let's say my neighbors are...

[Probie]

Our dogs bark, their dogs bark, all our dogs bark together. Anyone that has been over to my place has heard the yippers (6-7 daschounds). Luckily for us, our porch is 75yrds from our back fence. My male boxer loves to agitate the yippers but doesn't bark at them. He does bark at the neighbor but he is just saying hi. If our neighbors have an issue we talk about it over the fence face to face but never have we had any real issues. Nice living on a large lot. If we hear ours barking more than the usual "hi" we call them in or shut them up. Neighbors do the same with the yippers.

We have yippers, I swear I am the only person that shuts them up. The rest of my family just let's them go and it pisses me off.

[Big A]

I can be referred to as pwt, white trash, redneck, whatever you please but spraying a dog through/over a fence is just asking for problems. I haven't received a knock on the door, a nice letter asking for the dog to have its behaviour modified, or a visit from an officer of the law. It has gone straight to pissing the dog off.

I just want to know what you would do if your neighbor took this approach to your family pet. Like I said above, busting this old biddies mate's chops really isn't the way I want it to go down.

I love my dog and all, and wouldn't be happy about it, but you are way more angry about this than you should be. Contrary to your analogy, it is not the same thing as throwing rocks.

The worst way to deal with passive agressive behavior is retaliating with passive-agressive behavior. Something that could have been be resolved with a quick cordial conversationt will only fester, as both only get angrier and angrier, thinking the worst of what's on the other persons mind.

The simple fact is that your dog, though "well behaved" in your eyes, is apparently doing more than just a little barking, and you need to take responsibility for that. Be the bigger person and go talk to her in a calm manner. She may very well realize how much what she did bothers you and apologize, and in seeing that you are aware of the problem and trying to correct it, may be more tolerant to the barking while you take corrective action.

Worst-case is she stays pissed, you get more pissed, and the dueling banjos start playing. Load up a water gun with diesel fuel, write "fuck you" in her lawn with it, and watch it wilt in. Then have fun dealing living right next door to someone that will likely start calling the cops for every little thing, and snarl at her every time you go get the mail.

[Probie]

I love my dog and all, and wouldn't be happy about it, but you are way more angry about this than you should be. Contrary to your analogy, it is not the same thing as throwing rocks.

The worst way to deal with passive agressive behavior is retaliating with passive-agressive behavior. Something that could have been be resolved with a quick cordial conversationt will only fester, as both only get angrier and angrier, thinking the worst of what's on the other persons mind.

The simple fact is that your dog, though "well behaved" in your eyes, is apparently doing more than just a little barking, and you need to take responsibility for that. Be the bigger person and go talk to her in a calm manner. She may very well realize how much what she did bothers you and apologize, and in seeing that you are aware of the problem and trying to correct it, may be more tolerant to the barking while you take corrective action.

Worst-case is she stays pissed, you get more pissed, and the dueling banjos start playing. Load up a water gun with diesel fuel, write "fuck you" in her lawn with it, and watch it wilt in. Then have fun dealing living right next door to someone that will likely start calling the cops for every little thing, and snarl at her every time you go get the mail.

Noooo he needs to keep on, we need another "my neighbor" thread

[YALE]

Just go talk to her, you trashy motherfucker. You may not be trashy. You may not be a bad guy. Prove it.

[crapstang]

I hate when our dogs bark or are rude to guests. Just train the dog.

[petyweestraw]

Willie as said before you're comments are full of ignorance.

OP... just go find out what the problem was and fix it. I'm sure you don't have cujo in your yard waiting to kill everyone but you do have a responsibility that is your dog. Part of that is making sure it's not a nuisance to your neighbor in your yard or not. His behavior may not bug you but may someone else. Was the person wrong for spraying your mutt? Yes. Very immature thing to do. Just keep your anger under wraps when confronting them. That can cause a easily fixed situation to blow out of control. Good luck

[KBScobravert]

I hate when our dogs bark or are rude to guests. Just train the dog.

We require the dogs to "alert" and bark but when told to shutup that is what they do. My boy would stand at the end of the hallway in the bedroom door postured and ready to tear my arm off every night when I came home. As soon as he saw me the barking stops.

Cobrajet69 has been on the receiving end of it a few times.

[FordMustangLove]

Train your dog or dont have a dog at all. While your at it grow up.

[DON SVO]

We require the dogs to "alert" and bark but when told to shutup that is what they do. My boy would stand at the end of the hallway in the bedroom door postured and ready to tear my arm off every night when I came home. As soon as he saw me the barking stops.

Cobrajet69 has been on the receiving end of it a few times.

David deserves a good, high-quality dog bite for flaking out on me at the cigar bar! Invite him over for the "wear Isotoners and a ski mark" party where only he and the dogs are guests!

[jluv]

Our neighbors on both sides have dogs that bark constantly. I've come real close to going over there, but I'm pretty non-confrontational by nature. Its not about being scared to get beat up, but more about Not wanting to have to beat someone up, end up in jail, etc. I've found that you can't always count on others to take it the right way, no matter how polite you try to be. I have a feeling that if I go over there and say anything at all, the neighbors are going to be defensive and it would just create ongoing drama. That said, I would definitely go over there before I would ever call the cops or spray the dogs with a hose. On the other hand, I wouldn't blame old people or women for just calling the cops right off. It could potentially get ugly, and with the cops involved, better safe than sorry. The hose thing is really just asking for escalation.

[4eyedwillie]

Willie as said before you're comments are full of ignorance.

OP... just go find out what the problem was and fix it. I'm sure you don't have cujo in your yard waiting to kill everyone but you do have a responsibility that is your dog. Part of that is making sure it's not a nuisance to your neighbor in your yard or not. His behavior may not bug you but may someone else. Was the person wrong for spraying your mutt? Yes. Very immature thing to do. Just keep your anger under wraps when confronting them. That can cause a easily fixed situation to blow out of control. Good luck

Really? What is ignorant about what I posted? From reading the OP's posts it's obvious to me what the problem is. You even allude to it in your post. With how defensive he is on here how do you think he would act going over and talking to his neighbor? One of the first things he said was he wanted to hit the old man. I'm sure that this isn't the first time there has been a problem so the old people know what to expect from him and have to resort to spraying the dog.
The dog has NO business barking at the neighbors when they are in their own backyard. If you guys can't tell from what was posted that the dog was constantly barking at them (not hi how ya doing?) then you have your heads up your ass.

[4eyedwillie]

We require the dogs to "alert" and bark but when told to shutup that is what they do. My boy would stand at the end of the hallway in the bedroom door postured and ready to tear my arm off every night when I came home. As soon as he saw me the barking stops.

Cobrajet69 has been on the receiving end of it a few times.

In the house or their own yard? Absolutely! The dog is doing it's job. Barking constantly at a neighbor that is in their own yard? Different story entirely.

[KBScobravert]

In the house or their own yard? Absolutely! The dog is doing it's job. Barking constantly at a neighbor that is in their own yard? Different story entirely.

My dog(s) bark through the wrought iron at my neighbor all the time. He calls him woofer and we call their dogs yippers. It is all in good fun and we don't let it go on all morning long. If he sprayed my dog out of malice before saying something to me about it, I would beat his old ass into the ground until he apologized. And I like the guy.

[ceyko]

just go ask her if your dog bothers her, tell her your son saw her spraying the dog and ask her why. maybe she hates dogs, maybe the dog barks at her all the time. just go ask nicely and find out. be a good neighbor.

Yeah, this and what others said. Talk first then figure it out. I'd be annoyed too if a dog was always barking at me. How would you (OP) like if when you're in your backyard them yelling into a bullhorn?

[4eyedwillie]

My dog(s) bark through the wrought iron at my neighbor all the time. He calls him woofer and we call their dogs yippers. It is all in good fun and we don't let it go on all morning long. If he sprayed my dog out of malice before saying something to me about it, I would beat his old ass into the ground until he apologized. And I like the guy.

If it goes on every single time he goes out into his yard and it last for more than a couple minutes then your dog needs more training so it knows what IT'S territory is. Or if the barking is aggressive barking and not hey how ya doing barking then it needs to be trained that he should only do that in his own yard or house.