[Huntress]

There are several dogs in my neighborhood that bark continually (presumably at each other), but luckily I am able to tune them out most of the time. My sister-in-law, on the other hand, has problems sleeping, and will call her neighbors if their dog wakes her up in the wee hours of the morning, and ask them to bring Fido indoors. I don't think she's ever called animal control on anyone.

[MarineBrat]

>>...Carney, who encourages owners not to leave their dogs outside while they’re gone.

Carney ain’t the sharpest wolf in the pack.

[machogirl]

Were they (dogs) read their rights? ;)

[VRWCmember]

If only they’d do the same for all the barking moonbats that vote for democrats.

[TChris]

Good heavens. This is NEWS - A flippin’ BARKING DOG?

[swain_forkbeard]

“The law exempts dogs used for guarding...”

One might argue that the dog was guarding the house in the owner’s absence.

[AnAmericanMother]

There's an easy solution to this one:

My older dog never barks, but my younger one is a talker. This Tritronics Bark Limiter works extremely well.

[Age of Reason]

A dog in an Epping neighborhood barked up the wrong tree and ended up in police custody.

Good.

[Disambiguator]

"It's rare that a dog would just be outside barking and being a nuisance when the owner isn't home."

What planet is this guy from?

Although we did have neighbors who had a dog that barked all the time - AT THEM - because he wanted to be in the house with his family.

[RedCell]

We have friends two houses down and their dog is out at as early as 5:00 AM when the owner goes running. Last night he was out there barking close to 11:30PM. Trying to figure out the best way to tell them it’s just not cool. My vote is the straight forward approach but my wife isn’t so sure.

[pappyone]

Why didn’t they just tell the dog to shut the Epping up?

[Brett66]

I bought this device for the 3 dogs next door to me:

http://www.ultimatebarkcontrol.com

It seems to work.

[edpc]

Back in 1995, while on business, I was pulled over in Epping for an unlawful lane change . Through a DMV snafu in Maryland, the officer was informed I was operating my rental car on a suspended license. I was arrested and taken to their station where I made a few calls to straighten the situation out. It was cleared up, but by that time, my rental car had been returned to National Rental at the Manchester Airport, leaving me stuck at their station. I had to pay about $50 to get a cab back to the airport and rent another vehicle. On top of that, I had to pay $35 "bail" for an arrest that should have never happened. I was never cited for the debatable lane change. What a shakedown. It's like something you see in a movie.

In a nutshell, it's not surprising to me they detained a dog. F that town.

[Starwolf]

Some dog owners think there precious mutts can do no wrong, they are quiet as mice, and their excrement is the worlds best fertilizer. Other neighbors can hear the squeak of a floorboard and declare it as lout as a tornado siren. There needs to be some room in between.

Unfortunately the dog bears the brunt on the punishment though the offensive behaviors really started with the owner.

[ridesthemiles]

I live in rural Nevada. Zoned AG and Residential AG out here.

One neighbor has peacocks and they are noisy- especially if they see a strange person-dog- or coyote.

The homeowner across the street from the peacocks has complained over and over again to Animal Control, only to be told by everyone that peacocks are considered normal ranch/farmyard animals.

I have tried to molify the situation by telling the angry neighbor what good ‘guard birds’ peacocks are, but he was raised in the city and has never been exposed to them before in his life.