Neighbor's Barking Dog

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Please do not use a sonic device. That will punish every other dog within its range and they aren't doing anything. If the neighbors won't take care of it by bringing the dog inside, or at the very worst putting a bark collar on it, then call the police and report it.

Our neighbor's dog barked and barked, too-early in the morning. We just threw black cats (the firecracker-not the feline variety) out the window, right by our neighbor's bedroom window. They eventually got the picture. Never said anything to us, either.

You have been too nice to your neighbor. Call the police each and every time you hear the dog barking. They need to know that you are absolutely serious about this problem. In reality, they are not nice people if they have not taken care of this.

I had neighbors who had a teenage son who worked out in their garage behind their home. The music was so loud and offensive! It was loud enough where if we wanted to watch tv, we would have to turn it up to double the volume we normally would have it on and that was with all of our windows closed. I asked the 18 year old several times to turn it down, when he did not, over the time of many days I talked to his mother and tried to talk to his father. They nodded their heads that they would have him turn it down but he never listened. So, the next month, I contacted my homeowner's association. They wrote several letters over many weeks requesting that the music be turned down. When that failed, after several months, I called the police. It always worked temporary. The police suggested having a community officer mediate between the two families. We were willing; they were not. Finally the police asked if I wanted to cite them. I said yes. Turns out, the police can't cite a homeowner in this situation without the neighbor initiating it. We had them cited several times. It did get slightly better but never perfect. At the end, right before we turned the house into a rental and moved, you could just hear the bass of the music pulsating in the back rooms of my home.

So what I have learned from that experience is that I should have contacted the police within the first week of this becoming a daily problem. I remember talking to my mom on the phone and telling her about this issue the first day it happened. She said to me, "Go over there and ask them to turn it down. They will be mortified to know that they are bothering you." Little could she know how wrong she was. They were angry with me from day one and thought that I was infringing on their rights. To this day, I have wondered if they ever thought of my rights. Clearly not.

Good luck...but do something because on top of irritating you, they are abusing their dog if it is barking all day long. A happy dog does not do that.

My new neighbors have two huge dogs. I love animals but these dogs have taken a liking to my driveway and leave me mile high poops!!! I have gone over twice now to ask them to walk the dogs not just let them out. They have pooped in front of my house door, car doors , had its rump up against my tire rims and pooped, all around my picnic table!!! I have asked two times really nice. Next time I spread like peanut butter on their front steps!

I do not like constant barking dogs either. I think its inconsiderate and frankly not neighbor like. I would probably set my car alarm off every time the dog starts and go for a walk! thats not neighborly either but they may just get the hint if your alarm is going off and you act like it does not bother you!!

Call the police or animal control and report it.

Call your local Humane Society.... or the police.... and put in a complaint.
They will send the owners a notice.
You just tell them you want to remain anonymous. They do not have to tell your neighbor's your name.

Dogs often bark like that from anxiety or boredome. They may be nice people who don't have time for their pet. Are your kid's old enough (and the dog friendly enough) to take the dog for a walk? Exercise and attention may change the dog's behavior. I know it is probably not the solution you were wanting, but it could be a good experience for your kids, an opportunity to show your children the example of unconditional concern for other people AND good for the dog!

just a thought! Good luck!!

You need to call the police and report it. it will be noted and then their is a record. you could also suggest a citronella bark collar for the dog. they dont hurt the dog just give a bad smell. they work great on our pups good luck!

We had the same problem. We bought the sonic device from Walgreens. The range on it is 20 feet. We hung it on our fence between us and the neighbors only at night so that we could get some sleep. If the dogs are on the other side of their yard when they are bakring it doesn't pick them up. If they are closer to the fence and closer to our house where we could hear them it picked them up. We have a dog as well but she sleeps inside at night. I know that dogs bark but my neighbors dog mostly barked at night. We no longer have the device up because we left it out in the rain one day and it ruined. But the dogs no longer bark at night so it was a great training device. It took about 2 weeks. I love animals but I also require a little sleep.
Good Luck.

Call your town hall. Sonic device will effect other dogs and that is not
fair to them. If a call to town hall does not help, try the police. I know what
it is like because I have a neighbor who thinks letting their dog out at 6:30
am is not a problem. She barks and barks. I call they say ok and it happens again. Now I scream like a lunatic out the window. Hope I nevefr
get caught on video LOL. There has got to be someone who could help.
Good luck.

Like Sue H. I live in a neighborhood with lots of dogs - I have 4 of those
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But I am very conscience of my dogs barking. All dogs bark, I cannot expect them to always play quietly in the yard when there are birds and squirrels and cars, oh my. But, when they all start barking at once, and the Corgi starts her howling, I bring them inside. But then I only let them out for extended periods when I am home. When we are out and about the dogs are in the house. Mine are horribly spoiled :)

Dogs bark for a variety of reasons, but a lone dog, left outside all day and night, is most likely barking because it is lonely and (literally) crying for attention. In this case, I agree with the other posters that you need to file a complaint with the local animal control. Most towns have noise ordinances and a unceasing barking dog may fall into the category. Since they are not tending to the dog it may well be that they need to find another home for her.

I had a neighbor who had a dog that was woefully underweight. After speaking to the neighbor and feeding the dog myself, and the situation not improving I finally called Animal Control. They took the dog.

If this a direct, fence sharing neighbor, you may want to befriend the dog and just go outside a couple of times during the day and "play" with it through/over the fence. A little bit of attention may solve the problem also.

Whatever you do I stress compassion for the dog. This is really not the poor animal's fault but the bad human parents it got stuck with.

throw a hot dog with a melatonin in it over the fence. ha! or let it out...bye bye...ok, i don't really have any suggestions but hope you can work it out...that sucks big time! :(

ARGGGGG....those darn barking dogs. Nothing ruins a relationship with a neighbor quicker than barking dogs!!!
Two ideas that come to mind are:
Check the local ordinances to see if there is a law against unprovoked barking for a period of time. If there is, you can print it and put it in your neighbors mail box anonymously.
Or, you could tell them that you feel that you are friendly enough to ask them as a neighbor to not allow their dogs to bark because they have been waking you and your children up at the most inoppertune times. I had to do this once with my neighbor and they apologized and never ever have let their dog bark outside again!
BTW...I tried the sonic devices and it didn't make any difference. If the dogs are older then their ears aren't as sensitive and won't pick up the high pitch noise.
As for those who say it's not fair to the other dogs, well the other dogs shouldn't be barking all the time and the sonic pitch only sounds when it picks up loud noises such as barking!

it is frustrating, because once you notice the barking...it's always in your head!

But as the owner of 2 dogs, my take on it is: babies cry, dogs bark, people crab. That's the phrase I always tell my husband when he complains about barking dogs in our neighborhood! & boy, do we have the dogs....15 dogs btwn 9 houses! We all work hard at limiting the barking, but it is their nature & we all love being pet owners.

As for your ?, please do not use the sonic device....

Have you seen "Despicable Me"? There's a part where he is telling his neighbor that the his dog(the neighbor's dog) keeps doing his business on his lawn. The neighbor laughs and says "you know dogs, they go where ever they want" the guy laughs and says, " yes, unless they're dead. Ha! ha! I'm kidding- but it's true!"
You might need to have that conversation with your neighbor! :) (no, I am not really suggesting that you do harm to the dog- I think you need to be a little less nice and more blunt)
Good luck!
~C.