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Originally Posted by GrumpyOldMan
We move in on Sept 5th, and have large dogs (Great Pyrenees and Labrador) and while I can't speak to other dog owners, we are very concerned about our dogs and barking. They grew up on 11 acres and are used to "protecting" us from UPS deliveries, and other strange creatures that might approach our property.
We have been working on calming them down when strangers come over. Our plan is to put in video/audio monitoring so we can know if they get excited while we are out - with two way audio we will also be able to talk to them and hopefully calm them. If they are still a problem we will bring in a professional trainer to help.
Coming from the country with the nearest neighbor being over a 1/4 mile away, we take the change to a postage stamp yard, and the ability to borrow sugar by reaching out of the kitchen window seriously and want to make it as painless as possible for both us and our new neighbors.
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You are the exception to the rule and I commend you for being a responsible pet owner. Just my opinion but I believe the majority of dog owners couldn’t care less if their dogs barking disturbs you. My personal experience when I approached a neighbor with a barking dog, “dogs bark, you’ll have to get over it.” I learned they were renters, I spoke to the homeowner, and the offending dog was evicted along with his owners. Having audio recording, from inside my home, of the dog barking from 1am to 4am really helped my case.
Some dogs have serious separation anxiety. When they are home alone they can bark non-stop for hours, I don’t know how the dogs vocal chords can handle it but somehow they can.