- Jun 4, 2005
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I have a neighbor that leaves their little dog in the backyard all day long. That dog is probably about 3 years old and he barks continuously if I go out in my backyard to do anything. So if I am out there mowing the lawn, picking up leaves, or just sitting out there whittling, that dog goes crazy, jumps up at the fence (almost to the point of hurting himself, it seems), and goes at me through any cracks it can see at full tilt. I usually get sick of this and I go knock on the neighbor's door and tell them to tie up the dog because it has been barking so much.
What bothers me is that the neighbor will take no action with that dog barking until I knock on their door. I mean, they'll let that dog bark for an hour continuously without once coming out to check on him. Now if they are not there and I go in my yard to work, that dog is basically torturing itself by barking so much. I remember once, it barked at some kids playing in our backyard for almost 3-4 hours, only to stop to drink some water and catch its breath. I was afraid the dog would die with the amount of exertion that he was putting out in the hot weather.
So what to do? Obviously the neighbors are oblivious to their dog barking and are oblivious that it is bothering me. I've probably gone over to tell them about their dog at least 4-5 times in the past month. Once I tell them, they promptly tie up the dog, but you'd think that little dog would have gotten used to me by now.
I was thinking of actually one day going over to their house and spending time with that dog and befriending it so it would recognize me and not bark. But the neighbors are somewhat weird and I only see their eerily quiet kids playing in the yard sometimes.
Any thoughts?
What bothers me is that the neighbor will take no action with that dog barking until I knock on their door. I mean, they'll let that dog bark for an hour continuously without once coming out to check on him. Now if they are not there and I go in my yard to work, that dog is basically torturing itself by barking so much. I remember once, it barked at some kids playing in our backyard for almost 3-4 hours, only to stop to drink some water and catch its breath. I was afraid the dog would die with the amount of exertion that he was putting out in the hot weather.
So what to do? Obviously the neighbors are oblivious to their dog barking and are oblivious that it is bothering me. I've probably gone over to tell them about their dog at least 4-5 times in the past month. Once I tell them, they promptly tie up the dog, but you'd think that little dog would have gotten used to me by now.
I was thinking of actually one day going over to their house and spending time with that dog and befriending it so it would recognize me and not bark. But the neighbors are somewhat weird and I only see their eerily quiet kids playing in the yard sometimes.
Any thoughts?
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