[skyc6]

After all of these posts, the original issue is what to do with neighbor's dogs who bark non-stop day and night????
You all can say yay or nay on all of these procedures, but meanwhile a villa is unrentable and the neighborhood has to listen to all the barking.
Why should all of the neighbors have to listen to dogs barking non-stop while the owners are not even there. Clearly, the dogs are lonely or bored, which is often the cause of dogs outside barking. I think these owners are guilty of animal cruelty. Call whatever authorities you need to call and call often!

[skyc6]

Originally Posted by buggyone

Absolutely non-forgivable!

If your baby cried, would you cut their vocal cords?

One more that should be put in prison for animal cruelty as well as your vet.

One more for the IGNORE list.

They don't need your forgiveness. The OP needs help with barking dogs!

[Patty55]

I think TV needs to solve this by setting up a special section that combines the hard of hearing with the dog people.

I also think the OP should consider that maybe the barking isn't really the issue. Maybe the house is poorly decorated or has neighbors who have their lawns decorated like circus people.

Me? Don't care about barking dogs, children who play, BIG MOUTH screaming neighbors...gunshots would put me off.

I wouldn't mutilate my pack to make a neighbor happy.

[rockyisle]

I sympathize with Santa and LTBD... Making the decision to de-bark had to be very, very tough... but what most have missed is that the dogs never realized they weren't barking any longer - they still barked, but they could not be heard or create a situation where the police would be called. It seems cruel when you first think about it, but the dogs continued to bark without sound... They continued their behavior without consequences that might have ended their lives.
Is it an extreme decision? Yes it is - but think about what it cost to try to fix this problem? These owners could have dumped their dogs at the side of the road or at a shelter - where we all know what the end of the story would have been. Would you all have preferred they dump their dogs and then have them beaten by new owners who couldn't handle the problem?
I think it was very, very brave of both of them to share this with us. Not a solution that most of us would have chosen, but it allowed them to keep their pets.
I'm not going to judge either of them and thank them for sharing this with us.

[NicknRo]

Many thanks to all the responses to our noisy dog issue! I am happy to report that the issue has been resolved peacefully. We approached our neighbors and since they worked all day and left the dogs in the cyv backyard and lanai -they had no idea they were causing such a racket. They were very apologetic and agreed to keep them inside and have a relative let them out during the day.So alls well that ends well. Now we are just waiting to get long term renter!