'Your dog is an annoyance

neighbor definitely could have been better; also could have been worse. But he's your new neighbor, and in my experience it's a heck of a lot better to get along with them if you can.

I'd go over there and tell him you'd like to improve the situation, and ask him if he can be more specific about what's bothering him. If it's that early morning barking, tell him what you are going to try, and to let you know if there has been an improvement or not. Unless he's a complete douche, he should appreciate the gesture and you can probably find a solution that works for everybody. If you learn after this that he is a douche and there's no pleasing him, you'll at least know you tried but that there's no pleasing a douche.
 
Were you one of those kids who grew up in the "no accountability" generation? Jesus man- your dog is disturbing your neighbor through multiple walls with distance in between them.

Trust me- I'm sure your neighbor wasn't looking forward to having to talk to you about your dog being annoying.

I'm a dog person, so I'd be much more forgiving, but it's pretty self-centered to make the neighbor the problem instead of being responsible for your dog's behavior.

Sure, he didn't sugar coat it, but he at least brought it to your attention instead of waiting a year and killing the dog or you.

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The proper response is, "Oh sh.., I'm sorry, I had no idea anyone could hear it outside my house. I'll move him."
 
Might I ask why you have your dog kenneled while you are awake and moving around? Seems like she wants to hang out w/ you so she's howling. Just let her out. You got a dog to hang out w/ it, right?

Just because you live somewhere where a dog can be heard barking all the time doesn't mean it's cool. I live in Westlake too and in a neighborhood w/ a **** ton of dogs, many who are chronic barkers. My neighbors have 2 dogs they leave on the patio/deck when they are gone. They bark non stop and it drives me up a wall. My neighbor, who is a friend, says, "You have a key to my place, just go put them inside." I tell him that's not the ******* point, but he just laughs it off. I don't think he gets it that they bark NONSTOP while they are gone.

To that point, does the howling stop at 6:45, or is that just when you stop hearing it because you leave for work and it continues all day?
 
Sorry, but by 6:30 a.m. you should be out of bed. If not, you're lazy, and deserve a dog waking you up.

Get up, and enjoy the world, people!
 
I put mine on my back porch while I am away. I asked my neighbors if they have ever heard him bark. They told me no, he never barks. I told them that if he does, please let me know. I think that goes a long way in the neighbor relationship.
 
It looks like you are going to resolve the dog problem. Good. Now, don't ignore the neighbor parking on the grass. If annoys you, tell him. If it's a code violation, (if you live in Austin, it is) and he ignores you, call him in. You may just want to call it in without warning him so he doesn't know it's you. If you are the new guy on the block, he'll probably know it's you anyway.
Don't ignore it. Nobody want to live next to the people that park on the lawn.
 
i'm annoyed with my own ***** barking in the middle of the night. your neighbor is still a dick
 
Awake before 630? I am, but that's because I work at 7. Otherwise, I try to sleep in, but I also have a kid. Don't want a dog to wake him up.
 
Have you thought about shooting your neighbor's wife and children and explaining that they were an annoyance?

Just an idea.

Or you could just tell the busybody to go screw himself, just not so diplomatically as that.
 
The dog you love can be a real nuisance to the neighbors. It takes guts to confront someone to tell them the dog is waking them up, so you should apologize to him and tell him you are trying to correct the situation.
After being awakened by a baying bloodhound a few days in a row, the guy was probably thinking about doing something evil to the dog. So you should be thankful he did the right thing and told you about it. Maybe he should have been more diplomatic about it, but he didn't try to poison your dog or something horrible like that.
Work with him, and maybe you will end up being good neighbors to each other over the years. It is better to be on good terms with neighbors if at all possible when something comes up, like fences needing replacement, tree limbs hanging over your side, barking dogs, screaming kids, loud music, pecans being picked up, stuff like that.
 
One thing that makes me nervous about buying a house is that risk... sinking a lot of money into a place only to be surrounded by the howls of stupid animals with owners that treat them like humans.

ugh
 
7 Iron - Out of curiosity, are you certain that the neighbor was referring to the early morning barking? Do you crate your dog unattended during the day? Or leave him in the back yard? If so, it's possible he barks during the day without your knowledge.

As mentioned by and earlier post, I'm in the "sucks to hear the neighbor's dog barking at 0630" Camp but also in the "He was tactless in his approach" Camp. Also mentioned earlier is how a neighborly feud can make home life quite uncomfortable.

Have you considered taking the high road and approaching him about it? Ask him when, specifically, the barking bothers him. Let him know you have no intention of bothering your new neighbors and that he can rest assured that the dog is just a pup and you above all people, want the barking phase to pass.

Just a thought. Good luck. We were seriously lucky with our pup. But I cannot tell you how many ways I imagined poisoning our neighbors yip-yip dogs when they wouldn't shut the hell up when I was trying to sleep.
 
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