let's say my neighbors are...

[TexasT]

Let's say I have a dog. He is a good dog. He gets excited as dog will. He roams our back yard, as well as our house, and has supervised visits to the front yard but isn't allowed in the street or the neighbors on either side yards.

Right up the street is a cul de sac and one of those backs up to our yard. It was brought to my attention (by my nine year old who confronted the neighbor birch) that the neighbor is spraying the dog with a water hose over/through the fence. I find this unacceptable but don't have a response other than realing out the hose and spraying the neighbor back.

I know there are experts here. Any suggestions? They are an older couple so beating on their door and issuing an arse whoopin probably isn't the best solution even if it happens in their own front yard. Is like to avoid the trip to the cross bar hilton.

TIA

[racrguy]

Let's say I have a dog. He is a good dog. He gets excited as dog will. He roams our back yard, as well as our house, and has supervised visits to the front yard but isn't allowed in the street or the neighbors on either side yards.

Right up the street is a cul de sac and one of those backs up to our yard. It was brought to my attention (by my nine year old who confronted the neighbor birch) that the neighbor is spraying the dog with a water hose over/through the fence. I find this unacceptable but don't have a response other than realing out the hose and spraying the neighbor back.

I know there are experts here. Any suggestions? They are an older couple so beating on their door and issuing an arse whoopin probably isn't the best solution even if it happens in their own front yard. Is like to avoid the trip to the cross bar hilton.

TIA

Go over there and punch them in the fucking face for being assholes. From now on you should take your dog over to their property to let him drop deuces in their yard.

They aren't dog people, I get it, but don't go fucking with other folks family/pet/stuff just because you don't like it.

Edit: Or just gather up the Dukes and toss them over the fence into their yard.

[Big A]

Knock on their door and talk to them.

[Samhain]

Does you dog bark constantly while outside?

[stevo]

Knock on their door and talk to them.

Requires too much thinking.

Stevo

[DON SVO]

If your excited dog is noisy as fuck and you won't stop him, a water hose is rather tame.

[slow84lx]

If your excited dog is noisy as fuck and you won't stop him, a water hose is rather tame.

Right. I don't blame her for spraying the dog with the hose if this is the case.

[4eyedwillie]

If your excited dog is noisy as fuck and you won't stop him, a water hose is rather tame.

THIS^

I'm about to take a paintball gun to the dogs behind my house, it's non stop barking anytime I'm in my backyard. We can't even swim in the pool that's 50 foot from the fence without them going apeshit. If I was right by the fence I could understand it but this is anywhere. People should train their dogs to behave. A dog that gets "excited" needs training. My four dogs will only bark at the other dogs when they bark and stop as soon as I tell them to.

[bcoop]

Knock on their door and talk to them.

This. I hate passive aggressive behavior. Just go knock and ask what their issue with the dog is, or why they are doing it? Be polite the first time, and say you are willing to correct whatever behavior it is that causes their reaction, if they will be patient and give you a little time.

If your excited dog is noisy as fuck and you won't stop him, a water hose is rather tame.

This, too; but I still hate passive aggressive people. One of my neighbors called the police for a noise complaint (barking dog). When they came, I wasn't home. My next door neighbor was in the driveway, (we have j swing drives that run between the two houses), and spoke to the officer, and asked why he was poking around in my backyard. He mentioned the noise complaint. Of course, when he was back there, the dog was going ape shit. And she told him, "well no shit, you're in his territory, he's doing what he is supposed to do."

Now, I'm more prone to let him bark more. Fuck him, and fuck the neighbors that called. I still don't know who it was. And I don't know how the neighbor that called would know either. My next door neighbor has two dogs. The people behind me have 3. Caddy corner behind my house, they have 2 dogs. There is absolutely no way anyone could have narrowed down which dog was barking prior to calling the police. That shit irritates the hell out of me. When the barking was taking place, I had been inside cleaning house, which is why he was outside. Dishwasher was going, washing machine was going, as was the dryer. If he was barking, I couldn't hear it. Knock on the fucking door before you file a noise complaint, you punk ass cocksuckers. I'd have brought him in had I known he was disturbing anyone.

[TexasT]

We pretty much keep him and his side kick in the house. He is definately brought in when barking is happening. I understand that barking is annoying and try to curb it but when my daughter has to confront this cunt and tell her our dog doesn't like to be sprayed with water and the cunt tell my none year old she doesn't Care. I told my daughter she is obligated to spray the neighbor if she witnesses our dog getting sprayed again.

Dogs bark. It is what they do. We keep him in at night , this neighbor is just being difficult and really doesn't understand the dog will come over the fence and is being prevoked to do just that.

I guess when I get back to town a trip over there with him on a leash is in order. I don't advocate violence but hey, a person can only take so much. Right?

[ARIX]

If the dog is a barker the neighbors can call the authorities to handle it. Hosing the dog down is F)*@$# especially when its so cold out.

[ryuu]

Once had a neighbor that had a dog that barked at me everytime I went into MY backyard, tried to work it and got nowhere, should have just killed the dog and went on.

My wife's dog gets in trouble from us for barking at rabbits in the back if it ever barks at the neighbors it will be in big trouble.

[Ruffdaddy]

Man you just made yourself sound like white trash and pretty much admitted your dog being sprayed with water is cause enough for violence.

Shit your dog up and stop being an annoying neighbor.

My dog will bark 1 time to be let in and that's it.

[4eyedwillie]

We pretty much keep him and his side kick in the house. He is definately brought in when barking is happening. I understand that barking is annoying and try to curb it but when my daughter has to confront this cunt and tell her our dog doesn't like to be sprayed with water and the cunt tell my none year old she doesn't Care. I told my daughter she is obligated to spray the neighbor if she witnesses our dog getting sprayed again.

Dogs bark. It is what they do. We keep him in at night , this neighbor is just being difficult and really doesn't understand the dog will come over the fence and is being prevoked to do just that.

I guess when I get back to town a trip over there with him on a leash is in order. I don't advocate violence but hey, a person can only take so much. Right?

Only untrained dogs. Your neighbor has the right to enjoy being in their backyard without being barked at. If they come into your yard then the dog should bark, not till then. If your dog is preventing this then it's your fault. Him getting sprayed with water is pretty minor.

[4.6coupe]

Once had a neighbor that had a dog that barked at me everytime I went into MY backyard, tried to work it and got nowhere, should have just killed the dog and went on.

My wife's dog gets in trouble from us for barking at rabbits in the back if it ever barks at the neighbors it will be in big trouble.

Feel better now?!