Redditor Who's Fed Up With The Neighbor's Dog Barking At Him Wants To Know If It's Wrong To Start Spraying It

This fed-up Redditor is about to put the water gun, super soaker status to good use

Maryjane

• Published in Animal Stories
• November 5, 2022

There are few things associated with chihuahuas. They are renowned for being adorable little bag dogs.

For such a tiny little animal, they are known to be aggressive, very protective, and to bark a whole lot. They seem to bark continually and for no apparent reason.

Although it is common and correctable, this type of behavior is deeply embedded in their innate tendencies. It happens much more frequently than you might imagine for a dog like this to bark just out of boredom.

When chihuahuas don't receive enough exercise during the day, they have enormous levels of energy that must be expended in some way. They frequently channel that additional energy into a loud, monotonous bark.

Although it is rather frustrating, this is fairly typical, and they need to find a way to release that energy. As you can already tell, we have a Chihuahua in today's story who has formed the habit of going under a hole in the fence to come bark at the OP through the window.

The OP works from home and is often on conference calls. The OP also has a cat who likes to sit at that window side, but this dog has posed a problem to both of them.

The OP is tired of being distracted during meetings because there's a strange dog in the yard standing 6 feet away and barking all day. Keep scrolling to find out what the OP intends to do about it.

The Title:

The neighbors don't seem to care about their loose dog

The OP has gone outside and will often tell the dog to go home

The OP is already tired of being distracted during the meetings

We've gathered a bunch of the most upvoted comments from Redditors for you below...

This Redditor is in support of the soaking

It's your neighbor's responsibility to keep the animal in

The squirt gun won't hurt the dog

Nothing permanent but a large rock

Piling some rocks to block the hole

Putting a landscaping block or bricks

Save the dog from your neighbor's negligence

Tell them you have some kind of critter

You can't super soaker the turd neighbors

Why would they let the dog run wild on your property?

Tell them you will be calling animal control

There has to be a report

Call animal control for a dog running loose

You don't have to worry about jumping mid call

As long as you don't hurt the dog

This Redditor loves the motion sensor sprinkler idea

Is there a solution that won't piss them off?

Go to their window with an air horn

He'd be too grossed by the smell to stay there

Calling animal control will help remove the dog

If your dog is barking excessively to get off excess energy, the solution is rather straightforward - put their extra energy to use. Although it would not seem like a dog of that size would require much exercise or walking, they might require it more than some larger dogs.

These chihuahuas are breeds with high levels of energy, and if you don't use that energy, it will constantly surface.

Maryjane