Absolutely brilliant suggestion. I was imagining a potentially hostile situation but this would defuse it nicely, an overt bribe.
I think it’s the irrestible force meets the immovable object.
People are more…how shall I phrase this…sensitive about than their children only than their pets.
If my cat and your child were drowning, guess who I would save first? 
I wish you well, and G-d’s speed.
I was at the bookstore today and love looking at Doggie Magazines, especially one of the glossy British Dog Magazines. Personally, it is my favorite ( which I cannot remember the name of it right now.)
Anywhooo, there was a product I’ve never heard of that some regular dog walker-trainer kinda guy recommended to carry with you if you are out alot.
It was essentially a can of gas that when the button on top is pushed, emits a hissing noise that stops the dog in their tracks because it bothers their hearing ( but doesn’t bother humans. Pet Corrector Looks like it is only available in the UK right now. Looks interesting.
But, as a perk, I am including link of just one of the coolest doggie toys I’ve ever heard of.
Sophia is 7.5 months and she loves dogs too (we have a border collie that she thinks is the funniest thing in the WORLD).
She just doesn’t love being woken up by barking dogs, and neither does her mommy! 
Very cool - if my dog liked Kongs, I bet she would love one of those!
I’m going to join in the support for this wonderful idea.
I wouldn’t be too worried about your neighbor’s reaction. They may be a bit embarassed when they realize they’re dogs are causing a nuisance, but if you’re nice about it, they’ll get over that. Sure, you have every right to storm over there in a huff and berate them (which I would be tempted to do), but I understand that you want to remain on good terms.
They may not know how noisy their dog is. I was horrified one day to discover that my dogs were outside indulging in a terrific bark fest (yes, shelties are notorious barkers). I always call them in when they bark, and they learned pretty quickly that barking=no more play time.
Since they had been good recently about not barking outside, I wasn’t paying close attention and had gone to the other side of the house. But shelties (barkers that they are) sometimes get overwhelmed with the urge to express themselves. This was one of those times.
From where I was, I honestly couldn’t hear the barking. I didn’t realize until that day that my house is set up so I can’t hear their barking in certain areas.
I was very embarassed that day. Luckily, it was a Saturday afternoon and not an early/late work day!
Point taken. However, I had an owner of a Harley who use liked to go out by his garage and just run the engine. After 30 minutes of this (that’s my breaking point) I got out of bed and walked over to him wearing nothing but a pair of jeans. I just stared at him (which required that I look up) until he shut it off and asked me what my problem was. I pointed out that the noise had to be annoying to his immediate neighbors if I could hear it where I live. No lectures, just the obvious. I walked away from his bluster with a wave of my hand and damn if he didn’t start acting neighborly.
Good for you.
I deal with morons like the owner of the unvaccinated dog who bit me. (The dog, not the owner.)
He was somewhat upset that he was going to have to pay a vet to observe her for a week. “I could understand if she’s a biter,” he kept saying.
See the bandage, Stupid? That’s from a bite.
I did drive up to another guy’s house to ask him to turn the music down. No arson so far, but I still go stick TOO LOUD! signs on his tree periodically. There are these fires in his yard at night, see, and nobody there save for nasty dogs so one can’t get out and beat on the door. Did I mention I have problems with the neighborhood dogs?
The motorcycle noise across the street is legitimate; if it does occor at 5:45 Ante Meredian it’s only for a couple of minutes when he leaves. I’d like to buy him a muffler for Hannukah.
PS.
There must be guys who did that or drove up to the bonfire with dogs who are dead.
Buried in the slab of a motorcycle dealership or burned to ash in a bonfire, peed on by a mongrel German Shepherd.
Do not try this at home. Magiver and I are professionals.
(snicker)
A woman I used to work with lived next door to a big burly biker type. She went over there (all five foot nothing of her) and yelled at him for running his Harley up the back lane and waking up her kids.
He walked his bike up the lane from then on, and insisted his buddies do the same when visiting.
I would kill for a neighbor like that!
Any news Stainz?
The other evening when I came home my wife said the rat 3 doors down had been yapping. She looked at the clock and then waited through 20 more minutes of constant yapping before going to see the neighbor.
Rang the doorbell, and the guy answered with a cell phone to his ear, saying, “Wait a minute.”
When he ended his call, my wife told him that his dog had been barking constantly in the backyard for over 20 minutes.
Your guess as to his response?
Oh! Is the dog outside?
I have no idea how to deal with that level of clueless lack of consideration for one’s neighbors.
Not to mention the clueless lack of consideration for the dog. Some people just shouldn’t be pet owners. The sad thing is that the clueless and cruel ones teach their children (by example) that pets are disposable. So the vicious cycle goes on.
I’ve tried, but it is next to impossible to catch my neighbour outside - she and her kids scurry in and out of their house so quickly!
I am considering either leaving a note on her door, saying I need a favour and could she call me or come over when she has a minute, OR maybe I will just wait until we are somehow both outside at the exact same second.
I’m worried if I plan it too much, it’ll come across as stilted and awkward. I really do appreciate them as neighbours in so many ways, it’s just this ONE thing that is bugging me so much.
Plus I am pms-ing right now and am not fit to talk to anyone!
In the meantime I have the air conditioner on high, a white-noise machine going, a fan sometimes, and a lullaby cd playing in the baby’s room in the mornings - our hydro bill will be atrocious - but it seems to occasionally work and help her to stay asleep, so for now it’s worth it.
I think your best bet would be to talk to the neighbors when the dogs are yapping. When you hear the dogs, knock on the front door and ask if they could please call their dog in, since it’s waking the baby. If you look all disheveled and sleepy like you just woke up, that’s even better.
This worked for me when my neighbor’s dog was barking right outside my bedroom at 2:00 in the morning. A couple of cranky calls in the middle of the night, and the dog has been kept away from here ever since.
I’m wondering if this would do the trick, since it’s their barking on the deck that is the biggest nuisance. Their deck is right next to and level with the roof of our shed, maybe if we mounted this on top of the shed, it would shut them up a little.
I don’t know if the little bastards are smart enough to move out of its range though.
There are a few such devices on the market.
None of them had enough of a range to be worth our while, but I’d say it is worth a shot.
Of course, I think it would be better to just give the neighbor a call or knock on her door.
No reason to catch the dogs “in the act” as it were.