Life Neighbor dilemna - Page 5

**007** · 09-25-2012, 03:27 PM

How do ask your neighbors to try and keep their dog from barking incessantly without sounding like an ass. Getting woke up 3 days in a row now working nights is killing me. All the while they are leaving the dog outside for hours at a time. Something they didn't used to do.

Since I have to sleep from 8:30 to 4:00 everyday, getting woke up all the time like this is becoming a problem now. It doesn't help that my bedroom is right next to where their dog does this.

They are great neighbors BTW. Never had an issue until this.

Mr_Tomahawk · 09-25-2012, 07:11 PM

Move.

**OnTheWarpath15** · 09-25-2012, 08:00 PM

http://www.macksearplugs.com/

**cdcox** · 09-25-2012, 08:21 PM

Too expensive, not worth it.

**007** · 09-25-2012, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

Rod, give one of these a try. MUCH more effective than the regular "static" white noise machines.

http://www.amazon.com/Conditioner-Ma...=noise+machine

I just don't see how that little thing could be loud enough to mask barking literally 10' away from me. I have kick ass speaker right by me on my bed that I use the Ipod app PureSleep with and even that can't mask it. This ain't no cheap speaker either.

KS Smitty · 09-25-2012, 10:19 PM

True life experience:

We have 10+ dogs on our block. They are for the most part pretty quiet. However a few years ago there were a few that barked all night long and the owners were (evidently) oblivious to it. So when the dogs barked for 10 minutes or so Kipp would go out on the porch and start yelling "Hey your dog's barking, hey shut up dog" and other comments about all you do is bark shit and howl at the moon as long as they kept barking...then the dogs owners would come outside and tell Kipp to shut up and he'd say I will when your dog does. They'd either go back inside and put up with his shouting or shut the dogs up.

Bump · 09-25-2012, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

Shoot the ****ing dog.

ya just kill someones best friend instead of asking first. great person you are.

**Munson** · 09-25-2012, 10:34 PM

Problem solved.

clyde05 · 09-26-2012, 12:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bugeater

http://www.ultimatebarkcontrol.com/a...#page=Main-Tab

These do work good as we got one for our 2 dogs and they just stopped barking it was great. But you shouldn't have to buy one they should to be respectful.

**007** · 09-26-2012, 12:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bugeater

http://www.ultimatebarkcontrol.com/a...#page=Main-Tab

hmmmmm I would have to find a pretty high place to mount that as the yard has a 6' privacy fence.

Chiefspants · 09-26-2012, 12:43 AM

Our neighbor called the police on us for this issue. We were out of town, and it was during the afternoon. (We keep our dogs in at night.) After he also threatened to shoot our dog, we bought her a shock collar and built a nice new wooden fence to obscure our view of the guy.

Both strategies have had their intended effect, I'd say.

**Saulbadguy** · 09-26-2012, 05:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bump

ya just kill someones best friend instead of asking first. great person you are.

Obviously it isn't their best friend if they leave it outside like that for hours and ignore its pleas for attention.

**Mr. Flopnuts** · 09-26-2012, 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Iowanian

Most dog people appear to be fairly oblivious to how other people are affected by their pets.

Be it barking, shitting, or bringing them overnight into the homes of people with no inside pets or letting them bark at babies.

Try to ask nicely, but don't be surprised when they are butt sore and act accordingly.

But please do ask nicely the first time. You'll be pleasantly surprised at how much farther that gets you with people like me vs. thumping your chest out and having me cackle in your face. Some of us are the easiest going people in the world until you try and push us around. That's the only time I'll get defensive. I'll go out of my way to accommodate you if you show me the respect you deserve in return.

**Mr. Flopnuts** · 09-26-2012, 05:47 AM

On a side note, this shit never comes up with me because I trained my mutt when she was a pup. She's a Jack Russell, so she barks, but every time she does she looks at me, hangs her head, and goes to bed. I don't even have to say it anymore.

Moral of the story, just like some people can't train their kids, even more people can't train their dogs.

R8RFAN · 09-26-2012, 06:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Flopnuts

But please do ask nicely the first time. You'll be pleasantly surprised at how much farther that gets you with people like me vs. thumping your chest out and having me cackle in your face. Some of us are the easiest going people in the world until you try and push us around. That's the only time I'll get defensive. I'll go out of my way to accommodate you if you show me the respect you deserve in return.

Thats me right there

**007** · 09-26-2012, 06:13 AM

Hopefully today is a better experience. Otherwise I will have to meet with him.

09-25-2012, 03:27 PM
007 Shaken. Not stirred. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Casino cash: $14060126 VARSITY	Neighbor dilemna How do ask your neighbors to try and keep their dog from barking incessantly without sounding like an ass. Getting woke up 3 days in a row now working nights is killing me. All the while they are leaving the dog outside for hours at a time. Something they didn't used to do. Since I have to sleep from 8:30 to 4:00 everyday, getting woke up all the time like this is becoming a problem now. It doesn't help that my bedroom is right next to where their dog does this. They are great neighbors BTW. Never had an issue until this.
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09-25-2012, 10:19 PM	#65
KS Smitty Cool as a Cucumber Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: on the edge Casino cash: $3666717	True life experience: We have 10+ dogs on our block. They are for the most part pretty quiet. However a few years ago there were a few that barked all night long and the owners were (evidently) oblivious to it. So when the dogs barked for 10 minutes or so Kipp would go out on the porch and start yelling "Hey your dog's barking, hey shut up dog" and other comments about all you do is bark shit and howl at the moon as long as they kept barking...then the dogs owners would come outside and tell Kipp to shut up and he'd say I will when your dog does. They'd either go back inside and put up with his shouting or shut the dogs up. __________________ A D with Sneed is a D indeed.
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09-26-2012, 12:43 AM	#70
Chiefspants World's Best Boss Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bronco Country Casino cash: $5654654	Our neighbor called the police on us for this issue. We were out of town, and it was during the afternoon. (We keep our dogs in at night.) After he also threatened to shoot our dog, we bought her a shock collar and built a nice new wooden fence to obscure our view of the guy. Both strategies have had their intended effect, I'd say.
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09-26-2012, 06:13 AM	#75
007 Shaken. Not stirred. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Casino cash: $14060126 VARSITY	Hopefully today is a better experience. Otherwise I will have to meet with him. __________________ My dear girl, there are some things that just aren’t done. Such as, drinking Dom Perignon ’53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s just as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs.
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