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[lauralh]

Our north-facing neighbors have big dogs that bark kinda like little dogs, all day, and most of the evening. Even if they are home, but especially if they aren't home. I don't exactly want to call up Animal Control, but it's at the point where I'm welcoming construction on the lot over b/c it covers up the shrillness of the barks. Needless to say this is worse on hot days when we have to open the windows, but it's annoying at all times. These are the same neighbors that had overhanging trees over our apt's parking lot, which was finally taken care of by city workers with chainsaws; if only those same workers could handle the dogs. No seriously, I don't like the idea of animals who don't really know better getting hurt b/c their owners are too stupid to get them properly trained, but poison meat is looking better and better every weekend.

Comments

[almosttruth.livejournal.com]

have you tried speaking with your neighbors about the dogs? sometimes owners don't even realize that their pets are barking all day while they are out. opening up a line of communication with them and sharing your concerns seem like a good first step to finding a resolution.

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

No, like I said, they bark when they are home too, and they either throw things at them or ignore them.

[jimbojones.livejournal.com]

Right, but have you talked to them?

I'd talk to them first, then if they don't respond, call the cops. The cops will come out and - particularly if the dogs are still being noisy when the cops show up - issue a warning citation for a noise ordinance violation (which doesn't cost anything).

The SECOND time the cops show up, they'll issue the citation for real. Those can be pretty fucking punishing - I had to do this with a neighbor of mine about a block away who kept "house sitting" a Lab by leaving it chained in her backyard to yip-howl nonstop for hours on end. The cops told me that fine for the citation was $1,003.

In my neighbor's case, the warning citation did the trick. Seeing that giant number in paper was all it took.

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

Fines are probably different here, and I was contemplating Animal Control but didn't really want to be the one to do it.

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

Plus, antagonizing assholes is never that great an idea.

[jimbojones.livejournal.com]

:shrugs: So be the asshole they shouldn't antagonize.