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Posted: 5/22/05 at 10:53am

these "people" moved in next door to us, and they keep their dog pinned up in the backyard. it barks CONSTANTLY. it's barking right now. it's totally annoying to us, and we feel really badly for the dog because we know it's miserable. what should we do?

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Posted: 5/22/05 at 11:15am

There's not really much you can do if they're feeding the dog, giving it some sort of shelter, and not outright mistreating it.

I suppose you could complain to the police if the barking is really bothering you, but who knows what would happen to the dog after that. Best case scenario, it would eventually end up in a better home.

Don't really understand why people would get a dog and then keep it outside.

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Posted: 5/22/05 at 11:18am

Use the old pizza trick

Have 10 pizza's sent to them . You call & give their name & address. If that does not work, try the same thing ordering from a chinese restaurant. The deliveryman will go bonkers if they do not pay. Than try it using girl scout cookies etc etc

If this does not work use subtler tactics like calling local city agencies & the police. Try talking with them & tell them you are thinking of having an attorney get involved. You could also stage outrageous outings in your yard like nudists & bikers etc Good luck

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Posted: 5/22/05 at 11:23am

Get a dog from the pound ( same breed but different sex)& some time around 3 AM, drop the new dog over the fence. After that nature should take its course & you should be sleeping like a baby. Of course , some months later they may be knee deep in puppies

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Posted: 5/22/05 at 11:26am

Beaverhausen, that was a King of Queens episode.

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Posted: 5/22/05 at 11:33am

It was - the neighbor's dog was barking like crazy all night so Doug and Carrie offered to walk it...hilarity ensued...

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Posted: 5/22/05 at 11:33am

ok, i love these responses. i wasn't expecting to be so entertained

there IS a local ordinance making it illegal for people to allow their dog to disturb neighbors. we COULD call the police, but we don't know these people and don't know how they'd react and don't want to come home one day and find our house in flames or our hottub full of sh!t or something.

of course the dog is lonely and bored, but there's no way we're going to offer to walk it. we have our own dog to take care of, thank you.

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Posted: 5/22/05 at 11:39am

No, I wouldn't offer to walk it either. I also wouldn't offer to babysit your child because it won't go to sleep and it's crying is disturbing me. Your dog is not my responsibility.

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Posted: 5/22/05 at 11:49am

no, it's not an elderly couple. they even appear to have a child. i think it's downright cruel to keep a dog penned up outside.

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Posted: 5/22/05 at 11:53am

I'd agree that it's not your responsibility to walk the dog, but it's a sad situation. I would recommend talking to the people and perhaps telling them why leaving a dog outside is not good (i.e. they're pack animals, being chained builds up frustration and can lead to biting, the barking is disturbing neighbors, etc). Not sure what else you could do, good luck.

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Posted: 5/22/05 at 11:54am

Beav, sorry if I offended you. My point was about taking responsibility - if you want a dog, take care of its needs - don't expect your neighbor to - any more than if you have a child, you would expect someone else to take care of him/her for you.

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Posted: 5/22/05 at 11:56am

thanks for your sensible input, MM.

and you're right, rath.

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#13

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Posted: 5/22/05 at 12:03pm

no, beav, we'd already thought of the pork chop thing

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Posted: 5/22/05 at 12:41pm

Three in the head, make sure it's dead.

Oh wait, that's something else.

Nevermind.

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Posted: 5/22/05 at 12:57pm

and don't think we haven't thought of that option, too!

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Posted: 5/22/05 at 1:25pm

Cturtle, another idea, if you don't want to talk to the neighbors directly, would be to write a nice note saying what you want to say, you could sign it "Members of the neighborhood", and leave it on their doorstep when they're away.

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Posted: 5/22/05 at 1:50pm

I put the note on a flaming bag of poo.

That ought to get the point across

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Posted: 5/22/05 at 1:53pm

If it's in misery kill it. It's okay if PETA has a fit. I'm not really trying to be an inhumane animal hater, but if it's obviously in some kind of pain, then end it. If they try to do anything, you can always blame bad aim, I guess.

But if they don't care about their alive dog, what makes you think they'll care about their dead dog?

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Posted: 5/22/05 at 2:00pm

This isn't exactly an unusual situation. Many people chain their dogs out unfortunately. Does that mean all those dogs should be killed? At least if the dog ended up in a shelter it would have some chance of finding new owners and having a decent life.

I only condone euthanizing an animal after all the other options have been looked into. For example if a dog is vicious and has no hope of being rehabilitated, or if it has medical problems that cannot be fixed, or if it's been in a shelter for months and has no hope of finding a home.

#20

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Posted: 5/22/05 at 2:37pm

with caller ID, the old pizza trick isn't too good of an idea these days.......unless you call from a payphone

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#21

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Posted: 5/22/05 at 5:22pm

thanks, MM. we've thought about the note thing, and we may end up doing that.

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#22

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Posted: 5/22/05 at 6:27pm

there are also collars available that safely buzz the dog when barking goes on too long...take up a neighborhood collection for one of those.

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Posted: 5/22/05 at 6:56pm

Have you tried talking to the people? They just might be so accustomed to the racket that they don't even "hear" it anymore. Of course, there's always the chance that they are total jerks, in which case, I suggest that you call the local ASPCA and ask to talk to someone who handles complaints and/or call you Town Hall and speak with the local Animal Control Officer. Either of those contacts should be able to provide you with your "viable" options.
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