I've HAD it!

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Thanks for your replies

Thank you, chocolatepuppy... I'm trying to be a good educator on pet ownership. I feel so bad for the poor doggy

IBC- I'd say the barking has been going on since early fall?? I'm not exactly sure, but early fall sounds about right, as I don't remember the barking in the summer. (Then again, I was in a hospital bed almost the whole month of June) For toys, when I peek through the fence I see empty plastic water bottles. Gosh if he manages to chew/eat one, that will be an expensive foreign body removal....

Hopefully I will be able to hear/see them yelling at the dog when the fine comes (because we all know yelling at a dog really helps with training) and then I'll be in my own yard, ready to jump the fence and yell at THEM!!


Thank you all so much for your support I PT!

[Indigo Bully Connection]

Thanks for your replies

Thank you, chocolatepuppy... I'm trying to be a good educator on pet ownership. I feel so bad for the poor doggy

IBC- I'd say the barking has been going on since early fall?? I'm not exactly sure, but early fall sounds about right, as I don't remember the barking in the summer. (Then again, I was in a hospital bed almost the whole month of June) For toys, when I peek through the fence I see empty plastic water bottles. Gosh if he manages to chew/eat one, that will be an expensive foreign body removal....

Hopefully I will be able to hear/see them yelling at the dog when the fine comes (because we all know yelling at a dog really helps with training) and then I'll be in my own yard, ready to jump the fence and yell at THEM!!


Thank you all so much for your support I PT!

Expensive? I doubt they'd invest in the animal since they've just shoved him outside and don't bother giving the darn dog some interaction. Some people just don't deserve to own dogs Maybe a goooood big cow bone thrown over the fence will keep him happy. I'm sure you know this, but I have to say it lmao... just make sure it's raw and not the store bought smoked ones. They still splinter and cause digestive problems. A raw bone lasts sooo much longer too.

[*LabLoverKEB*]

So, in a nutshell- my city and animal control are very useless.
I sent in that barking log ONLY to find out they send me a notice via snail mail (that takes longer than a phone call) stating that "You only gave us 6 incidents, we need 10. We also need one of your neighbors to fill out a separate log". OMG are you KIDDING ME?! First, can you really not work with 6 incidents? And do I really need to bother my very nice neighbors to do this? This is absolutely ridiculous!
I sent them a nice long complaint on how extremely frustrating, and really ridiculous, and how I spent over two weeks trying to fill that log in and making sure the times were accurate. And then you proceed to tell me 'you cannot work with it'? Give me a break!
I spend a good portion of my time studying here at home, but I also spend A LOT of time studying at school with classmates. The barking really makes it hard to concentrate! So yesterday evening, my mom decides to go over to the house and see what's going on. Apparently they are very nice people, but are not home often, and they leave him in the backyard. I disagree, someone is usually home, but whatever. They told my mom they are looking into a bark collar. Unfortunately, I have found that the citronella bark collars don't exactly work for the big time barkers!

Moral of the story is..... the city/animal control do NOT in any way make it easy to pursue a complaint.

[Taz_Zoee]

Goodness! Couldn't they have told you when they first asked you to keep a log that they needed 10 incidents AND a neighbor's log as well???
Well, with this and pomtzu's stray dog issue I'd say AC is pretty useless.
I know I called them on a dog left in a car during the summer. They said they'd send someone out but I never saw anyone. So frustrating!!
Well, I hope your mom talking with them helps. At least they are nice people. Maybe you can work with them. Good luck!

[cali]

that sounds very familer, there used to be a dog a few houses down from me that barked nonstop day and night, this dog was just tied to the short chain day in and day out, this was also a black and tan BC or BC mix. WE actually had a barking complaint filed against us because of it! everyone just assumed that barking = the house with all the dogs..we were investigated without us aware of it..and cleared because it wasnt our dogs. that dog was left outside without shelter and nobody home during a bad storm over the summer and he got loose and bolted..havent seen or heard it since