case the neighbors had two large dogs (as did we, white german shepards). They lost both of their dogs in quick succession (about 6 months), and after that suddenly every bark out of our dogs was a problem (honestly, their dogs had barked much more than ours ever did).

That said, we researched it, bit the bullet, and found a vet to debark our two dogs. They were in the vet hospital for one day, their personalities did not change *one bit*, they just didn't make nearly as much noise as they used to when the barked. If giving your dog up isn't an option (and for most people it wouldn't be), I think you should at least look into it.

Ironically shortly after we did this the neighbors who complained moved (but at least we know we don't have to worry about upsetting anyone else).

Bill

 

[Ornery]

...owners must not permit their dog to bark or howl to the extent that it disturbs the peace.

Nobody wants to listen to your fvckin' dog barking... NOBODY!

 

[Murphyrulez]

One question for you. If you are home, and your dog starts barking nonstop, don't you try to get him to stop? Why? Just let him bark! Let him bark for 8 hours, while you are at home. See how you like it.

I hate inconsiderate people. And stupid people.

 

[CADblather]

Originally posted by: notfred
It's funny that you are annoyed by a complaint that probably takes less than 1 minute a day for you to listen to, because you think it's unreasonable to complain about having to listen to a dog bark all day long.

Also, there's an underlying theme that seems to imply that it's the neighbor's fault for not working the same hours as OP.

"So because I have a job and go to school like the majority of the US, I shouldn't have a dog?"

So the neighbor is obviously not a good normal American, since he dares to keep different hours than OP.

And what's with that Q-tip remark?

 

[nageov3t]

I love dogs. I grew up with dogs. My current living situation is the first time in my life where I've ever *not* lived with a dog.

But my landlord's dog does this, and I'm moving out because he refuses to do anything about it and I'm seriously worried that one of these days, I'm just going to snap and buy a box of rat poison with a side of ground beef.

Both my roommate and I are home during the days -- my roommate because he works nights, and me because my days off are Saturday and Tuesday. I don't mind the occasional 5 minute burst of barks (wouldn't even wake me up if I'm sleeping... it's a pretty loud neighborhood, since I live on one of the main roads in my town), but having the dog bark constantly is increadibly annoying. I'm feeling annoyed just thinking about it.