URGENT Personal Issue!

[Red Devil]

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[Red Spot]

Fairly sure there has to be evidence before something can be done (in the UK anyway), so if you're dogs aren't really loud, you shouldn't have a problem.

All you have to do is phone the cops, hold your phone in the air so they can clearly hear the loud sounds. Problems solved, well for the neigbour that is.

My previous neigbours, and their cheap stereo, found out about this the hard way, cant say I didnt warn them before.

[Zax]

If worst comes to worst, Debark.

[Red Spot]

Ah, similair as cutting of ears and tails for astetic reasons. I see you really love animals ....

[Sabre Tank]

Looks like you're going to have to get rid of it, or do that debark thing. Now that I think of it, my neighbors once had some really annoying dogs that constantly barked, and it was terrible. It really does get annoying. I wonder what the hell makes them bark anyway.

[Zax]

Looks like you're going to have to get rid of it, or do that debark thing. Now that I think of it, my neighbors once had some really annoying dogs that constantly barked, and it was terrible. It really does get annoying. I wonder what the hell makes them bark anyway.

Maybe it's the being dogs part of it.

[Red Spot]

Looks like you're going to have to get rid of it, or do that debark thing. Now that I think of it, my neighbors once had some really annoying dogs that constantly barked, and it was terrible. It really does get annoying. I wonder what the hell makes them bark anyway.

Maybe it's the being dogs part of it.

I doubt it. No dog has to bark without cause, if brought up properly.
I almost got my arm removed at age 11 by some big dogs, that where protecting some property(farm), where I thought I could pet them as they didnt bark.

Small dogs, like humans, try to make themself heard by being 'more present' than bigger dogs, but that as well can be corrected if brought up properly .. with enough attention. Just yelling 'be quiet' only supports the dog barking, you, as its master, do exactly the same. Works the same on children, those brought up by parent that yell a lot, tend to do the same.
(Am I glad my kids or pets cant read this ... yet )

[Baconboy]

Does your dog really bark that much?

Nope. Our neighbor just thinks she does.

ditch the dog, get a http://www.neopets.com/

Haha...
Very funny.

I've been in the shoes of your neighbor when I was working two full time jobs and only home to sleep. My neighbor's dog barked 24/7 and no matter when I tried to sleep, his dog was barking.

My dog stays inside for 23 hours of the day.
We let her out to do her buisness, or when she just wants to be outside.
Usually when she's outside, she just runs.
But, if some stranger walks by, or a large truck comes brumbling by, or a motorcycle comes driving by, she howls. Loudly. But it's like for 1 minute and then it stops.

[bigbadbogie]

Options:

1) Keep the dog indoors 24 hours a day.
2) Confront your neighbour and convince them to get over it.
3) Go to court and lose a fortune in legal costs, before probably losing the case.
4) Move house.
5) Muzzle the dog.
6) Anti-barking collar the dog.
7) De-bark the dog.
8) Eat the dog.
9) Eat your neighbour.
10) Stop the dog from being able to see the strangers, large trucks or motorbikes.

[Zax]

Options:

1) Keep the dog indoors 24 hours a day.
2) Confront your neighbour and convince them to get over it.
3) Go to court and lose a fortune in legal costs, before probably losing the case.
4) Move house.
5) Muzzle the dog.
6) Anti-barking collar the dog.
7) De-bark the dog.
8) Eat the dog.
9) Eat your neighbour.
10) Stop the dog from being able to see the strangers, large trucks or motorbikes.

11) Press the mute button

[Baconboy]

1) That's what we're trying except for potty breaks. We take her out on a leash.
2) We've tried that.
3) No
4) Probably Not
5) No
6) We've tried that
7) NO!
8) NO!!!
9) Maybe...
10) How?

We were thinking about making a little fenced area by my grandmother's house, but apparantly, you can't build a chain link fence. It has to be a wooden privacy fence in the front and sides. But a chain link fence is FINE in the back...
My city has some stupid people, and some stupid laws.

[Lionsword7]

Call it the government~
Anyways, I can't really see any other way to help your dog... if you want to keep it, debark... if not, then give it away. Sorry dude.

[MrTwosheds]

1) Probably the root of the problem, dogs should not be kept inside like that.
2) Accept that your neighbour is not making it up, your dog probably barks continuously when left alone.
3) you will loose.
4) Wont alter the dogs mental state.
5) Maybe a way to teach the dog to shut it.
6)?
7) Kinder to just shoot it.
8) yuk
9)yuk yuk
10) probably impossible and not the answer

Really I would say that you need to look at how you keep your dog, It should not be locked up all day or left alone to freak out. Too many people see a dog as just another piece of property, But it is a sentient being with needs and desires, ignore them and it will become disturbed.

[Nielk1]

I find it more likely that the dog is a raving barking lunatic, however with what was said, the neighbor sounds like the raving barking lunatic.

[Red Spot]

My dog stays inside for 23 hours of the day.
We let her out to do her buisness, or when she just wants to be outside.
Usually when she's outside, she just runs.
But, if some stranger walks by, or a large truck comes brumbling by, or a motorcycle comes driving by, she howls. Loudly. But it's like for 1 minute and then it stops.

And there you have the problem.
A dog (specially large dogs) need to walk, a lot. They are animals, not puppets you put away somewhere untill you find time to spend on them.

Dogs are not 'let out', you 'walk them'. As I read it you just open the backdoor and the dog does its thing, did I mention before you need to raise an animal like you should a child?

Try this for fun, go to bed and put the alarmclock to go of every hour, but only for 1 really loud minute ... see how long it takes before you wack the thing to its 2nd life.

I really hope you find some way to solve this issue, but I think it is up to you to make the change, not the dog nor the neighbour.