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Citizen complaint of the day: Damned middle-of-street parkers and barking dogs
By adamg on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 8:41am
It's a South End twofer. First, a South Ender reports the neighborhood's quaint Sunday tradition of parking in the middle of the street is "out of control," at least, on Warren Avenue, where he or she spotted somebody parking in a crosswalk:
But that's just once a week. Another fed-up citizen complains about the dog park in the Southwest Corridor Park by Carleton:
Please please please please put a huge "NO BARKING" banner in the Carleton st dog park. The park is surrounded by residential units but selfish and inconsiderate dog owners allow their dogs to bark constantly. It's so antisocial. We are woken as early as 6am by barking dogs and sometimes to as late as 1am. Please do something about this. It's driving me mad!
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Did you not notice the dog park...
when you moved in? It's pretty large and fairly obvious. It must've occurred to you that there would probably be related dog noise.
Those hours...
As a dog owner, I think that if people really are allowing their dogs to bark in the park at 6 AM and 1 AM, respectively, the poster has every reason to gripe. I live above a popular store in JP and there are few things more obnoxious (yeah, my life is pretty good) than the dbag dog owners who tether their barking dogs outside the store from 8 AM to 9 AM on a weekend day.
I see your point
People just abandon dogs outside Harvest and let them wail away. But Harvest isn't a dog run and dog-related noise coming from Harvest isn't a built-in part of that business. If your apartment is next to a dog park, however, dog noise is to be expected.
Another Thought
Has the complainant considered going downstairs and asking the dog owners to keep it a bit quieter? Or, instead of asking the city to put up a sign, maybe a sign could be put up by the complainant? Either way would be more personal and probably more expedient.
Suldog (very rarely do I bark)
http://jimsuldog.blogspot.com
In my case...
Yes, numerous times. Barking has gotten less frequent for sure as there was one primary offender. I can't speak to the South End example.
Is it the responsibility of
Is it the responsibility of the resident to get out of bed at 6:00 AM to request common courtesy? While the barking of Your Little Furry Family Member may be just the price you pay for the years of love you get, for the rest of us, more than a few seconds of it are an annoyance. A little dog-bark goes a long way.
I Said It Would Probably Be More Expedient
That's why I suggested it, not because I thought it was the responsibility of the person complaining. Of course, if common courtesy were going to happen without the person getting out of bed (or taking whatever action) then it already would have happened and we wouldn't be having this discussion.
In Dorchester, I had a neighbor with two Saint Bernards and two border collies. They barked incessantly. Drove me crazy, as I am no great fan of dogs, barking or otherwise. However, rather than sic the cops on 'em or something, I talked to them. They were friendly, I was friendly, and they tried to keep the dogs outside activities to a minimum during routine sleeping hours. The personal touch can be quite effective.
Suldog
http://jimsuldog.blogspot.com
Most owners I know are pretty
Most owners I know are pretty responsible, but as a dog owner myself, it can be hard to anticipate just when something will set your dog off. Best you can do is clamp the muzzle closed and tell them "no", and hope you didn't annoy anybody.
Although I'm baffled at the dog park hours: here in Somerville, the dog parks all have posted hours, and they start at 8am and end promptly at 6pm. If you need to take your dog out at 6am, go the whole mile and take them on an actual walk.
True, but...
Sure, any dog might have periodic fits of barking, and really, what are you doing to do?
But people who are looking to get a dog might also want to consider that they live in a tightly packed city environment where people all need to get along, and might want to choose a combination of breed/temperament/history/owner's willingness to train that's going to result in a dog that's suitable for apartment living.
The problem is it's a public
The problem is it's a public park.
This might work for noise in a neighboring apartment. But in a dog park, even if one dog owner agrees to try to keep their dog quiet late at night, the next day someone else will show up.
An official sign could do a lot to solve this problem.
Visiting from Concord?
No? Maybe then they're related to the anti-cat woman from Concord?
http://www.universalhub.com/2012/concord-consider-...
You know, I 've pleaded and cajoled..
I've tried beating my dog, kicking it, squeezing it's balls, pulling it's tail and finally I've tried abandoning the thing in remote locations and somehow it keeps finding it's way back.
And yet it still won't stop barking. On occasion.
Maybe I should be like Min's previous owners. Min is a 3 year old mini-Schnauzer that goes to the dog park at Beaver Brook. Min was adopted by a lovely old Korean couple from a shelter. Min was given to a yuppie woman like our intrepid complainer by her yuppie boyfriend for a Christmas present when she was a puppy. Well, after a few weeks, Miss Thing decided that Min barked too much. So they put one of those shock collars and turned it way up and all it did was hurt the dog because it still kept barking. So when Min was old enough they took her to the Mengele Vet Clinic where her vocal cords were severed. Then she decided it was just too much bother for her and she dumped it at a shelter.
So now Min is a happy little doggie with her new owners who she loves to death. It's just a little heartbreaking to see her sitting there trying to bark and just hearing a huff of air come out.
Maybe our little complainer should ask that only dogs that have been de-barked have access to that park,cause it is anti-social after all.
Wow...
Holy drama. Your equating of a dog barking at 1 AM in an outdoor dog park to someone making the cruel choice to debark there dog is intense. Their are certain human behaviors that just suck; letting your dog bark his/her face off at 6 AM or 1 AM is one of them.
P.S. - Stop squeezing your dog's balls. Pervert.
Did I say that I think a dog should be barking it's head off
at 1AM when people are trying to sleep? That's pushing it a little. My point is that the complainer obviously has no experience with dogs and is probably (in my eyes) the type that would have severed little Min's vocal cords.
And a banner? "Selfish" dog owners? "Antisocial"? Maybe I'll start bringing the Mastiff down there and when he starts barking, I'll ask the complainant if they want to come down and try and make him stop.
You're a selfish dog owner if
You're a selfish dog owner if your letting your dark bark at 1 AM in a residential areal. Are you not?
You are pathological.
Is this really how you argue? Ignore valid points made by your opponent and go straight into as diving hypothetical bad actions by them.
"I don't like it when dogs bark outside my apartment at 6 am and 1 am."
"Well if you had a dog and it barked too much you would have its vocal chords removed - you're a monster!"
Seriously - consider what you just did in this thread. You are the kind of person who makes a skin suit out of their enemies.
That's right! And you better put my dog in the basket!
Shall I begin a complete psychological evaluation of every anon(not verified)? Just askin'!!!
Pee-ewww!
The fresh smell of troll spoor on a Monday morning.
I suspect at least one of those anons is someone who used to have a log in and was barking so much at 1am she was asked to leave.
For the love of all that is good and holy
Vocal CORDS. Or more accurately, vocal folds.
But unless you or your dog is a Tuvan throat singer, they are not producing chords!
Dog barking its
head off, not it's. That would mean the dog is barking it is head off, which I assume is not what you meant to say.
http://esl.about.com/od/grammarintermediate/a/cm_i...
Also...
What also sucks is when nitwits like myself confuse their and there. Yikes.
Ehhh...happens to the best of us
If it wasn't for auto correct, sometimes I'd look like a bigger moron than I is.
Legitimate
Legitimate complaint...
http://www.cityofboston.gov/environment/airpolluti...
missed opportunity
"Life's ruff in the South End: bad parkers in walks and loud barkers in parks"
OK, when I hire a headline writer ...
I was so fixated on trying to make "mad dogs" somehow work (it didn't), I completely didn't see that. Bravo!
Damn Nice Ad Placement!
This popped up to the side...
"Excessive Dog Barking?
Stop Your Or Your Neighbor's Dog From Barking - 30-Day MB Guarantee!
www.UltimateBarkControl.com"
Wow.
Suldog
http://jimsuldog.blogspot.com
A simple suggestion
Call BPD and tell them that a bunch of college students is having a quiet conversation and drinking beer in the dog park.
Barking dogs at 1am aren't a problem - but if people drinking in their own home means swat team time, a report of "college students making barking noises" surely must warrant the nuclear option!
Sniffing crack
I have it on good authority those dogs were sniffing crack down there.
A simple suggestion
Call BPD and tell them that a bunch of college students is having a quiet conversation and drinking beer in the dog park.
Barking dogs at 1am aren't a problem - but if people drinking in their own home means swat team time, a report of "college students making barking noises" surely must warrant the nuclear option!
Only one response to this
http://www.theonion.com/articles/dog-chastised-for...
Assuming that the dog park
Assuming that the dog park follows the same rules as the rest of the parks in Boston, they have a legitimate complaint about after hours use:
http://www.cityofboston.gov/Parks/rules.asp
With that said, you moved next door to a dog park; dogs bark. Buy some earplugs.
I don't think it's a city park
Since the Southwest Corridor is one of those DCR parks where you're supposed to call State Police.
They don't live here ...
Do I sniff another attempt at class warfare?
The cars are driven by suburbanites who drive into the South End to attend church where they grew up and/or where they have friends. Fortunately, the church has been sold and will replaced by housing - much less congestion and perhaps a better use for the neighborhood, these days. The congregation will regroup in a location more-convenient to its members. A win-win.
I got a ticket once for parking in the middle of the street. I went to City Hall to contest it. "Everyone else was doing it," didn't sway the clerk.
And, the parks are closed after dusk, as far as I know. So, not only was the dog owner being rude, he/she was also trespassing.
Who do I complain to..
About people using the field behind the Agassiz School as a dog park when there are signs clearly stating that dogs are not allowed?
Is it really that hard to walk the block to the southwest corridor where your dog is welcome?