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Comment by Jane Christensen on October 29, 2009 at 9:58pm

I think it would be a good idea to maybe talk with the neighbor BUT at some point if they continue to leave the dog out and he's barking late into the night then there are laws about this and you may have to call animal control or the police! People need their sleep too!

Comment by Kristin P on October 29, 2009 at 8:05pm

This is why I'm glad to be blessed with the Silent Corgi. :)

Comment by Parker on October 29, 2009 at 7:51pm

We have this issue with our neighbors dog, but fortunately, she isn't out ALL the time, just maybe once a week. Grover ignores it. But he's never been one to bark back when another dog is barking. He, on the other hand, just avoids that side of the yard when he hears that dog out there. Poor guy, he's afraid of her. :(
But, yeah, my husband and I have said a million times that we just don't get how they are not driven nuts by the noise! Don't they hear it?? When Grover barks loudly and annoyingly in the back yard, I immediately go out to see what his deal is. But, then again, I don't leave Grover outside for hours on end.

Comment by Sam Tsang on October 29, 2009 at 3:28pm

have you and the neighbours been introduced? how about the dogs? a good neighbor relationship goes a long way.

Comment by Michelle on October 29, 2009 at 3:16pm

I am not casting blame toward terriers or anything but our neighbor dog is a west highland and honestly I am not sure how she keeps the energy level to bark so much. On a positive side she is quite the neighborhood watch hound ...I can not even enter or exit my back door with out her barking..thank goodness she is in a chain link fence HAHAHAHA My two are at a point they just ignore her..they get this look like..."whatever" it just takes to much energy to keep up that momentum. Sorry your having a difficult time, try talking to your neighbors. They may be like AJ and JR and just no longer hear the incestant BARKING......

Comment by Chris and Andrew on October 29, 2009 at 1:02pm

Recently Chicago City Council passed an ordinance that would slap hefty fines - ranging from $50 to $250 for each offense - against the owners of loud or annoying dogs.

According to the newspapers, the ordinance defines “excessive noise” as “continued, repeated or habitual barking, whining, crying, howling, whimpering, crowing, or loud noise.”
Fines would be triggered only if the racket “exceeds ten consecutive minutes” or occurs “intermittently for a significant portion of the day or night” and is “louder than average conversational level at a distance of 100 feet or more.”
Unless a police officer or animal control makes a “personal observation,” citations would have to be “signed and sworn to by residents of three different addresses.”

I love dogs but I just don't understand some irresponsible, inconsiderate dog owners.

Comment by Bev Levy on October 29, 2009 at 12:33pm

That is a drag. We had a neighbor who left their beagle out at all hours barking and howling. I asked them to quiet the dog but they really did not do anything until another neighbor complained to the township and they got a warning from the police. They got rid of the poor dog and did not speak with me again because they thought I did it. Oh well, we have moved since and at least my current noisy dog neighbor doesn't leave them out at night. It is beyond me that people don't think they should quiet their barking dog!