Barking Dogs

Does anyone know what to do when a neighbor has a bunch of dogs that bark all night long. They are fenced in the backyard, so animal control won't do anything, and the Walton County Sheriff Dept. says there isn't a noise ordinance restricting it. Other than tossing tainted meat their way, I'm at my wits end due to lack of sleep! Please help. . .I'll welcome anyone suggestions you may have.

You can call my mean neighbor and get her to yell at them. She and the guy who lives with her yell at her own barking dogs all the time.

Ear Plug!

There is no solution, as far as I can see...sounds like you have checked every avenue...how awful that your neighbors are such irresponsible dog owners! I would be very angry, too! I wonder how they sleep through it?
My dad would have gotten an air gun and shot them each time they bark...it won't kill them but it sure hurts them....
White noise probably wouldn't help...barking dogs can be heard above just about anything Ear plugs may help...but they are so uncomfortable...plus what if you needed to hear other sounds

Does anyone know what to do when a neighbor has a bunch of dogs that bark all night long. They are fenced in the backyard, so animal control won't do anything, and the Walton County Sheriff Dept. says there isn't a noise ordinance restricting it. Other than tossing tainted meat their way, I'm at my wits end due to lack of sleep! Please help. . .I'll welcome anyone suggestions you may have.

If you're like me, you're not into confrontation. But.....when your way of life is being changed by something like this, I would (very nicely) confront your neighbor and simply tell him/her this is a problem and you would be grateful if they could do something to remedy it. Ask them to bring their dogs inside at night or put them in the garage (if they have one).

Also, here is a neat invention that helps block out noise and help you sleep better. I've had one since college and can't sleep without it.

http://www.hammacher.com/publish/60586.asp

I want a sleep machine that is the sound of the waves....
I live on the main street into my subdivision, so I always hear lots of cars going by at 6:00 in the morning.

Talking to your neighbor is probably the best solution...I hate confrontation too, try to do it when you are at your calmest. Good luck!!!!

If you're like me, you're not into confrontation...JB

ok...I know this nice Vietnamese family and with Thanksgiving coming up, maybe...oh..nevermind.

when you are woken by the dogs, just call the neighbor and wake them up. you can choose to have your caller id active or blocked. every time you are woken up, he gets woken up.

when you are woken by the dogs, just call the neighbor and wake them up. you can choose to have your caller id active or blocked. every time you are woken up, he gets woken up.

I like the way you think, John R.
I also like your new tar. I hope Olive sees it.

If you're like me, you're not into confrontation...JB

eh? Meet the "new and improved" JB.

eh? Meet the "new and improved" JB.

JB, you're fresh out of rehab?! :clap_1:

Let me offer you some advice, from the vault of 30-gAy?s personal opinions:

There are few problems that a good interior design solution can?t solve.

First, I would look into a bedroom makeover, specifically one which incorporates heavy drapes along the entire exterior wall of your bedroom so as to absorb sound. This can be a fabulous look.


Second, I would build a trellis somewhere along the property line between you and your neighbor. Plant it with vines, and it too will help reduce noise and will provide a visual screen.

Third, buy a vintage 1930?s era cocktail shaker. Use it to make yourself a martini every evening before bed, and you?ll sleep through anything.

Incidentally, my belief in Interior Design as the solution to all the world?s problems extends to international relations as well. I?ve been writing Condoleezza Rice repeatedly telling her to send the North Koreans some Ralph Lauren paint. I mean Jeez, if I lived in an all gray world, I would want to nuke somebody too.

ok...I know this nice Vietnamese family and with Thanksgiving coming up, maybe...oh..nevermind.

Let me offer you some advice, from the vault of 30-gAy?s personal opinions:

There are few problems that a good interior design solution can?t solve.

First, I would look into a bedroom makeover, specifically one which incorporates heavy drapes along the entire exterior wall of your bedroom so as to absorb sound. This can be a fabulous look.


Second, I would build a trellis somewhere along the property line between you and your neighbor. Plant it with vines, and it too will help reduce noise and will provide a visual screen.

Third, buy a vintage 1930?s era cocktail shaker. Use it to make yourself a martini every evening before bed, and you?ll sleep through anything.

Incidentally, my belief in Interior Design as the solution to all the world?s problems extends to international relations as well. I?ve been writing Condoleezza Rice repeatedly telling her to send the North Koreans some Ralph Lauren paint. I mean Jeez, if I lived in an all gray world, I would want to nuke somebody too.

I'm a votin' for you 30GaY!!

There is a gadget I have seen for sale in the Sky Mall catalog that somehow or the other shuts-up the neighbor's dogs. You could always fry up a batch of hushpuppies

There is a gadget I have seen for sale in the Sky Mall catalog that somehow or the other shuts-up the neighbor's dogs. You could always fry up a batch of hushpuppies

:funn: :funn:

Are you my neighbor?

Seriously, mine are all in at night but are capable of waking up the neighborhood even so. All it takes is for one to bark and they all chime in. :nono1: We are working on that.

Does anyone know what to do when a neighbor has a bunch of dogs that bark all night long. They are fenced in the backyard, so animal control won't do anything, and the Walton County Sheriff Dept. says there isn't a noise ordinance restricting it. Other than tossing tainted meat their way, I'm at my wits end due to lack of sleep! Please help. . .I'll welcome anyone suggestions you may have.

Walton County Sheriff's Dept. is wrong here. You are entitled to "quiet enjoyment of your home". Problem is, an attorney is going to be needed to prod the county or sue the homeowner. This will take time and money.

Walton County Sheriff's Dept. is wrong here. You are entitled to "quiet enjoyment of your home". Problem is, an attorney is going to be needed to prod the county or sue the homeowner. This will take time and money.

I was thinking along the same lines. Isn't there a point at which barking moves from "noise ordinance" to "public nuisance?" Which is whole different kettle of fish.

Walton County Sheriff's Dept. is wrong here. You are entitled to "quiet enjoyment of your home". Problem is, an attorney is going to be needed to prod the county or sue the homeowner. This will take time and money.

Here is alink to the thing in Sky Mall. it doesn't tell you what it does, but can anything from this goofy catalog be suspect?
http://www.skymall.com/shopping/detail.htm?pid=69743798&c=

You can always sue in small claims court. Actually, I am not sure if you can sue over a quality of life issue ; but it would certainly be a warning shot across their bow if you sued them for $1000 for loss of your tranquility. Of course, I would try to work with the neighbor first and document the attempts and sue only if the dog owner was a jerk.

Walton County Sheriff's Dept. is wrong here. You are entitled to "quiet enjoyment of your home". Problem is, an attorney is going to be needed to prod the county or sue the homeowner. This will take time and money.

i've got to agree with bob here. the dogs are a nuisance, and proactively, you need to document it by calling the sheriff's dept nightly when it happens, so it's on record.

i would definitely try to reason with the neighbor first, ast thing you want is an ongoing fued(sp) with someone who's got a 30 year mortgage, who you'll see every day for as long as you or he live there.

I have the solution. Get several slices of bread. Spread a huge amount of peanut butter on each. Throw over fence right before bedtime. The dogs will spend the rest of the night licking the roofs of their mouths thus being left barkless. No charge for this advise .

I have the solution. Get several slices of bread. Spread a huge amount of peanut butter on each. Throw over fence right before bedtime. The dogs will spend the rest of the night licking the roofs of their mouths thus being left barkless. No charge for this advise .

:funn:

I have the solution. Get several slices of bread. Spread a huge amount of peanut butter on each. Throw over fence right before bedtime. The dogs will spend the rest of the night licking the roofs of their mouths thus being left barkless. No charge for this advise .

Sounds like a good idea on the surface, but you will be teaching the dogs to bark when they want peanut butter sandwiches. you would be rewarding their bad behavior, so instead of listening to barking all night, you would be making peanut butter sandwiches all night. ;-)

Thanks everyone for all your suggestions. The neighbor is NOT a nice person, so talking to him is out of the question. We've tried to politely talk to him, but he cops an attitude and tells us to stay out of his business.

I have the solution. Get several slices of bread. Spread a huge amount of peanut butter on each. Throw over fence right before bedtime. The dogs will spend the rest of the night licking the roofs of their mouths thus being left barkless. No charge for this advise .