I don't have your exact problem, but I'd try to talk to them nicely. Like "those darn dogs, blablabla.." and see if you can reach some sort of understanding. See if it's possible to make friends with their dog, and them with yours, so that there is no barking when people are outside.
How do you feel about neighbors interacting with your dog?
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I would get in the face shouting at anyone who fed my dog anything. My dog is never ever EVER outside unsupervised, though. In order to feed my dog, you'd have to break into my house or walk right up and feed him in front of me 
As for barking, my dog doesn't bark (he's a Whippet). Ever. He is nearly 12 and we've never heard him bark. I didn't teach him not to- he and all of the Whippets I know just don't bark except maybe in play sometimes. But, if anyone shouted at him, I'd be upset. That said, if I had a dog that did bark, I would make sure to keep it indoors and not allow it to bark. I do hate barking, and my neighbor's dogs bark at me every time I go out in *my own yard* and I think that's very rude. I should be able to weed my own flower bed without someone elses' dogs barking at me while I'm on my OWN property.
I shhh their dogs (I know yelling won't work) and I have sprayed them with my hose before when I just lost my temper when I was nine months pregnant and really didn't feel like being barked at every time I stepped outside. I have also reported two different dogs to animal control numerous times because their dogs bark every time any of the neighbors even just go out to their cars. VERY annoying.
As for barking, my dog doesn't bark (he's a Whippet). Ever. He is nearly 12 and we've never heard him bark. I didn't teach him not to- he and all of the Whippets I know just don't bark except maybe in play sometimes. But, if anyone shouted at him, I'd be upset. That said, if I had a dog that did bark, I would make sure to keep it indoors and not allow it to bark. I do hate barking, and my neighbor's dogs bark at me every time I go out in *my own yard* and I think that's very rude. I should be able to weed my own flower bed without someone elses' dogs barking at me while I'm on my OWN property.
I shhh their dogs (I know yelling won't work) and I have sprayed them with my hose before when I just lost my temper when I was nine months pregnant and really didn't feel like being barked at every time I stepped outside. I have also reported two different dogs to animal control numerous times because their dogs bark every time any of the neighbors even just go out to their cars. VERY annoying.
Feeding would royally tick me off. Lucy is prone to allergies, and Ursala has a sensitive tummy.
As for neighbors telling my dogs to shut up, I wouldn't mind too much. Lucy is a bit of a problem child and barks incessantly whenever children or other dogs walk by. Ursala, thankfully, isn't much of a barker.
...touch wood...
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As for neighbors telling my dogs to shut up, I wouldn't mind too much. Lucy is a bit of a problem child and barks incessantly whenever children or other dogs walk by. Ursala, thankfully, isn't much of a barker.
...touch wood...
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Also, because I just read through all the posts...
Of course I end up with a yappy one. LOL!...She ran headfirst into a wall as a puppy. D'you think that might have knocked a screw loose?
I don't let anyone feed my dogs unless I say it's okay. People who try to feed my dogs without asking are banned from feeding my dogs, even if they ask me next time LOL I've had a couple of parties at my house and I've learned the dogs have to either be right with me the entire time or locked away because no matter what, at least one person decided to be ignorent and feed them even after I ask everyone not to. I haven't had a party in a long time though
As for yelling... I yell at my neighbors dogs. We don't live in the suburbs, so it's pretty rare we interact with the neighbors or their dogs unless we're going for a walk. But any dog that comes out at me I tell it to go home or be quiet etc. I don't yell at them meanly, just enough to stop any problems from happening so we can continue on our way (most people don't fence or tie up their dogs in my neighborhood).
As for yelling... I yell at my neighbors dogs. We don't live in the suburbs, so it's pretty rare we interact with the neighbors or their dogs unless we're going for a walk. But any dog that comes out at me I tell it to go home or be quiet etc. I don't yell at them meanly, just enough to stop any problems from happening so we can continue on our way (most people don't fence or tie up their dogs in my neighborhood).
I haven't seen a lot of responses on the petting and I'm curious. No one feeds my dogs but quite a few come up to pet them and that gets under my skin sometimes.
Rone - the playing fetch bothers me too and Toby could also jump the fence if he wanted and I think sometimes he gets encouraged to.
Re: The Barking - I wouldn't want someone yelling simply because that won't help, but if your dogs are a nisance than someone has to do something; ideally that's the owner. I've been tempted to stop my neighbors yappy little dog from barking all day and not by yelling......JK.
Rone - the playing fetch bothers me too and Toby could also jump the fence if he wanted and I think sometimes he gets encouraged to.
Re: The Barking - I wouldn't want someone yelling simply because that won't help, but if your dogs are a nisance than someone has to do something; ideally that's the owner. I've been tempted to stop my neighbors yappy little dog from barking all day and not by yelling......JK.
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