Wait. I'm still back at the point of reading that they are keeping the heavy coated northern dogs indoors but kicking out the yappers. Jeeze, I can appreciate not wanting one of those coyotes snacks in my house (vbg) but leaving them out in the cold is awful. Did your wife report that? Take pictures of the poor things, next time.

Your neighbor is a self centered ass. That's probably too many dogs in the first place, especially when he isn't even bringing a couple inside. I feel sorry for those dogs. I can appreciate that he is frustrated - I would be, too. And scared of losing my dogs. But you can't go around bothering the neighbors and bringing them indoors is an easy fix.

Wait. I'm still back at the point of reading that they are keeping the heavy coated northern dogs indoors but kicking out the yappers. Jeeze, I can appreciate not wanting one of those coyotes snacks in my house (vbg) but leaving them out in the cold is awful. Did your wife report that? Take pictures of the poor things, next time.

Your neighbor is a self centered ass. That's probably too many dogs in the first place, especially when he isn't even bringing a couple inside. I feel sorry for those dogs. I can appreciate that he is frustrated - I would be, too. And scared of losing my dogs. But you can't go around bothering the neighbors and bringing them indoors is an easy fix.

The bigger dogs are the ones outside, the weenie dogs are inside, just to clarify. From post #59: "They have two german shephards, one Alaskan malamute and two weenie dogs. All but the weenie dogs are outside and they are always outside."

He says that he thinks the dog has such a low bark that the bark collars don't register it or she just gets used to it. He said he could muzzle her but what happens if someone/something comes back there and she has to defend herself. At this point in time, I really don't care about them anymore. I will wave at them in the spring while mowing the lawn if they wave first, but I am not going to apologize for doing what we are doing. And if he gets violent (which is what I am afraid of) he could go to jail. He owns a gun (I assume it is registered, otherwise he wouldn't have told me about it) and he is a d!ck and I hope those two things don't come together on the wrong day. If he knocks on the door loudly and starts yelling, I will tell him I am going to call the police or he can step away and we can have an adult conversation.

Ah, my mistake - well, that makes better sense.

The bigger dogs are the ones outside, the weenie dogs are inside, just to clarify. From post #59: "They have two german shephards, one Alaskan malamute and two weenie dogs. All but the weenie dogs are outside and they are always outside."

He says that he thinks the dog has such a low bark that the bark collars don't register it or she just gets used to it. He said he could muzzle her but what happens if someone/something comes back there and she has to defend herself. At this point in time, I really don't care about them anymore. I will wave at them in the spring while mowing the lawn if they wave first, but I am not going to apologize for doing what we are doing. And if he gets violent (which is what I am afraid of) he could go to jail. He owns a gun (I assume it is registered, otherwise he wouldn't have told me about it) and he is a d!ck and I hope those two things don't come together on the wrong day. If he knocks on the door loudly and starts yelling, I will tell him I am going to call the police or he can step away and we can have an adult conversation.
Did he bring up the gun to intimidate or in the course of the conversation regarding security? Or some other time? I hope things don't escalate. Lots of jerks out there, unfortunately.

Did he bring up the gun to intimidate or in the course of the conversation regarding security? Or some other time? I hope things don't escalate. Lots of jerks out there, unfortunately.

I knew about it several months ago when he and his grandson were playing in the front yard and a stray dog came over to intimidate him. He told me he started carrying his gun out when he does yard work and sees that dog. I understand that as the stray was very agreesive.

Gracious. That sounds like the Wild West for animal control!

Warren, I put an article about the city policy in the Crestwood Chronicle. We're having it printed tomorrow and should be out to the neighborhood by the end of the month.

Warren, I put an article about the city policy in the Crestwood Chronicle. We're having it printed tomorrow and should be out to the neighborhood by the end of the month.

Thanks for that. I e-mailed the Crestwood Chronicle asking for clarification on that matter. I am glad to see something happening here.

Thanks for that. I e-mailed the Crestwood Chronicle asking for clarification on that matter. I am glad to see something happening here.

At this point I would just start calling in on the dogs everyday. It appears that you have wasted too much time on this problem and it's now time to let animal control take it over.

If you don't want to make the trip over to that PetStore on May to buy a Sonic Egg (from Sunbeam, that really does work, on most dogs) I will loan you mine. All I need is the 411 on how to do that.

My immediate neighbors have barking rats and their squeaky noises is beyond my range of hearing now-a-days.

Thanks for that. I e-mailed the Crestwood Chronicle asking for clarification on that matter. I am glad to see something happening here.

If the Crestwood Chronicle isn't too glossy might they consider an ad for The Sunbeam Sonic Egg ala Pet Smart?
Should that fail, perhaps the Oklahoma Gazette?
(no sh!t: The Egg does the trick.)

"Crestwood Chronicle" (heh, heh, heh) . . .
Re-Urbanizaion at it's finest . . .

someone mentioned 5 dogs in one yard...

thats a lot...

another town in the metro requires a "kennel license permit " for above " x # of dogs " per residence...

I've seen annoyed neighbors pursue this approach successfully, if the barking thing doesn't pan out...

What not to do....

Fed up neighbor uses gun to threaten owner of barking dogs (http://kfor.com/2015/01/30/fed-up-neighbor-uses-gun-to-threaten-owner-of-barking-dogs/)

Honestly, I feel for the guy who pulled the gun. Sounds like the dog owner is a real ass and that people have tried a more calm approach with the city to no avail.

I can see where this would drive a home owner over the edge - unless you've lived next to 24/7 barking dogs you have no idea the misery.

While his gun stunt was ill advised, I hope his lawyer sticks to a strategy of 'my client felt his life was threatened when the home owner began beating on his car and he was simply try to get him to back away so her could retreat.'

That stance will probably get him a deferred that will go away eventually.