Barking dog next door.

[slowG]

I'm over my neighbors dog. We have been here about 5 years and have had this issue off and on. Every couple weeks or so I think my neighbors go out of town or something because their dog will bark for hours on end late at night.

I don't have any speakable relationship with them (very strange people) unfortunately. I have not spoken to them about it. I am strongly considering calling it in. I am not sure what good it would do if they are not home.

Luckily my son sleeps in the back of the house on the opposite side so it's not as easy to hear. My bedroom is much closer and it is impossible to sleep. Any advice would be great.

 

[SaintsNSinners]

Have anything suppressed?

 

[Trigger Time]

Well if you live in Marion county calling it in will do you ZERO good. Good luck.

 

[slowG]

Just My anger.

 

[1911ly]

My neighbors dog used to bark a lot. It was lonely I think. I gave him treats and told him to be quiet. A little petting and ear scratching and he is now quiet. I get along great with my neighbors.

 

[Double T]

Go talk to them.

 

[pwoller]

Maybe he just wants some attention. Or you could open the gate and let him walk. Doesn't sound like they take very good care of him anyways.

 

[slowG]

He gets out a lot. Wonders the neighborhood. They are good people just strange. I don't think they know the dog barks like this.

 

[jburris]

my neighbors dog done this for a while. everytime he would start barking like that I would toss a fire cracker out my back door. took about 10 times for him to quit barking. now he only barks if he sees or hears something that shouldnt be around.

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

Scruff 'em up and go talk to them like a grown man and a good neighbor should.

 

[You'll shoot your eye out]

I have had dogs all my life. When a dog is doing this it's because he needs something. He may only be lonely and afraid and needs kindness and reassurance. You do know that a dog is a fairly intelligent and independent creature? you could make friends with him, independent of the neighbors. Then a little attention or a friendly voice from next door could serve to sooth his fear.

Don't come to hate the dog, try to figure out what he needs and help him get it. They are as smart as children, but people don't give them consideration. If the neighbors kid was crying someone would go and check on him. The dog can cry all night with nobody thinking to even look.

 

[.452browning]

I have a dog that did this exact same thing. He would want outside just to bark and only at night. Literally 5 seconds after going outside he would start barking. The only conclusion we could come up with is he is afraid of the dark. He doesn't bark if we are outside. It was worse when the other dogs were outside with him. Now he just sleeps in the garage and is silent.

 

[MikeDVB]

Go talk to them.

Try talking to them it might work.

Try and keep up, you're saying what he said.

 

[Trigger Time]

Scruff 'em up and go talk to them like a grown man and a good neighbor should.

^^ this. They should understand and be understanding if you do it in a kind way and not aggressively. Just approach it by maybe saying, "I'm sure your not aware but I wanted to let you know that your dog is barking a lot at ____ hours of the _____ and we have a child who is in school that has been having trouble sleeping because of it so I was hoping as neighbors we could resolve it. Is there anything I could do to help?

That's the way I would handle a first interaction. I did something similar with old neighbors of mine and they Definitely were aware of it and even beat their dog. After about the 5th visit I called the police and was told they no longer respond to barking dog calls and to call the pound (I can't remember what she called the pound officially). I called them and filed a complaint and I believe even got a complaint number because I mentioned the abuse. No response. Called back 2 other times. I never saw them show up and the barking never stopped until I moved.

Hopefully you have good neighbors who are responsible and realize they need to be courteous to others because one day they might need your help with something.
Not that you would but for the sake of saying it, Do not poison or shoot your neighbors dog. For one its wrong and also it's very obvious who the short list of suspects would be and now days they will hang you for even looking at an animal the wrong way. Plus it's the owners fault not the dogs.
Good luck!

 

[billyboyr6]

I have two (outside) dogs and live out in the country. I am on the other side of the same issue. My female dog likes to bark. If she here's or sees a critter she is barking. Mostly in the middle of the night. It wakes me up all the time. Ill go out with spotlight and sometimes find the cat, coons, deer, cyote's ect. And sometimes she will just bark because other dogs in the distance are barking.

I'm trying to brake her of her habit of barking, but don't want to go to far. The barking is a good thing if there is someone who dosent belong there. And I'm sure my neighbor can here the barking and complains, but from time to time at 3 am when she is barking and I carry the rifle out with me to see what she is barking about and pop a round off to eliminate the nucince, not my dog, lol I'm sure they know I'm trying to work on it so they have never said anything to me about it. And they are friendly neighbors and we talk time to time.

I think it's just in some dogs nature's to be barkers. I would just go talk to them about it.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Have anything suppressed?

Gee, as inconsiderate as they may be, shooting the neighbors seems a bit harsh...

 

[DoggyDaddy]

My neighbors dog used to bark a lot. It was lonely I think. I gave him treats and told him to be quiet. A little petting and ear scratching and he is now quiet. I get along great with my neighbors.

^^^ This I like. ^^^

 

[HeadlessRoland]

INGO giving solid advice?
Is this a belated Aprils' Fools Day prank?

Have to agree, civility always comes first.
Hostility is, after all, always a last resort.
It does no good to punish the puppy if the puppy does not know why it is being punished. I sometimes find the same holds true for people.

 

[churchmouse]

My neighbor to the south has Rot's. He has a huge male and 2 females. They are the area alert alarm. If they are going at it (barking) it is wise to go look. They have never let us down in this way. They know our voices and get excited when we talk to them. This is neat as they are in a yard with a 6 ft. privacy fence.
Dogs are not dummy's unless the owner makes them dumb.
Try and talk with them as it is their responsibility. They may have become numb to the barking and pay no attention to it. We have seen this as well.
Make friends with the dog if possible. It is trapped in the yard and may just want some assurance.
It may just need to be conditioned in some way to know the barking is wrong with an indicator of some kind. A voice, a treat, a fire cracker.....
If all of this fails do you have anything suppressed???

 

[MrsGungho]

Well if you live in Marion county calling it in will do you ZERO good. Good luck.

this, so do this v

Go talk to them.

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