I pray that people realize the pain that barking dogs have on a person. My family personally agonized for over a year with a neighbors barking dog, and dogs on a number of occasions. Thankfully the dog the was a "temporary" resident. His temporary status was for that year. I was able to talk to the owner initially, but his leaving comment for me, after being apologetic at first, was, "Dogs Bark!"
Unfortunately, that is not a sufficient reason. Also, a dog, or dogs barking indefinitely infringes on our rights as American Citizens to enjoy the peace and serenity of our own home. It is understandable that dogs bark on occasion, but it is not acceptable for long durations.
I started my blog on one night simply to vent. It was for the most part the main reason for most of my posts. Thankfully, there is a big gap in posts because I currently don't have a nuisance dog problem. Although, I can hear dogs in my neighborhood that probably are, they do not bother me like a dog in my backyard. I was blessed to get a new job that allowed me to relocate. A must I was looking for in my new house was no backyard neighbors. I would rather have a road behind my house, then deal with a neighbor that doesn't care to take care of his/her own dog.
Having said all that, I still want to help the cause. My heart goes out to people experiencing problems with nuisance dogs. And here is a prime example. The below is from someone that posted a comment on my page. You can link to her profile here. I cringed when I watched:
We need to support each other. All persons experiencing nuisance neighbors and dogs, need to band together, and help support one another. I wish I could do more, and maybe we can. But we need to be heard as a common voice to be heard by the right people.
Dealing with nuisance sounds is like being beaten slowly. It's just plain torture to have to hear and deal with constant bombardment of sounds that are unwelcome. I found my poor wife in the bathroom curled up in a ball because of our neighbors dog. It's just not fair, and not right.
Good luck to the person above, I hope things work out, and the local government steps in and realizes the severity of the problem.
This is just a place for people to dream of a Bark Free Zone!
That is a horrendous noise in the video. I feel for the person having to listen to that all day and night. I know what it's like to have your life ruined by barking dogs for over over 3 years and, although the court ordered my neighbors to keep their dogs quiet with the threat of taking the dogs away if they showed up in court again, I still have not recovered from the nightmare and live in anxiety when I hear any barking at all. Good luck to you all.
ReplyDeleteYep, this is my neighborhood. A year later and the problem is the same. What a nightmare.
ReplyDeleteHi CJ, I was going through old posts and came across this video from years ago... How is the situation today? I'm hoping its better.
DeleteBarking dogs are really a terrible problem. Not only this but many others, like contamination by remains of dog feces left on the beach sand. True story, my 3yo nephew got extremely sick with that, almost died, literally.
ReplyDeleteThat is why I created the site http://www.anilak.com/why-dogs-are-dangerous/
We are just starting the site to educate people and alert authorities of their obligations. Together with lots of interesting information.
Also we are going to start a petition on this growing but unacceptable attack on decent law-abiding, tax-paying citizens.
Please make visit and let us know what you think.
Appreciated,
Mr MAD
www.anilak.com