Barking Dogs

23 January 2019, 12:20 PM

Nina

Barking Dogs

Why do people think it's OK to keep 3 large dogs in their garage, with a 4-inch opening at the bottom of the door, 24 hours a day? These dogs are totally neurotic, barking at anything that goes by, and the neighbors do nothing. It's driving us nuts, and we're not the only ones.

And why do the city ordinances make it so difficult to pursue some sort of legal remedy for this? Around here, you need to have 3 complaining neighbors, or barring that, a 30 minute video showing the dogs barking. Then you have to go to mediation. Then if mediation doesn't work, they will establish some sort of formal complaint. The owners have something like a year to rectify the problem following that complaint, and then they get 2 more tries if the problem doesn't go away. Gaaaah.

If it was loud music or construction noise, they would be on it immediately. So frustrating, and so annoying.

23 January 2019, 12:27 PM

ShiroKuro

quote:
The owners have something like a year to rectify the problem following that complaint, and then they get 2 more tries if the problem doesn't go away.

OMG that's horrible. So, in theory you could have to put up with barking dogs for 3 years??

That law should be changed, not only for the benefit of the humans, but also for the dogs!

That kind of thing is so frustrating. We can sometimes hear a dog barking in our neighborhood, but it's several houses down so we can barely hear it, and I have never noticed it at night etc. But the times I do hear it, it goes on for a good 20 minutes or more, and it must be horrible for the houses immediately adjacent.

23 January 2019, 12:41 PM

jon-nyc

Have you talked to them?

23 January 2019, 01:00 PM

Doug

quote:
Originally posted by jon-nyc:
Have you talked to them?

They said “woof”...

23 January 2019, 01:18 PM

Daniel

And so it begins. Lol!

(Sorry, Nina. I hope the dogs and/or your neighbors are gone soon.)

23 January 2019, 02:18 PM

Horrible dog owners. They don't deserve to have them. Poor pups.

I would complain after speaking with the owners.

23 January 2019, 02:26 PM

jodi

There is not much worse than dogs barking at all hours. Uhg.

23 January 2019, 02:58 PM

Steve Miller

Maybe call the ASPCA?

23 January 2019, 03:00 PM

Amanda

Neighbor conflicts are the worst - as reported throughout the internet.

Ask me how I know.

23 January 2019, 03:12 PM

RealPlayer

MULTIPLE neighbors complaining might make an impression...particularly if they arranged to all come to the offender's front door at the same time...

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23 January 2019, 03:42 PM

CHAS

Read that hamburger laced with LSD works wonder.
The dog was quiet and permanently happy after that.

joking of course

23 January 2019, 03:47 PM

CHAS

Posters around the neighborhood for a meeting?
Posters could be anonymous with an email address to contact.
Pitchforks and torches?

Have simply called the police here. They were at the offending dog owner's door within the hour.

23 January 2019, 08:14 PM

piqué

With stupid ordinances like your town's, Nina, I'm amazed there isn't an epidemic of dog poisonings.

23 January 2019, 09:59 PM

jon-nyc

I would try:

1) talking to them
2) getting support from neighbors and talking to them
3) initiate the town process
4) poisoned steaks

in that order.

23 January 2019, 10:07 PM

Piano*Dad

quote:
Originally posted by Amanda:
Neighbor conflicts are the worst - as reported throughout the internet.

Ask me how I know.

Randy Paul has some experience here ....