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Originally Posted by rshoffer
Last night (Fri April 10th) was a night wher you could have your windows open or sit on the lanai and enjoy a beautiful evening. Unfortunately, here in Duval, some very insensitive people ruined that. From about 6pm to 930 pm there was an incessant continuous yelping and barking in the village that was so loud I heard it 2 blocks away. It sounded like a kennel.... not just 1 dog, but many. Finally I had to see what in the world was going on so Maverick and I went to investigate. After walking a block I started to run into other irate residents out in the street milling about complaining about the noise. The source was a home with a large birdcage and obviously lots of houseguests (many cars).... the dogs were obviously left locked out on the lanai while everyone went somewhere else... and there these dogs were barking and yelping non-stop... it was awful. I have never seen such foolish insensitivity of people here in the Villages. We have the Community Watch, Deed Compliance and Sumter Co Sheriff ready to strike if it happens again.
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That is really horrible.
We had a similar situation with a neighbor in our former neighborhood in Conn. The HOA sent her a letter and it got better for a bit, but then started up again. She had two dogs and on days where she went out and left all the windows open, the dogs couldn't handle the number of people walking/running/biking/driving by, the sounds of lawns being mowed, etc.
I finally went and spoke with her. She had been horrified by the HOA letter (especially the tone) - but they never told her when the problem occurred - and the dogs were always fine when she was home. The reason it got better was the weather got cold - so her windows were all closed. She thanked me for letting her know and the problem never happened again.
A friend of mine, who is a dog trainer professionally, told me that these dogs needed a leader and a den. When my neighbor was gone, there was no leader. And given the run of the house made them even more anxious. From then on when she left, she kept them in a bedroom at the back of the house with the windows and blinds closed.
I tell you this only because 1. a personal visit worked better than the stronger approach and 2. if it was my dog/house, I hope my neighbors will tell me first and let me try to correct the situation.
Kate
PS - Blondie, VK and Veeman - I hope you hold me to this.
