October 13, 201015 yr I've got a problem. I have a 2 year old Black Lab mix. He's a great dog. Really good with people, kids, and super high spirit. He's an outdoor dog so he's fenced in, and sleeps in his igloo.The only problem is when other animals enter our yard, or come around are yard he goes nuts. Especially at night. He doesn't bark all night, but he'll bark for ten minutes at a time or so. Loud barks, ones that have woken me up at night. Well I have a neighbor who is... Crazy... That's the nicest way I can put it. She comes over today and says "you need to get that dog to be quiet at night or I'm going to quiet it myself". Well I'm ticked off.. So here are my questions to BGP. I've looked online and I can't find anything specific. In Kentucky, specifically Independence is there any law about keeping my dog quiet at night? Secondly, if she did anything to my dog what should I do? Because if anything happens to that dog I'd flip a lid.
October 13, 201015 yr No true law about keeping the dog quiet at night... Just a common courtesy if it's too late and the dog is barking too much, bring em in... Since she made the threat, she is liable if something were to happen. You have the right to litigation.
October 13, 201015 yr You should do your best to keep your dog quite, because any nuisance ordinances would apply to your dog as well as you. However even if your dog is annoying your neighbor, that doesn't give them the right to hurt it.
October 13, 201015 yr Author Every time I've heard Snoop barking at night I let him in. However, from the sounds of it, the barks don't always wake me up.
October 13, 201015 yr Maybe you should start bringing him in every night if that stops him from barking. Just a suggestion though.
October 13, 201015 yr I don't know about Independence specifically, but most cities have nuisance or similar ordinances in effect that include barking dogs. The county attorney's office takes such complaints seriously and will indeed prosecute offenses. In some cities the fines are pretty steep.
October 13, 201015 yr Every time I've heard Snoop barking at night I let him in. However, from the sounds of it, the barks don't always wake me up. Why don't you let him in every night? I suspect your dog's barking annoys your neighbors far more than it annoys you. I am with your neighbor on this one. They shouldn't have to listen to that every night and you shouldn't be looking for laws to get around doing what is right.
October 13, 201015 yr Why don't you let him in every night? I suspect your dog's barking annoys your neighbors far more than it annoys you. I am with your neighbor on this one. They shouldn't have to listen to that every night and you shouldn't be looking for laws to get around doing what is right. :thumb::thumb::thumb: My two cents: just bring the dog in each night before it starts backing. If that's an inconvenience to you, it's better for you to be inconvenienced than inconveniencing your neighbor since it is your dog. Sorry to be lecturing, but.........
October 13, 201015 yr A bark collar might be another option.They do work good. My mother put one one her indoor poodle and its barking has changed from a loud piercing bark to a low toned woof woof
October 13, 201015 yr Nuisances ordinances and court appearances and fines can apply. I had this experience once. I had an old dog who preferred to sleep outside, and I had a neighbor...who I didn't know...who came one evening in the middle of the night and laid on my doorbell. Stated he wanted me to be annoyed as he was because my dog was barking all night. Of course, I brought the dog in and from every night on after that. However, the guy must have slept with his window open because I could never hear it in my house. BTW, I didn't take my dogs barking lightly, but I think the neighbor could have handled it a lot better...starting by closing his window and letting me know at a more civil time or dropping me a note.
October 13, 201015 yr They do work good. My mother put one one her indoor poodle and its barking has changed from a loud piercing bark to a low toned woof woof They are really worth it IMO, my friend had a dog that would bark non stop at anything and they got one for him and he is great now.
October 13, 201015 yr Dont ever let your dog out of your yard. We had an incident lest year in southern Campbell County where a neighbor shot our dog. The police simply told us that if the dog was in their yard, they can always claim it attacked them and shoot it.
October 13, 201015 yr First of all, I love dogs. Your neighbor may like to sleep with the bedroom window open. I would bring your dog in at night. We rented a house once and could not leave our bedroom window open due to a dog who would bark all night long. I have no idea where the dog lived.
October 13, 201015 yr Author Why don't you let him in every night? I suspect your dog's barking annoys your neighbors far more than it annoys you. I am with your neighbor on this one. She's the only neighbor close enough for his barking to affect. I asked others. I don't mind him being inside at all, but he HATES being inside. They shouldn't have to listen to that every night and you shouldn't be looking for laws to get around doing what is right. How is it getting around? I simply asked what laws there were..... and was trying to get opinions on what to do, like A bark collar might be another option.
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