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So no barking dog last night (Sunday) after Saturday night's situation. BUT - in another dog-owner-related incident.....
I got up to use the bathroom around 12am and happened to look out the window. At that exact moment, a dog-walker with a dog on a leash was approaching my car which is parked right outside and below my window. The dog jumps up on my car, the leash gets wrapped around my antenna and as the dog climbs around back in the opposite direction the antenna gets all bent like crazy until is snaps free and quivers as the dog and the owner continue on like nothing happened. I got out to inspect the damage - looking for scratches from claws and paw prints - but it was too dark when I left, but the antenna does appear to be bent. I just can't get away from the dog problems. I am a cat-owner and cat-person but give me a break. This is of course in addition to all of the (not everyone, I know) dog owners who refuse to clean up after their pets and leave nice reminders for everyone laying around.
Who knows if it was the same dog as last night. Sometimes it seems like I am the only person who lives here who does not have a dog.
In our apartment community, the pet agreement will be cancelled if the animal causes trouble.
If your lease says the same, ask the landlord to take action. Ours will have the security officer verify the problem, and action will be swift.
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Originally Posted by m378
I say give the owner a break unless it happens again. Maybe the owner had an emergency or something.
One incident isn't worthy of making a big deal over.
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Originally Posted by pitroad
said by someone who wasn't kept up all night
I almost responded earlier. I've seen similar discussions in our neighborhood (Nextdoor.com).
People are quick to react to someone they've never met, but no-matter how bad it was, we need to remember there are REAL people (and dogs) involved here. To purposely get someone evicted because of a single incident is very harsh, IMO. There may have been circumstances, you just don't know. If it hasn't been an ongoing problem, I'd wait before jumping to conclusions. As bad as it sucks to be kept up all night, it pails in comparison to getting evicted.
Even if it doesn't happen again, I'd suggest talking to your neighbor(s). All of them. Most things can be resolved with communication, rather than anonymous complaints. Complaints may fix the sympton, but rarely cure the problem. By getting to know your neighbors up front, you've already helped to resolve future problems by building a little bit of "neighbor capital". Spend it wisely.
Regarding the dog that jumped on your car: I'd have a person evicted in a heartbeat over that. That is property damage, and if they did not leave you a note, they deserve what they get. (Barking dog: not so much.)
It sounds like it was very unusual for the dog to be barking like that. I would have been concerned that something happened to the owner and the dog was trying to alert someone. Not sure what exactly I would have done, but I think I would have notified someone of the situation in case there was an emergency situation.
Last night, starting at 8:00pm and lasting until 2am - for six continuous hours (and I mean literally NON-STOP) someone's dog at my apartment complex was barking like it was the end of the world. This wasn't the usual, every 30 seconds you hear a bark type thing. This was out of control, rapid succession, less than one second for this poor angry or frightened dog to inhale and just start up again, mind-bogglingly loud - barking. Over and over and over with no stopping. It must have been on a balcony on the top floor because it was like it was coming from every direction and after about 2 hours of listening to this, people started to come out and look for where the dog was. After 3 hours, people started screaming to shut the dog up (and other things). It kept me awake all night and I literally got no sleep and had to come to work at the crack of dawn this morning in a zombie state feeling like crap.
What are you supposed to do in a situation like this? I don't know if they were home and inside watching the game or what, but I assumed that they were not home. It was 6 hours of torture as I tried to hide under my pillow. I was sure that after a couple of hours, the dog was going to either be so exhausted or lost it's voice.
People are unbelievable.
If this was a one-time occurrence, I would be worried that something had happened in that apartment and that the dog was calling for help. I would call the police.
It kept me awake all night and I literally got no sleep and had to come to work at the crack of dawn this morning in a zombie state feeling like crap.
What are you supposed to do in a situation like this? e.
Buy some ear plugs LOL!
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