Barking dogs

[Mimosa]

The owners of said dogs went to court and gave all 3 dogs to humane society . Peace and quiet day 1.
Mrs.Mimosa

[Leslie1958]

Why does the whole neighborhood have to put up with 1 persons dogs? I'm SO tired of dog owners who have no consideration or respect for their neighbors. A barking dog disturbs everything & everyone for up to a half mile. It's rude and disruptive. I can't understand why there is no Animal Control Dept. in Hawaii. This is one place that REALLY needs Animal Control. Calling the Police DOES work. It's a shame that most people are to lazy or cowardly to call the police. Every time I have called the Police about a barking dog problem, at least 1 Officer would come. Sometimes 2-3 Officers would respond. Calling DOES work. Maybe if more people would call, we might get a little peace & quiet. We have the right to that. The law here is that if a dog barks 20 minutes or more, the owner can be sited. When you call Police request to have the dog owner sited. In fact, insist upon it. Worked for me

Leslie N Worthington

[Guest]

Mahalo Leslie, what i and prolly everyone else wanna know is, how can the owners themselves just sit and listen all day ? lol

[Frank]

@rwr...how can the owners themselves just sit and listen all day ?

In my experience, There is no such space as "just sit an listen" re: constant barking...

[Mangosteen]

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Originally posted by RWR

Mahalo Leslie, what i and prolly everyone else wanna know is, how can the owners themselves just sit and listen all day ? lol

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Its like honking your own car horn. It doesn't bother you in quite the same way.

[reni]

"Why does the whole neighborhood have to put up with 1 persons dogs? I'm SO tired of dog owners who have no consideration or respect for their neighbors. A barking dog disturbs everything & everyone for up to a half mile. It's rude and disruptive."
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SO TRUE!!! The thing is we don't. We have a county ordinance to rely on as last resort.
My own approach, unfortunately twice, has been to talk to my other neighbors for their thoughts & then politely contact the owner (face to face or a note on the fence).
Neither time this has worked. Like Mimosa, the neighborhood as a group got involved on both occasions.
The first time, it was a renter. The property owner was not willing to become involved, although he received a letter from our attorney documenting our attempts to regain our right of quiet enjoyment of our own home , along with a neighborhood petition requesting the same. One of their dogs, a doberman, got lose and attacked my pets in our yard. Outcome= They paid our vet's bill and moved out.
2nd time.....dealing with an arrogant dog owner.... took legal threats from our other neighbors (god bless them). After several the dogs owner encountered run ins with our other neighbors and "conversations" from this household, the dogs have quieted down, but the owner's lack of consideration for anyone but himself remains.
Both times, like Mimosa shared, there was no quick fix.....It required documentation and persistence.

[TomK]

RWR wrote:

"Mahalo Leslie, what i and prolly everyone else wanna know is, how can the owners themselves just sit and listen all day ?"

Perhaps the owners aren't there all day. Maybe they've been deafened by bass speakers. How about the owners like hearing the dogs bark so no one feels comfortable approaching the house, for whatever reasons the owners might have?

"lol"

Why does your own post make you laugh out loud?

[EightFingers]

Whenever you have friends over, have them honk several times as a signal to you to come greet them at your gate.

[VancouverIslander]

Our dog goes through separation anxiety and barks a lot when we leave the house. Our solution has been to leave the TV on for her. She finds the noise comforting. But we also leave her locked in the house when we aren't home. Unfortunately, we have a neighbour that yells at her any time she barks. This just encourages her to bark at him (perceived threat). We tried to convince the neighbour to meet the dog and greet her with a dog treat (we provide the treats) when he sees her in order to train her to enjoy his presence, but he's a grouchy old bastard with no understanding of animals. Another neighbour is a dog owner and has a great relationship with our dog - to the point that he will watch her if we're away. He almost always stops at the fence to give her a pat and a treat.

Dogs can be trained to be friendly and to feel safe in a neighbourhood. You don't always need the owner to be present to do this, but it helps.

Me ka ha`aha`a,
Mike