WWYD - neighbors dog

tobewed09 · July 2011

We recently moved to a new house and our neighbor next to us has a dog. I don't think they ever let the dog inside, it is outside all the time, morning, noon and night. The dog barks nonstop at some point every night for at least 30 minutes and they do nothing about it. For example, last night the dog barked from 9:15 until about 10:45 and then started again at 4:45 until 5:30 this morning....and woke DS up, which I was NOT happy about. Also, they have a hole in their fence and earlier this week the dog got out and I watched the dog chase after someone who was running down the road and go after the guy. An hour later I came out to water my lawn and the dog was still running around the neighborhood. It saw me and started coming after me and I started yelling at it. It was at that point that the neighbors kids who were playing in the backyard finally noticed that their dog was missing and the kids came and got him. Is there anything I can do? Call the HOA? Can I call animal control if I see it out again chasing after people? FWIW, its not a big dog, I think its some type of terrier dog. I would rather not confront the neighbors, besides, I don't think they really care about the dog by the way I see it.

BritanyV · July 2011

You can call animal control when you see it out. I'm sure you can complain to the HOA also. I'd also try contacting animal control or the police about the noise disturbance.

My neighbor had chained their dog on a 3 foot (literally) chain to their back fence. The dog was stuck in the mud and barked all day one day. I called the non-emergency line at the constable's office and they came check it out, he didn't really do anything but left a note for the neighbors. So I took pictures of the dog and sent it to animal control. I think the neighbors wound up surrendering their dog. They had bought it to be a hunting dog but then it broke it's leg and they didn't want to pay to fix the dogs leg so it would heal properly and because of that the dog had a lame leg. So of course, to them, the dog was now of no use.

starlettedir · July 2011

Ditto to everything Brittany said!

HitchedFeb08 · July 2011

I'd do everything the pp said. My mom's neighbor called a/c on another neighbor on our street that lets his aggressive dogs out to run around. A/C came out and fined him! The dogs had already shown aggression to my mom while she was out front and started trying to get into her back yard when her dogs were outside. Makes sure to call them every.single.time so they take you serious and you have documentation of each happening.

Mrs.JulesH-S · July 2011

I would DEFINITELY be calling the HOA, Animal control, and the cops. I have a dog that loves to hear herself bark but there is NO reason to let your dog continually bark for that long. And yes, doecument every time if you can.

OSUx2 · July 2011

You can also call the non-emergency police number about the barking - especially if it is late at night and early morning.

ramee151 · July 2011

PPs nailed it I think.

Regarding the outside all the time: I have 2 labs that have decided they prefer to be outside almost all the time. They have even decided they would rather sleep outside at night but the instant I hear more than two barks from either of them (or if some one makes as much as a peep that I hear in the middle of the night), they are inside kennels for the night. In the winter, they want to be in their kennels at night time.

RaeAnt · July 2011

ACK! Sounds like you moved into the house that just opened up next to my neighbors, but they have 3 dogs, though 1 is a terrier mix of some sort .as well. It also happens to be the nasty one of the 3. Their dogs have gotten out repeated and they laugh at you when you bring them back. They've also boarded up their gate so when they aren't home, you can't just put the dogs back. When you try talking to them they feign like they don't understand you (They are from PR) the kids,however understand and speak the language perfectly and they do do a freakin' thing either when they KNOW the dogs got out. I hope you have more luck than i have. pretty much everyone i called claimed it wasn't their issue/ jurisdiction... to call another place. I've been passed around so much with rescues,and places that will do something, I"m pretty much out of resources.

BritanyV · July 2011

RaeAnt:
ACK! Sounds like you moved into the house that just opened up next to my neighbors, but they have 3 dogs, though 1 is a terrier mix of some sort .as well. It also happens to be the nasty one of the 3. Their dogs have gotten out repeated and they laugh at you when you bring them back. They've also boarded up their gate so when they aren't home, you can't just put the dogs back. When you try talking to them they feign like they don't understand you (They are from PR) the kids,however understand and speak the language perfectly and they do do a freakin' thing either when they KNOW the dogs got out. I hope you have more luck than i have. pretty much everyone i called claimed it wasn't their issue/ jurisdiction... to call another place. I've been passed around so much with rescues,and places that will do something, I"m pretty much out of resources.

Oh wow...those dogs would mysteriously go "missing" if they were next to me. "Oh Animal Control, I found these dogs and I have no idea where they are from. There are no tags. Please come pick them up ASAP."...or something along those lines.

tobewed09 · July 2011

Thanks ladies. I called the HOA and they are sending a letter.

The dog barked all night long.....no joke. I wanted to call the police, but DH said no. He thinks that we won't be able to remain annoyomous....I disagree. Can I call the police and have them come out and I remain annoyomous? FWIW DH went outside at 4:00 this morning and the neighbors on the other side of the barking dogs house he said had all their lights were on, so my guess is they couldn't sleep either.

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