Barking dogs
 

what is a person to do when neighbors dog barks incessantly when he is gone , who do I CALL ???????
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Dogbusters

Try Villages Community Standards, 352 751 3912, I hope this works.

Have the neighbors just moved in? If so, this could explain the barking. I would talk to the neighbor before I lodged a formal complaint.

Is the dog inside or outside barking? We have a small dog and he barks very little while outside for his few minutes here and there throughout the day. He spends 99.9% of his time indoors. If we hear him start, we immediately bring him in. Nothing worse than a neighbors dog barking while you are trying to nap or entertain.

If the dog is inside barking, (I can't imagine any one leaving a dog outside when they leave the house), then not sure what can be done.

I agree with Barefoot. Your neighbor is gone... chances are they don't realize the dog is barking. Our dog did the same thing when we moved down here. Our neighbors told us and we're grateful they did. Our dog got better once he was used to his surroundings.

What did you do about your dog's barking once your neighbor told you? Maybe it would help if the OP had a suggestion for the neighbor.

Actually our dog got comfortable with his new environment and is barking less. But we were more mindful of "how" we left our house (our dog finally understood that when we left through the garage, he knew we would be gone for a while). We didn't go to our neighbors from the Lanai... because then he knew we were close and he would bark. (I know... crazy.. but we tried to create some consistency so he knew what to expect).

No, not crazy. I agree with what you did. Smart dog owners. We used to go out our condo a certain way up north because our dog could watch us walk all the way across the marina to the restaurant through the deck sliders and would bark till he couldn't see us. If we went out through the garage instead, and took a more roundabout route, he couldn't see us.

We also didn't give him a big, long, sloppy good-bye, which would have made him nervous with separation ansxiety. We just said See you later, guy, and walked out. We started with small separations and worked up to longer ones. This was after he was done being crated while we were gone. He was through the chewing stage. All that stopped any barking.

Sounds good what you did.

Barking Dogs
 

Unfortunately, Community Watch will not respond to calls regarding barking dogs. Their suggestion is to call the county Animal Control. When I had this problem last year it took a number of complaints from different neighbors on my street to get a response and a visit from the authorities who issued a citation. I hope it doesn't come to that in your case but sometimes drastic measures are the only thing that people will pay attention to.

I would agree the best and first step is to talk with the neighbor. The note on the door is a less neighborly way of discussing a problem. If the neighbor responds in a positive way, problem solved. Let's hope for that solution.

Most Villagers are really great people and will work to find a solution to their barking dog noise.

your neighbor!

Grab a knitting needle and pierce the dog's larynx...ok just kidding!
Maybe an anonymous gift of a bark collar on their front porch would help? ($37 at Walmart)

Let the neighbor know how unhappy their fur baby is

That's an excellent way to go about it. We once spent the winter in Bradenton Beach next to a little dog with separation anxiety. The owners would go out for the day and the dog would bark incessantly.

One day I encountered the husband in the street and offered to walk the dog or visit it. When he asked why and I told him how distressed his dog sounded during the day, he said, Oh, please don't tell my wife. Problem solved. They didn't leave the little dog alone anymore. (And I would have visited/walked the dog; I felt so sorry for it.)

Definitely talk to the dog's owner. When we moved into our CYV, we left our lanai door open for our dog to go in and out. One day after we had been gone for an hour, our neighbors told us that our dog had been barking at our back yard neighbour and that the neighbour had been quite upset and had been yelling at our dog! Everybody heard it!
I was mortified! I immediately went to my back neighbour with my dog and a bottle of wine. I apologized profusely and never left the door open for the dog again when we were out! I also made a good friend :)

I applaud you. :BigApplause:

Thank you for your responses
 

I appreciate all the suggestions you have for me ! I will attempt to alert the neighbor of the problem ! We'll see where it goes !!!!!!:BigApplause:

I'm glad you've decided to let your neighbor know about the problem.
Please let us know what happens.

I agree. Talk to the neighbors. We've always had happy, lazy dogs that appreciate the break when we're gone. Sometimes it could take up to 10 minutes before our big girl knew we were home from dinner! Smaller dogs are a little tougher. Your neighbors are dog people. They don't want their sweetheart to stress.

You are a good Mom as well as a good neighbor! :BigApplause:

Honesty is the best policy. A muzzle is another possibility. I've owned enough dogs over the years. My last and my best dog EVER, Kirby, a black lab dalmatian cross is buried in the warm sands of Mexico. I wonder what the ratio in TV of dogs to humans? I must admit that Florida in general has a ton of dog walkers, leash in one hand, baggy in the other. I'm not getting another dog or any other animal that's going to outlive me.

Dog poop, dogs barking...what's next? :doggie: fornicating on the town squares? :shocked:

Full disclosure - we are dog lovers and pick up after our two small dogs.

What gets me are people who have large dogs that the only exercise the dog gets is going out for mail..or pooping ..not fair to the dog! IMHO

I am sure all of us "large dog owners" give daily walks several times a day plus go to the dog parks so they get their exercise. I do not think the only time they are taken out is to go to the mail box or to poop. I would not trade my "łarge dog" in for anything in the world.

Do you seriously know folks like this? If so....could they have a disability that prevents them from daily walks? Maybe you could offer help?

We only rent in TV and the the case I'm referring to is hopefully an isolated one..older folks