Ok. I have a dilemma and I need your advice. Here it is.
I am pretty sure we live in a neighborhood of dogs. Big dogs, little dogs, YAPPY dogs, barking dogs and dogs that I kinda want to kill.
Here it is 11:38 PM (that's only 22 minutes away from freaking MIDNIGHT) and the damn dogs are STILL barking. I am pretty sure they never shut up. We did have a moment of silence this afternoon and we actually noticed it. It's that bad.
First of all, it really bugs me that people even allow their dogs to bark like this all night long. These stupid dogs bark early in the morning, all during the day and late into the night. It keeps me up sometimes and really drives me crazy because I think that is why Gus wakes up some of the time. Nate has to go to bed at 5 pm on the nights he works and I think it is disrespectful for those of us that work or have small kids. Now, I understand that dogs bark but their owners should do something about it. Keep them inside or something. It's rude to the rest of us.
And, it's not like it's one house that has dogs. The houses on both sides of us have them and the house right behind us has them...three to be exact. Three really loud, really annoying Lassie dogs and the house next to them have dogs too. They all feed off of each other. When one starts to bark, all of them start to bark. They really go crazy when the pit bull jumps up on the brick wall separating our yards and walks back and forth on the wall. That really makes them bark.
So here is where I am at. Do I send a letter to these people asking them to keep their dogs quiet. Do I call animal control? Do I contact the HOA and have them contact the people?
Help me. Help me before I go canine crazy and kill the little beasts.
Friday, March 20, 2009
I freaking hate dogs.
Posted by Stac at 11:37 PM
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I think you should post an anonymous note on their doors telling them your opinions. Call animal control first to find out what you could threaten in the note. Then buy some ear plugs because nothing will probably change. Goo. So sorry.
I do think there's something about "disturbing the peace" you could threaten . . . doesn't your policeman hubby have some connections?
Thank the lord my dogs never bark unless someone is at the door. Our neighborhood is full of dogs and we hardly ever hear them. why cant people bring their dogs inside instead of throwing them in the backyard and forgetting about them, whats the point to a dog if you arent paying attention to it anyway? ANYWAY, I know for sure the cops wont do anything, and neither will animal control because they arent threatening your safety, but I would definitely write the HOA anonymously and see what they say. But then again a letter or email to animal control wouldn't hurt, if anything the people might get a fine because of interrupting a "noise ordinance." I wouldnt write the neighbors, even if it is anonymous, that's just asking for something. That sucks though, even though I have 3 dogs, i hate when people don't control theirs, ours aren't noisy pain in the asses why are other peoples? esecially the little tiny ones that you could sweep the floor with, sheesh those little craps annnoy me.
I would call animal control and let them know AND the HOA. I hate it two and I have two dogs myself. We keep ours in almost all the time and we dont just leave them out when will be gone for that reason.
Maybe having a husband that works graves and two small children have helped that. Oh, also fans are great to drown out noise.
LOL! And the first thing I asked you was, "Do you have a dog???" I should have known better!!
Here is a solution that is going to solve all of your problems. Wait until the neighbors go to sleep or leave for the casino. Then you get a pie tin, poke three holes on the top. not the bottom or this won't work. String a rope through the holes so you make a little dish. Kinda like when you tie a rope to a bucket so you can get things up to the tree house. Next, go to the home depot and buy a case of antifreeze. Fill up the pie tin, lower it over the fence. It tastes very good. Let the dogs have a little drink. Make sure you hoist thepie tin back over the fence and let the little doggies take a nice long nap.
Call animal and control and report the dogs barking. They will want their address and then they will send them a letter. You don't need to identify yourself but let them send the official notice first. That's what I did and it worked wonders.
We had this same problem about 3 years ago. We called animal control, went through a long documentation process, turned everything in, and about a year later got a subpoena to court regarding the case. Apparently the dog owner didn't want to take a deal for the citations she'd received, so we went to court. Long story short, after Christina, myself, another neighbor, and 4 animal control officers testified, the judge dismissed all the charges. 3 years later, the dog (one of 3 who spend all day and night in an unfinished backyard that in now more dog poop than dirt. Seriously.) who was on his "death bed" because of the stress the shock collar he had to wear because of the complaints is still alive and kicking and barking in the middle of the night. If I had it to do over again, I'd either go with a high powered rifle, or steaks laced with rat poison. That's the only way you'll get the dog's to stop barking. The anti-freeze idea is also pretty good. I don't know how it is in North Las Vegas, but I pretty much have ZERO connections with Metro. C.O.'s are the red-headed step children of law enforcement. Hopefully Nate has had a different experience. As long as the paychecks keep rolling in I don't mind being a red-headed step child! Good luck! Hopefully you'll have better luck than we did.
Call your HOA people, there are all kinds of rules about stuff like that, they should have to follow.
poisoned meat.
That is sad stac!! Everyone wants to kill the dogs now. Suck it up stac! Quit growling at them and they will stop growling back. ;)
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