tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067335090245931349Fri, 08 Nov 2024 14:59:17 +0000barking dogsbad neighborsirresponsible dog ownersbarking dogs in Monroe NCneighbors barking dogbarking madnoise traumadog neglectbarking dog advicemistreated petsCity of Monroe NCbarking dogs in Union County NCchained dogsUnion County NCbarking dog lawsdog abusecat proof fencingdog ownersordinance violationsstopping dog barkingMonroe NCPurrfect Fencebarking dog problemsbooming carscrowing roostersmicro chipsnoise and crimenoise and healthnoise in Monroe NCnoise pollutionprozac for barking dogssleep deprivationstop barking dogs"Silence is the secret to sanity." ~ Astrid Alaudahttp://myneighborsdog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Peaceful Planet)Blogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067335090245931349.post-4771604724900345472Fri, 28 Feb 2014 17:22:00 +00002014-02-28T12:23:40.166-05:00barking dog advicebarking dog lawsbarking dog problemsbarking dogsirresponsible dog ownersDo not fall for this: http://www.barkender.com/ which I found by following a link from this web site: http://www.gotbarking.com Those of us who have been tormented by barking dogs know the feeling of desperation very well, but paying for a letter to a barking dog owner is not necessary. You can find samples of such letters here: http://www.guruhabits.com/noisy-neighbors/ and some http://myneighborsdog.blogspot.com/2014/02/warning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peaceful Planet)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067335090245931349.post-6075844320172620949Sat, 09 Nov 2013 00:53:00 +00002013-11-08T19:53:06.609-05:00bad neighborsbarking dogsdog ownersirresponsible dog ownersneighbors barking dognoise and crimeWhile tragedies like the ones in the article below are never amusing or interesting, there was a comment made by some neighbors near one of the crimes that is relevant to our barking dog problems: "In Phoenix on Saturday, a pharmacist described as paranoid, angry and depressed methodically shotgunned his next-door neighbors — a grandfather, his daughter, his son-in-law and his grandsonhttp://myneighborsdog.blogspot.com/2013/11/neighbor-speculates-barking-dogs-drove.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peaceful Planet)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067335090245931349.post-5478965513152684670Sun, 07 Jul 2013 12:59:00 +00002014-02-28T11:34:54.174-05:00bad neighborsbarking dogsbarking dogs in Monroe NCirresponsible dog ownersneighbors barking dogI haven't posted for quite awhile because of other problems I've had over the last year or so. My barking dog problem improved greatly after the 2nd citation/court hearing, and during the following 6 months I was eventually able to begin sleeping more hours at a time without waking up in a panic every hour or so, but it took several months to get to that stage. Then, unfortunately, the http://myneighborsdog.blogspot.com/2013/07/another-barking-dog-web-site.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peaceful Planet)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067335090245931349.post-2945522078557840838Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:59:00 +00002012-01-06T22:30:31.671-05:00barking dog lawsbarking dogsbarking dogs in Monroe NCneighbors barking dogstopping dog barkingRather than go through the nightmare of having to listen further to that damn shrill fellow and taking the chance that it will again escalate into a traumatic affair, and of having to keep calling the police and animal control again, I've decided to send the following letter, or similar, to my neighbors: Dear Mr. & Mrs. Barking Dog Owner, (of course I'll use their real names in the http://myneighborsdog.blogspot.com/2011/11/next-plan-of-action.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peaceful Planet)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067335090245931349.post-6738111434398095479Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:46:00 +00002011-11-15T07:36:53.573-05:00barking dog lawsbarking dogsbarking dogs in Monroe NCneighbors barking dogWell, knowing my neighbors as I do, I should have known it wouldn't last. I haven't written since my neighbors received their 2nd citation for violating the animal noise ordinance because since then there has been very little barking and I have been trying to recover and heal from the horrible noise trauma and sleep deprivation of the previous 2+ years of barking hell. To sum up the lasthttp://myneighborsdog.blogspot.com/2011/11/here-we-go-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peaceful Planet)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067335090245931349.post-1581844665081448562Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:10:00 +00002011-11-13T09:29:36.429-05:00bad neighborsbarking dogsbooming carsnoise in Monroe NCnoise pollutionWell, knowing my neighbors as well as I do, I should have expected it but I was so relishing the peace and quiet after 3+ years of horrendous barking day & night. Then... Less than 1 week after my neighbors were fined in court ($100 + court costs = over $200) for violating the animal noise ordinance (Title IX: General Regulations, Chapter 92: Noise Control, § 92.07), one of their dogs woke http://myneighborsdog.blogspot.com/2011/03/barking-continuessounds-like-dog-kennel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peaceful Planet)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067335090245931349.post-971685943402226281Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:04:00 +00002011-04-10T00:57:30.601-04:00barking dogsdog ownersirresponsible dog ownersnoise and healthOne thing I find extremely annoying, almost as annoying as a barking dog, is a dog owner who thinks everyone should like dogs just because they do. This is an absurd school of thought, and even "responsible" dog owners are guilty of this unfair assumption. I like cats but I know not everyone likes cats and, well, it is what it is. So what. Some people love sky diving but I'll be damned if I'm http://myneighborsdog.blogspot.com/2011/03/misery-of-barking-dog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peaceful Planet)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067335090245931349.post-7752886008230024023Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:08:00 +00002011-11-13T09:31:49.327-05:00bad neighborsbarking dogs in Monroe NCirresponsible dog ownersneighbors barking dogordinance violationsA quick update: since court on Jan. 13, when my neighbors pled guilty and were fined for the citation they got on Dec. 20, 2010 for their violation of the animal noise ordinance, my neighbor's dogs have awakened me 19 times. Thus fed up with having my sleep interrupted I told the police and animal control that I wasn't going to tolerate it, and on Feb. 23, they were issued their 2nd http://myneighborsdog.blogspot.com/2011/02/another-citation-is-issued-to-my.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peaceful Planet)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067335090245931349.post-6483393169711025653Fri, 14 Jan 2011 03:00:00 +00002011-04-09T23:21:36.135-04:00barking dogsbarking dogs in Monroe NCordinance violationsOn January 13, 2011 my barking dog owner neighbors appeared in court for the citation they were finally issued on December 20, 2010, for violation of the City's noise ordinance as pertains to animals. Initially, they wished to plead "not guilty" and asked for a public defender to represent them. They were denied this request. Why? Because the public defender's office has more important http://myneighborsdog.blogspot.com/2011/01/barking-dog-court.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peaceful Planet)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067335090245931349.post-5092790902036288024Sat, 08 Jan 2011 16:17:00 +00002011-04-10T01:05:50.329-04:00barking dogsMonroe NCsleep deprivationUnion County NC"Sleep deprivation refers to a lack of sleep due to something externally impacting your opportunity to sleep."ShutEye.ComSince I am chronically sleep derpived thanks to my neighbor's barking dog, I've decided to do some research on just how much harm my neighbors are inflicting on me by allowing their dogs to keep me up at night and/or wake me up at all hours. I could tell youhttp://myneighborsdog.blogspot.com/2011/01/sleep-deprivation-caused-by-dog-barking.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peaceful Planet)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067335090245931349.post-1194114458817516987Mon, 27 Dec 2010 20:01:00 +00002011-02-17T09:06:46.939-05:00bad neighborsbarking dogsbarking dogs in Monroe NCbarking dogs in Union County NCThis was Christmas Day, less than 5 full days after my neighbors received a citation (FINALLY) for allowing their dog to be a barking nuisance. It began around 4 a.m... But that wasn't the end of it... The barking continued on throughout the day, until late afternoon when it became very cold and started snowing...thank god for lousy weather... This is the 3rd year that I haven't been able to http://myneighborsdog.blogspot.com/2010/12/merry-barking-christmas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peaceful Planet)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067335090245931349.post-4478815758886702463Fri, 24 Dec 2010 03:21:00 +00002011-01-09T01:39:19.710-05:00bad neighborsbarking dogsbarking dogs in Monroe NCbarking dogs in Union County NCLess than 1 week after my neighbors received a citation for allowing their dog to be a barking nuisance, they are letting their dog be a barking nuisance again. Oh, sure, not to the degree it was before...not yet. I've been through this before - the police or animal control comes out, there are a few days of relative and much needed peace, then the barking is slowly allowed to escalate back to http://myneighborsdog.blogspot.com/2010/12/december-23-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peaceful Planet)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067335090245931349.post-6905346409382130850Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:31:00 +00002010-12-16T11:34:52.191-05:00bad neighborsbarking dogsbarking dogs in Monroe NCbarking dogs in Union County NCCity of Monroe NCTwo days ago, on Tuesday, December 12, after having been awakened before 6 a.m. by Harley's barking again I decided to compose an email about my neighbors and this awful noise nuisance and send it to Mayor Kilgore, all of the City Council members, and the Chief of Police. I sent the email at 11:05 a.m. according to the email saved in my "sent" file. You can read the email here: Email tohttp://myneighborsdog.blogspot.com/2010/12/correspondence-with-mayor-city-council.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peaceful Planet)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067335090245931349.post-3321243683559902882Sun, 21 Nov 2010 18:10:00 +00002010-11-21T14:57:02.757-05:00bad neighborsbarking dogsCity of Monroe NCcrowing roostersUnion County NCToday was a total waste of time and space; probably shouldn't have even been on the calendar. Normally, I get a lot done on Sunday, after sleeping in for a little while because it's the quietest morning of the week, but not today and you want to know why? I'll tell you why. A damn stray rooster that's why. In addition, that is, to my neighbor's barking dog. I know there are some folks around http://myneighborsdog.blogspot.com/2010/11/barking-dog-and-what-next.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067335090245931349.post-335708447185513931Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:49:00 +00002010-10-04T22:24:35.563-04:00bad neighborsCity of Monroe NCneighbors barking dogUnion County NCIt's been a long time since I've written here but I've been really busy catching up on all the things I couldn't do when Harley was barking night & day, like getting sleep & doing yard work. So why today am I taking time out to write? Because on this particularly lovely day my yard is enveloped in a dog crap miasma and it was just not appealing to me so I came inside early. To digress http://myneighborsdog.blogspot.com/2010/09/whats-wrong-with-people.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067335090245931349.post-192794981154559280Mon, 17 May 2010 14:41:00 +00002010-09-20T00:13:00.668-04:00barking dog advicebarking dogsirresponsible dog ownersneighbors barking dogI was going through some of the Barking Dog Yahoo Group messages that I saved and came across the following, which makes excellent sense. The bottom line is, if you have recently begun to be tormented by your neighbor's barking dog, don't wait to do something about it - jump into action immediately. Dr. Craig Mixon, an expert on the subject of barking dogs and their owners, and founder of http://myneighborsdog.blogspot.com/2010/05/barking-dog-advice-from-expert.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067335090245931349.post-3817447370347900413Tue, 11 May 2010 03:39:00 +00002010-09-20T00:06:28.307-04:00cat proof fencingirresponsible dog ownersmicro chipsneighbors barking dogPurrfect FenceFirst the good news: I've purchased 500 ft. of Purr...fect Fence so my cat will have a safe enclosure from which he can't escape and so he can hunt, pee, spray, lounge...whatever he wants... outside and I don't have to worry about Mrs. Barking Sociopath trapping him and sending him to the shelter; The bad news is: The 5 Purrfect Fence kits, plus 2 gates with 2 gate http://myneighborsdog.blogspot.com/2010/05/good-bad-and-funny.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067335090245931349.post-5464472550712619282Sun, 09 May 2010 16:28:00 +00002010-09-20T00:06:28.308-04:00bad neighborsbarking dogscat proof fencingneighbors barking dogSunday mornings are usually the most enjoyable time of the week because there is little traffic. During the week there is a lot of morning traffic on our street, and it often wakes me (if the dog barking has not already awakened me). This morning I was enjoying a twilight sleep I think they call it, you know, that time when you are somewhat conscious and you could either wake up gradually or youhttp://myneighborsdog.blogspot.com/2010/05/so-much-for-quiet-relaxing-sunday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067335090245931349.post-132488025942740146Sat, 08 May 2010 11:43:00 +00002010-09-20T00:07:49.903-04:00barking dogsCity of Monroe NCneighbors barking dogYou can allow your dog to bark day and night but if you let your grass get too high and you'll get a citation. Too bizarre. A couple of weeks ago my neighbor (the good neighbor, not the sociopathic barking dog owner) put some yard waste out to be picked up, but apparently she was supposed to bag it and a city official came out to her house to give her a warning. Apparently the rules http://myneighborsdog.blogspot.com/2010/05/city-of-monroe-code-enforcement.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067335090245931349.post-5478444282494688310Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:56:00 +00002010-09-20T00:11:19.991-04:00bad neighborsbarking dogs in Monroe NCdog neglectirresponsible dog ownersneighbors barking dogI just have to say, that I have never lived in a place like this before. I've never lived next to such horrible neighbors, and I swear I never knew that people let their dogs bark for hours and hours, at all hours, or that they so inhumanely tied their dogs up in their yards and ignored them...until I moved here to Monroe, NC. I've known some wackos, but I swear I've never personally known http://myneighborsdog.blogspot.com/2010/04/shock-horror.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067335090245931349.post-19496358672810311Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:47:00 +00002010-09-20T00:13:00.668-04:00bad neighborsbarking dogsbarking dogs in Monroe NCbarking dogs in Union County NCirresponsible dog ownersneighbors barking dogThis is just a short entry (thank god, you are saying) to vent about how much money my barking dog owning neighbor has cost us...and will cost us. Keep in mind that we offered to pay for dog training so the dog could be house trained, spend time inside with his family and learn to not bark at everything that moves or doesn't move, but the stupid (and now vindictive) owners, my lovely neighbors, http://myneighborsdog.blogspot.com/2010/04/go-marching-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067335090245931349.post-1237924230892302064Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:17:00 +00002010-09-20T00:13:00.669-04:00bad neighborsbarking dogsbarking dogs in Monroe NCirresponsible dog ownersneighbors barking dogRecently there have been some messages on the Barking Dog group about a CD which, when played, blasts the barking nuisance with ultrasonic sound waves in the attempt to get it to stop barking. However, some folks think it is the irresponsible owner who should be blasted out of orbit, not the dog who is just being a dog. One person wrote: "There is an over-riding moral issue herehttp://myneighborsdog.blogspot.com/2010/04/another-day-ruined-before-it-even.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067335090245931349.post-5676385104216725702Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:45:00 +00002010-09-20T00:06:28.312-04:00bad neighborsbarking dogs in Monroe NCchained dogsdog neglectirresponsible dog ownersneighbors barking dogI must be cursed. First it's the barker next door keeping me out of my own yard for 2 years, now it's the smell of dog feces coming from the property behind us where the 2 dogs are tied up. Maybe it was that old gypsy lady in Spain, back in 2001, who grabbed my hand to read my fortune, then wanted money but I wouldn't give her any because I had no idea what she was saying. I didn't http://myneighborsdog.blogspot.com/2010/04/oh-crapliterally.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067335090245931349.post-739468828236986397Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:35:00 +00002010-09-20T00:13:00.670-04:00bad neighborsbarking dogsbarking dogs in Monroe NCirresponsible dog ownersneighbors barking dogDamn. I spoke too soon and I've jinxed myself. I shouldn't have gone around telling anyone that life was becoming almost bearable again because Harley's barking had been reduced considerable in the last few weeks. In the back of my brain I suspected it was too good to be true. I was awakened before 6:15 this morning...I took a Xanax before 8 and I've still been in a foul mood all day with http://myneighborsdog.blogspot.com/2010/04/too-good-to-be-true.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067335090245931349.post-4154622970394944670Sun, 18 Apr 2010 17:15:00 +00002010-09-20T00:13:00.671-04:00barking dog advicebarking dogsbarking dogs in Monroe NCneighbors barking dogprozac for barking dogsI'm not exactly sure what is going on here, but my neighboring nuisance has become an almost tolerable neighbor. Of course he still barks at my cat, but as soon as I move the cat out of his view he stops barking, which is uncharacteristic as he used to bark long after the cat was out of sight, and I have spent many hours in my yard since the weather has warmed up and he has not http://myneighborsdog.blogspot.com/2010/04/prozac-nationpsychopharmacology-vs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0