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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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We too are closing on a Villa but on Sept 6th. We use to have a 12 acre Horse Farm with 5 German Shepherds, in the middle of no where. When we sold that property and moved into a neighborhood we brought the remaining 3 with us. I found by walking them every day, individually, it gave them a better sense of their new surroundings so they were not so reactive to every noise or person they heard. I also kept a radio or tv on when I left to drown out the outside commotion. My neighbors commented several times how well behaved they were.