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Cat Forum / General Topics / October 2005dealing with crazy dog people
Does anyone have advice for dealing with neighbors that leave their dogs outside barking pretty much nonstop from 6 am - 6 pm? I asked our neighbor nicely to try to control their dog, because we can hear it bark through every single room in our house. 30 minutes later, his wife calls us up and starts screaming at me saying that im harrassing them. Our other neighbors have dogs that bark like once or twice a day, but they're cool because they don't do it continuously. How can anyone relax after a day of work (or on a weekend) with someones *expletive* dog barking nonstop? Im asking in the cat group because cat owners seem to be smarter in general (at least, in my circle of friends :) Any advice dealing with this problem would be appreciated, as long as it doesn't involve harming anything or anyone :) thanks > Does anyone have advice for dealing with neighbors that leave > their dogs outside barking pretty much nonstop from 6 am - 6 pm? [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > it doesn't involve harming anything or anyone :) > thanks if you live in a city, theres probably a noise bylaw. i've give city hall a call or animal control. they wont lose the dog(s), they'll just get warned or fined.  SignatureGhost My World http://members.shaw.ca/night-rider/main.html Weekly Walrus http://weeklywalrus.com/ #1 Webbrowser, http://www.mozilla.org/ "Ghost" <night-rider@Cookieshaw.ca> wrote in message > if you live in a city, theres probably a noise bylaw. i've give city > hall a call or animal control. > they wont lose the dog(s), they'll just get warned or fined. I'd ignore that suggestion. There's nothing worse that feuding with a next door neighbour. Chances are that a dog barking in the daytime is not breaking any bylaws. Construction in a city usually runs between the hours you've mentioned and there's nothing you can do about that unless the entire neighbourhood is lodging complaints. Only suggestion is to go and talk with your neighbours. And I do mean talk, not complain. Most people are reasonable if you talk calmly to them. If the dog is not barking 24 hrs a day, then they have a way to quiet the dog. Understand that a dog is part of their family and that you're attacking their family by complaining about the dog.You are going to have to make the first overture of friendship. Hell, invite them over for a barbeque or dinner or something. All you have to do is knock on their door and say something like, "I've complained a bit about your dog barking and I want to apologize for it. Can I make it up to you by inviting you over for dinner?" And don't mention their dog once for the entire period they're over, unless they bring the subject up. They know their barking dog irritates you. Give them a reason to want to quiet the dog on their own. If they see you making an effort, there's a good chance they will make one too. Worst case scenario, you tried and you'll only be out a dinner versus they really do curtail the dog barking and you are the one that reaps the greatest benefits. > "Ghost" <night-rider@Cookieshaw.ca> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I'd ignore that suggestion. There's nothing worse that feuding with a next > door neighbour. after thinking about it, i agree. always some way for a neighbor to find out who complained. Chances are that a dog barking in the daytime is not > breaking any bylaws. 24/7 noise bylaw in this city :p Construction in a city usually runs between the hours > you've mentioned and there's nothing you can do about that unless the entire > neighbourhood is lodging complaints. Only suggestion is to go and talk with [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > curtail the dog barking and you are the one that reaps the greatest > benefits. SignatureGhost My World http://members.shaw.ca/night-rider/main.html Weekly Walrus http://weeklywalrus.com/ #1 Webbrowser, http://www.mozilla.org/ A friend of mine said she had that problem once with her neighbor's dog....She threw a valium at the dog and he ate it...knocked him out cold...the neighbor didnt know what happened..he had to carry the dog in..but he never barked again..once he woke up! >> "Ghost" <night-rider@Cookieshaw.ca> wrote in message >> [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] >> curtail the dog barking and you are the one that reaps the greatest >> benefits. You want crazy dog people? They were shoveling their dog's (hard to believe there was just one) sh.t over the fence into our yard. He was young so complain about his barking? He was inside most of the time anyway. Complain, but to the neightbor. What's more important, your peace of mind or your friendship? I said to the neighbor because we tried complaining to the cops-nothing..And we live in a city. Signature"Other than telling us how to live, think, marry, pray, vote, invest, educate our children and now, die, I think the Republicans have done a fine job of getting government out of our personal lives." >A friend of mine said she had that problem once with her neighbor's >dog....She threw a valium at the dog and he ate it...knocked him out [quoted text clipped - 52 lines] >>> curtail the dog barking and you are the one that reaps the greatest >>> benefits. >"Ghost" <night-rider@Cookieshaw.ca> wrote in message >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >I'd ignore that suggestion. There's nothing worse that feuding with a next >door neighbour. Sounds like the feud is already on. It may be the only solution. A co-worker of mine is dealing with a similar situation. The city advised him to try to ask them nicely, which he has done. The next step is to make a complaint. Then the city will send officers out to talk to them. If it continues, call the city again and make another complaint. At that point, the city will issue a citation. > Chances are that a dog barking in the daytime is not >breaking any bylaws. But there is a good chance it is breaking actual laws. My co-worker was told it didn't matter what time the dog barked (his neighbor's does at 4AM) as long as it's a nuisance. Laws will vary from city to city, of course. > Construction in a city usually runs between the hours >you've mentioned and there's nothing you can do about that unless the entire >neighbourhood is lodging complaints. Only suggestion is to go and talk with >your neighbours. And I do mean talk, not complain. To some people, there isn't a difference. > Most people are >reasonable if you talk calmly to them. If the dog is not barking 24 hrs a >day, then they have a way to quiet the dog. Understand that a dog is part of >their family Do you put your wife or brother or sister outside all day long? >and that you're attacking their family by complaining about the >dog.You are going to have to make the first overture of friendship. Hell, [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >curtail the dog barking and you are the one that reaps the greatest >benefits. "Ben" <nonspecified@null.null> wrote in message > Do you put your wife or brother or sister outside all day long? If they're making too much noise, damned right I'm putting them outside. >"Ben" <nonspecified@null.null> wrote in message >> >> Do you put your wife or brother or sister outside all day long? > >If they're making too much noise, damned right I'm putting them outside. Have you considered a morphine-drip or at least valium (if not for them, at least for yourself?) Don't mind me - I'm about to quit my job for a better one at a 25% salary increse and potentially a 60% salary increase if I earn the bonus they're claiming to offer. I'm stoked. I'm not going to say a f.cking word to my boss until I have the job offer firmly in hand, but the fur's gonna fly when I leave. I've long been tempted to go over my boss's head about some of the bullshit I have to put up with, but I know that he would never forgive me and I would suffer for it as long as I am there. This current job has made me realize that all the jobs I previously thought I hated were actually pretty good and I have never done this before, but when I leave this job, it will be with my middle finger extended and a long description of the bullshit I've put up with to the people who my boss reports to. Just this year, they hired a new VP of human resources and she's implemented all sorts of policies, including one regarding "Exit Interviews". I may play along with the game, but I'll probably also go over my boss's head at that point and explain how things really are. I already e-mailed the new HR-VP tonite about their trying to tell me that $250 in matching 401(k) money was "good". That's right - $250 in matching 401k contributions. Are they f.cking out of their minds? I only took this job because I finally got laid off (after surviving about a dozen of them prior to that). They must expect their retired employees to eat cat food when they retire, as long as it's not Science Diet, which is the only food I'll give my cat. Take some peanut butter and toss it to the dogs it won't bark for hours And you can complain during the day if the dog is being a nuisance you can complain with out anyone knowing your name. My neighbor left his dog out all day the dog barked non stop no reason I keep calling the neighbor got tired of having to deal with the attention and finally put no bark collars on him I wonder why the dog is barking.Maybe they put it out in the morning and leave it there without food or water.Do they work all day?You can call 911 on disturbing the peace.An officer will go over there and warn them.You won't be identified.After 2-3 complaints they will have to go to court.If the responding officer finds the animal is being neglected[no food or water or whatever]animal control will take the dog away.Not a nice situation all the way around but you are entitled to your peace and quiet.They are not very considerate people or they would put a stop to it anyway.Don't know how these kind of people can stand the noise themselves.When you open this can of worms just remember what they say about people that live in glass houses. lol Signature"Other than telling us how to live, think, marry, pray, vote, invest, educate our children and now, die, I think the Republicans have done a fine job of getting government out of our personal lives." > Take some peanut butter and toss it to the dogs it won't bark for hours |
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