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Originally Posted by Boston X5 4.4 (Post 806572)

That sux...any jackass can buy a dog and some petowners have a sense of entitlement.

You mentioned that it is a rented property...if you get no recourse from the dog owners, talk to the landlord and ask that he speak with the tenants. Your best bet may be that he stipulate that future tenants can not keep dogs. How often do leases turnover?...you could be stuck for a while. Even though there are legal ordinances it is very tough and lengthy to resolve legally. I have a friend that was at her wits end about a similar situation - tried legal to no avail and finally neighbours (rented) moved on.

I have a bunch of rental properties and never allow pets - too much hassle with tenants/neighbours.

GL

Fortunately, according to other neighbors, it seems to be only a 8 month lease (4 down and 4 to go).

As for the landlord, with the economy the way it is and them sitting on 15 or so houses, they rent to any tom, dick, or harry with a pulse - mostly section 8. Others in the neighborhood have already complained about the tenants parking habits to no avail.

Sometimes I think about just buying the property from the current owner and renting to who I want to rent.... But I don't want the extra PITA.

I swear, the worst thing in property owner life is to buy a property you like, and then have someone come along after you and buy next door as a rental.

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Originally Posted by blktoptrvl (Post 806648)

Well, at least there's an end in sight - 4 mths isn't too bad, as annoying as it is right now.

Have a frank talk with the landlord before they get new tenants, always worth having another neighbour or two with you to substantiate your story. Most landlords won't want the extra hassle of neighbours complaining so will try and appease.

BTW, the down economy means that it's a great rental market for landlords at least around here - and only getting better with the continued housing market uncertainty, and interest rate jumps around the corner. There are more people renting than ever and it means that the owner can/should be picky.

GL

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Originally Posted by Boston X5 4.4 (Post 806658)

It may or may not be a good market for renters... But the owners - like almost everyone else have mortgages that cost more than the houses are now worth - multiplied by 10, 15, 20 (depending on how many houses they own.) But I have no tears for them.

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Originally Posted by Weasel (Post 806513)

For the "moaner", just fight weirdness with weirdness.

Nah, put a bark collar on the bitch.

(thats a female dog...)

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Originally Posted by blktoptrvl (Post 806505)

Don't you think that if you know your dogs bark at everyone who passes by it would be your responsibility to deal with it BEFORE your neighbors have to complain?

To be honest, no. It's like people with kids - those are much louder households than mine. And when you have a loud life, you have no idea what quiet is. So nah, I don't think your neighbors understand how annoying that can be to you. That's why I prefer the face to face sort of sugar coated approach early on - before I am so spun I start to sound like Donald Duck in a windstorm. But hey, that's me. Not only do I lock my dogs down when I am away, they are reprimanded for barking when I am home and I have a couple of bark collars that blast them in the face with a citronella spray EVERY time they bark.

It isn't that I'm insensitive to your situation. I had a neighbor's dog bark at me the minute I would go into my backyard. My solution was to buy the biggest rawhide chewy I could find. I tossed it over the fence and then let the owners know I had done it and the chewy was "safe". It took a couple of chewys, but the owners got it and the dog started staying in more.

Sounds like you are already too far down the path. If I were in the position you are now, I would waste no time in calling in Animal Control. It is a pretty easy guess your neighbors must be expecting it by now. I would certainly call the owner of the property, if the folks with the barking dogs are renters. Sounds like you need to be "barking dog" to the property owner.

Are you the only two neighbors on the block? I would think if you have other neighbors the dogs must be disturbing them. You might try talking to them to too.

Good luck!

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Originally Posted by Weasel (Post 806513)

For the "moaner", just fight weirdness with weirdness. Call their phone while their in the act and say "you guys want some company?" or "Oh, nothing... I just wanted to hear your voice......" If you do this whenever they are I bet they start closing the windows to hide when they are. :rofl:

:thumbup:
Ironically, when this first started, it was my dogs standing at the fence barking at the place where their jacuzzi is. I thought it was odd - it was daylight, midweek and my dogs know "barking is baaaaaaaaad!" So I recalled my dogs and then heard the moaning. The neighbors were "frolicking" in their jacuzzi. Then it was the jacuzzi and an open bedroom sliding door. Now that it is cooler, it is just the window! But they do it all the time and they do it when they know I am in the yard. Clearly they like having a non-consensual audience. I have installed a Bose Dock in my yard and just crank that puppy up when they "frolic". I need the sound screen, they may be Pervs, but I prefer to use my yard when I want - and I think it's important they know for sure how loud that music can get!;)

And I still don't let my dogs bark at them.:p:

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Originally Posted by NaNa (Post 806727)

While I appreciate the suggestions, I can't agree that they are deaf to the noise and it is therefore up to the neighbors to "sweetly approach them and ask on bended knee that they make their dogs behave." Yes I took big liberties in paraphrasing there...

If it was just the dog situation I might be able to lean a little more your way, but after them ignoring the complaints from the neighbors about the parking, I am quite sure they are aware and willfully ignoring the dog situation just as they did the cars.

Why is it that you are not deaf to your dogs, and act when necessary? Why haven't you become oblivious to your own annoyances? I would have to say it is because you are not an inconsiderate person to begin with.

There are people who just ignore the effect of their dogs in the yard, their kids crying in the theatres, and their radios being too loud in the streets. They are encased in their own world and I think it is because people have tried to "be nice" to them for so long that they think they are entitled to disturb the peace.

So far, after talking to them, their dogs have stayed inside for the past two days. I am pretty sure they will sooner or later return to the yard, but I will enjoy the quiet while I can.

Thanks again for the suggestions. If the barking resumes, I will just let the county handle it [or not]. I asked and have been made aware that there are $1000 fines that are enforced in this area.

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Originally Posted by ard (Post 806698)

Nah, put a bark collar on the bitch.

(thats a female dog...)

But he said "HE" is a moaner... in which case the collar might be a turn-on ;pervert;