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I would be leaning harder on the landlord and encourage neighbors to do the same. Put enough pressure and the landlord may require the owner to surrender the dog, then a more suitable owner can be found. Huskies need to run, an apartment is a cruel life for an active dog and a walk on a leash is not a run.
Call animal control. Normally longer than a 20 minute bark is a violation. If it continues, they fine them, etc. If you live in a city, but in the county or outside the city limits, it's different, based on where you live.
I remember recently reading an experience like yours, wherein the disturbed neighbor recorded one day's worth of the dog's barking. (Its owners were always away at work while the dog barked, so never heard it.) That night the recording was played -all night- full blast & outside for the dog's owner's benefit, so that they got ahold of their neighbor told them -in no uncertain terms- to SHUT HIS DOG UP! They were then told: - "We don't have a dog . . . but I've been enjoying your dog's daily barking for so long I decided to share it with you, since you're never here to hear it. . . . Every day I'm going to record it anew & play it back for you while you sleep." . . . Whatever those owners did after that, that dog was never heard barking & disturbing the neighborhood peace again.
You should hear my dog when he feels that it's been too many minutes or hours since he was last fed or given treats - starts out a pathetic whine and then escalates to a howl and then alternates with barking. He's not a wild animal or wolfdog; he's a spoiled English Cocker Spaniel. He will also sometimes howl if I go down the hall to take the garbage to the trash chute - he has separation anxiety.
I would be concerned if the dog in the apartment that you can hear is keeping it up all day; and also that he has access to the balcony - how high is the railing and how widely spaced are the bars? He could try to jump over or squeeze through the bars and hurt or kill himself. Most apartment buildings have rules about barking dogs. If you throw the dog a chew toy and, in his excitement, he tears apart the toy and chokes on the squeaker, you could be liable. I'd try to get in touch with the owner; maybe give the landlord a letter from you to forward to the dog's owner - especially if it is interfering with your work. If the dog cannot go to a "doggie day care" facility, the owner should at least hire a dog walker.
I feel very bad for the dog.
Keep us posted.
There is no reason I should have to hear your dog. It isn’t negotiable. You are a pest
There is no reason I should have to hear your dog. It isn’t negotiable. You are a pest
And you are rude.
You don't have to hear my dog. Unless you are walking past my apartment at the exact time he's barking or whining, you won't hear my dog. The walls are very thick; I don't hear the neighbors' kids crying or their televisions. No one has complained about my dog whining or barking; possibly because I don't allow him to do it for very long or very often.
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