would this be a fair tactic to use against my neighbors?

[bignateyk]

I don't understand how people let their dogs bark all the time... I have 2 dogs and I am very sensitive to them barking, I let them in or get after them if they do it too much. One of my neighbors dog was barking all night, do they really not hear it? If you have talked to the people I would just take it to the next level and call the police of animal control. Most places have nuisance animal laws in place.
I am about to call animal control on my neighbor that lets her dog off leash wandering the neighborhood crapping in my yard. I talked to her and she kind of blew me off. Irresponsible dog owners are a dime a dozen it seems.

Some people don't realize their dogs are barking. My dogs rarely bark when I'm at home, but apparantly they bark non-stop when I leave. I had a neighbor call the cops without even asking me to do something about it. Not sure why you wouldn't at least give someone the courtesy of asking them before calling the cops.

All that made me do was let them keep barking just to piss him off since there are like 3 warnings from the cops before you even get a fine.

 

[CrazyAznDriver]

Some people don't realize their dogs are barking. My dogs rarely bark when I'm at home, but apparantly they bark non-stop when I leave. I had a neighbor call the cops without even asking me to do something about it. Not sure why you wouldn't at least give someone the courtesy of asking them before calling the cops.

All that made me do was let them keep barking just to piss him off since there are like 3 warnings from the cops before you even get a fine.

Oh I wouldn't call the cops with out chatting with the person first. Like my neighbor that lets the dog run off on its own, I talked to her first and asked her to keep it on a leash. The next time I see it off leash I will call animal control though. I don't want some german shepard mix running loose where I let my kids play, not to mention shitting all over my yard.

 

[drebo]

This is why dogs should not be allowed.

Dirty fuckers.

Slip some chocolate over the fence. Or a BB gun.

Not acceptable advice.

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[kt]

I would get the dog to bark to the point where it's hoarse.

But, as per the other comments, you call the cops.

Also, it's just an annoying dog. I guarantee you that if you did ignore it and didn't flinch each time it started up, it would just ignore you as well. Man has co-existed and lived with dogs thousands of years,... why do some people have trouble figuring them out??

Same reason men have problem figuring women out despite having co-existed and lived with them for thousands of years. Some are just b*tches.

 

[TheSlamma]

I feel your pain man, got a neighbor with 2 dogs that she just leaves out all the time and they bark at the slightest breeze. City of Denver won't do anything about it.. honestly my wife and I want to move anyway, so sadly I've given up on fixing the problem and just can't wait to leave.

 

[dabuddha]

Since you're not harming the dog, I whole heartedly approve of this plan!

 

[Rhezuss]

Can we do that to your kids to keep them off my fucking lawn?

DIAF

Touch my kids and you'll see who's gonna DIAF

 

[hanoverphist]

Slip some chocolate over the fence. Or a BB gun.

whats the dog going to do with a bb gun? they have no thumbs.

 

[alkemyst]

I have been hesitant to confront them for fear of retaliation.

dude...if you are going to be a bitch, accept your station in life. Don't take it out on a dog.

This is about 90% of the problem.

Let me guess too, you live by the 'snitches get stitches' motto too.

Anyway, OP...being you have only 5' between houses and dogs are allowed...this is sort of something you bought into.

Unless your area has a law about dogs being outside 24/7, then they are following that rule.

Barking is another matter, but if you aren't going to REALLY confront them (I doubt you even talked to them at all being you are afraid to call the police), then again...you get to deal with it.

 

[edro]

Hell yeah. I like your plan.
I also like the suggestion of getting a dog bark detector and pounding the dog's ears with high frequency.
I didn't know they existed.

 

[Rhezuss]

Go by city hall and get a copy of their noise pollution rules. Read the rules, understand the rules.

Good point there. Most cities have noise pollution laws but almost any cities that do don't enforce this law. It's a sad infinite circle.

Calling the cops yourself seems the best option for now. If that doesn't do it, upscale.

 

[DrPizza]

City? The dog should be trained not to bark. Valid complaint.

Rural? The dog's job is to bark. Not much of a valid complaint.

Then, there's a big gray scale between the two extremes.

 

[edro]

Their houses are 5' apart.

 

[rudder]

Call the police and complain about the noise in the middle of the night.

"its 1am and my neighbors dog is waking me up"

Most cities have regulations on noise. Use those regulations to your advantage.

Except the neighbors will know who called the police. Better for the OP to obtain some electronic devices that can hurt the dogs ears should he bark while outside.

 

[Jeffg010]

You need to get one of these
http://www.gooddeals.com/category/15/Bark+Control.aspx

 

[Krazy4Real]

Keep calling the cops on them. They will get fined. I guarantee they will start caring at that point.

 

[nageov3t]

dude...if you are going to be a bitch, accept your station in life. Don't take it out on a dog.

This is about 90% of the problem.

Let me guess too, you live by the 'snitches get stitches' motto too.

Anyway, OP...being you have only 5' between houses and dogs are allowed...this is sort of something you bought into.

Unless your area has a law about dogs being outside 24/7, then they are following that rule.

Barking is another matter, but if you aren't going to REALLY confront them (I doubt you even talked to them at all being you are afraid to call the police), then again...you get to deal with it.

the police have been called a couple times, but sporadically and only resulting in the owners taking the dog inside that night and returning to status quo the next day.

but I figure, if I'm calling the police every night, they're just going to think it's a neighbor with an axe to grind.

 

[bruceb]

Call your attorney and have him write a letter to the dog's owner. Or get a Cease and Desist order. Once they see you are serious about getting the issue resolved, they will do something or else end up in court.

 

[TheSlamma]

Except the neighbors will know who called the police. Better for the OP to obtain some electronic devices that can hurt the dogs ears should he bark while outside.

The range on those is horrid.. tried it

 

[Patt]

If you report it, that is good. But ensure that your 90 year old landlady also does, since she might get better treatment, and backs up the fact that the dog is a nuisance (and you're just not a bitter neighbor).

My dog rarely barks, if he does for no good reason, he gets banished inside the house. He got the idea really quickly, and now only if there is someone completely unknown walking up to our house will he ever bark.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

Hey, do you live by me? My neighbor does the exact same $hit with their dog. Except their dog is a pit bull mix of some type and is loud. In my community people don't have thick windows b/c of the relatively mild weather, so we can hear it inside our house. They obviously don't care if it's making noise though.

I have been hesitant to confront them for fear of retaliation. They have a pit bull, drive pimped out Escalade and a new Z350, like to play thumping music (which has gotten better actually), smoke pot once in a while, and are generally unfriendly and rude.

Is there a device that either responds automatically to the dog's barks or something that I can take outside and manually point it that direction when it barks?

Damn. Sorry to hear that. I lived by a bunch of this same shit. Needless to say I'm moving in 2 days. Thank God

 

[Onita]

The range on those is horrid.. tried it

I've tried one. It just doesn't affect all dogs.

 

[Lithium381]

No, they can't criticize you for that. Unfortunately, the dog will quickly get used to you sitting there and lose his impulse to bark at you, unless you're doing something to antagonize him.

But why wait for another neighbor to call the cops? Why not you call them and when they get there, demonstrate the problem? Or are you too intimidated by the dog and your neighbor to do the job yourself?

Or you could investigate one of those bark stopper devices. I have heard some actually do work.

isnt' that the point? As others have said, check local regulations, you may have the law on your side, but you'll likely end up pushing papers to get anything done with that. If there is nothing to be had by that method, can you knock on their door everytime the dog barks past a certain hour and inform them the dog is barking? Say 10pm?

 

[D1gger]

Just build a PDK device like Steve Gibson.

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1mfc5ZcuqU03ll2qyHl8URd1MvAYzr5swq2_SoCYmpIc&pli=1