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Originally Posted by OldDave
We are having this same debate. My wife really likes the idea of the CYV because it appears to have the privacy that most smaller houses don't seem to have. But we are both bothered by the thought of barking dogs, as one person posted about. It would make sense that dog owners would be drawn to these. Any other experiences with dogs?
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We have a designer that backs up to a wall that has CYVs on the other side. There are two or three (can't discern exactly) small yappy dogs on the CYV side who bark frequently. Their owners don't seem to realize how much these snarling, growling, yippers annoy the neighbors. Or they don't care. If our dog barks once, he's brought inside. Not so on the other side of the wall, although thankfully they are not left out all day. It's only a small annoyance, truth to tell.
Someone on this forum advised that we throw our pet alligator over the wall to silence them, and that has been our joke ever since, diffusing the situation. "Go get the alligator out of the tub."
However, it wouldn't be any different if you were on the CYV side of the wall or the designer side of the wall, because everyone can hear them on each side. It's a crap shoot as to who your neighbors will be, and you won't be able to tell about the dogs till after you move in. Or the people, for that matter, but they mostly confine their barking to inside.
Go for what you want. Try to determine what furry friends are on either side of you when you house hunt. I think if you had a barker around you who is outside all day, you'd be able to determine that while house hunting.