The dog next door just barks and barks?

Question

I live in an apartment building and two months ago a new neighbor moved in next door. They have a chihuahua that barks at random times of the day, but for no less than twenty minutes at a time (twice it was for an hour). I can hear it OVER the tv and even while I'm the the furthest room from the neighbors with the door closed and tv on. It just has this annoying pattern to the barking that quite frankly gives me anxiety and sometimes I want to hop the balcony and kidnap it. I have never spoken to my neighbors but when they speak, they only speak spanish and I don't know spanish or I might say something. I have called the management and they said they would leave a note. I called another day and they said they would call the tenant. Do you guys have any good ideas of what to do? I'm not an evil person so I can't harm the little rat but it is really driving me nuts. Help!?

Answer 1

I would check my lease and see if there isn't a clause about noises and nuisances. Then I'd point out to the management that if I had a party and made the amount of noise that the dog is making I'd probably find my lease had been broken and I'd be evicted. I'd say that at the very least I expected them to enforce my right to peace and quiet as fully as they would if it was my party that was making the racket. These kinds of clauses are in leases for a reason. You have every right to press the building management to cure the problem. You could suggest that the manager give the dogowners the option of purchasing a bark collar to train the dog or require that it be placed in "doggy daycare" or otherwise not left alone in the apartment at any time. At the very least, building management should be giving this tenant a warning that the dog must be trained to be quiet.

Answer 2

Are there 'Quiet Hours' where the noise should be kept to an absolute minimum? If there are and the dog barks at those times, complain to the landlord about noise violations.

If there are no rules against pets in the building, and there are no 'quiet hours', then, unfortunately, there isn't much you can do. Some people are just inconsiderate of others.

Answer 3

It sounds like your acquaintances only choose for to *****. individually, i does no longer choose for to stay everywhere close to them and that i'd have been very tempted to call the law enforcement officers throughout the time of their fireworks party. That mentioned, in the journey that your canines bark on the acquaintances while they are outdoors then they'd desire to no longer be left outdoors by using themselves. human beings have the spectacular to delight in peace and quiet on their very own belongings. i'm a dogs proprietor and that i won't be able to enable you comprehend approaches aggravated i'd be if each and every time I went outdoors i replaced into met by using a neighbor's dogs's incessant barking. That on my own makes you a foul neighbor, in spite of while you're being well mannered and doing each thing else authentic. Leaving your canines outdoors to bark at human beings only isn't very considerate. Take them for long runs or walks or possibly even to a dogs park in the event that they'd behave themselves around different canines. A drained dogs is a sturdy dogs; a sturdy dogs is a quiet dogs. in case you won't be able to be stricken to coach them the previous-formed way (it form of feels many dogs proprietors at the instant won't be able to), there are even anti-bark collars that provide the dogs a rapid little zap while it gets too loud. There are quantity and quantity controls so your dogs isn't punished for conversing or perhaps for a pair barks, besides the undeniable fact that it is going to acquire a zap for loud, incessant barking. in charge proprietors prepare their canines to no longer annoy the crap out of their acquaintances, no rely how unreasonable and insupportable those acquaintances could be. A notice of warning - it somewhat is on your activity to guard this as without delay as achievable. My buddy is a dogs coach and a dogs in one in all her training replaced into poisoned with antifreeze by using the owner's unhappy neighbor, a candy little previous woman who does no longer injury a fly (who replaced into later charged with cruelty to animals, yet that isn't deliver the dogs back). i comprehend it somewhat is an severe case, yet you in no way comprehend.

Answer 4

I hear your pain. I live in a condo complex. Here is what we did. We left a note for the person (get someone you know who speaks Spanish to write the note for you) and put it under the door. Make sure that you put in the note that you love dogs, but the dog is disrupting your sleep and interfering with your quality of life, and depriving you "Quiet Enjoyment" which is the legal terminology required in many of these cases. That didn't work, so then we left the numbers for dog trainers, and letting them know that something needs to be done to fix this problem, and that didn't work. So finally a group of us brought them to the condo association meeting and had them fined, and offered to return the fine money if the dog went to obedience school. The people were miffed and they moved out.

You are entitled to Quite Enjoyment of your property within reason and they are denying you that enjoyment with their dog. Please beware that these people might use your letters against you in a Court of Law so PLEASE be calm as you have someone write the letters. Have them written in English and Spanish, and keep a photocopy for yourself in case it should go to Court and they say that you threatened them.

Answer 5

Get a hold of the management and complain again ,if nothing is done give them notice and move out into a place that doesn't accept pets.

Answer 6

It's called "DISTURBING THE PEACE'' you need to call the non-emergency police. I really like the way you explained your situation,so copy this on a notepad and read this to the police officer (you can also go to the police station and talk live to a police officer,your choice).SOME PEOPLE ARE SO RUDE AND THINK THE WORLD REVOLVES AROUND THEM.....Good Luck, I'm with you on this one......

Answer 7

When someone says they don't speak English so they don't have to do something. I find if you shoot them in the foot they speak English better than you do. I hope this helps you.

Answer 8

Even if they speak spanish you should try to confront them.
They might know some english (well they should!!) but you never know.

Answer 9

Shoot it