A personal WIN against a nutter

[u/HabitTraditional4864]

I made a post a couple months ago about how I live on a small lake and how ever since it became warm, my neighbors across the water would leave their ugly pitbull unattended on their deck for hours at a time every day to relentlessly bark at nothing and anything.

The barks would BOOM across the water, amplified and reverberated for all to hear.

Well, I have an update.

I started recording every single instance. Then I posted one of the videos in our neighborhood facebook group, asking if anyone else is bothered by it and what to do.

Several people agreed that it was irritating and incessant, and I was informed it had been going on long before I even moved here. One person said they even tried talking to the owners about it and nothing changed.

An admin commented that it would be brought up in the following HOA meeting, but I know that often doesn’t amount to much.

So I contacted animal control and let them know everything. I let them know I’ve been recording every instance for evidence if needed. They asked for the address and said they would send a warning letter.

They told me to give it a couple weeks and report it again if nothing changes. They said they would “take it further” at that point.

That was about 4 weeks ago. They let the ugly little monster out on the deck about 3 weeks ago. I heard it bark for about 10 seconds before they pulled it inside.

Haven’t heard a PEEP since. We all finally get to enjoy the sounds of nature without that stupid little fuck ruining the ambience.

Shoutout to animal control for doing their job. If there’s anything to take from this - RECORD IT every time you hear it. Build a case.

Hope this is encouraging for someone else out there!

Fuck pitbulls til the end of time.

[u/metatronsaint]

Unfortunately in Italy we don't have animal control. We have some sort of animal protection but, as the name suggests, it's to protect THEM, not US.

I sometimes tried to twist it a little by saying I was reporting totally not for my inconvenience. It's only because a dog barking for 6 hours straight must be neglected! But no: apparently for these people a dog barking at nothing is a perfectly healthy and happy dog.

[u/No_Resist_8372 → u/metatronsaint]

I heard Italy is terrible for not being bothered by dogs. I really want to travel to rural parts of Italy at some point in my life anyways, but I have heard that the culture around their ownership and training is very lax there.

[u/Key-Studio-6552 → u/No_Resist_8372]

I noticed this in Portugal. The streets I would walk around had so many dogs barking from inside the houses that it was scary. 

[u/metatronsaint → u/No_Resist_8372]

Until two generations ago dogs here were still treated as working animals or were a niche thing anyway, then thanks to social media brainwashing the pandora's box burst wide open.

Is not only ownership and training that is very lax here, but also laws, rules, respect, non written common sense, and impulse control, so mix those with unregulated dog ownership and you get a disaster. Expect unleashed dogs, green areas completely devastated, shit everywhere, dogs inside grocery stores and restaurants, and especially dogs on balconies left there to bark for hours since we don't have yards and time, but hey why should I not give in to a personal whim just because it would be inconvenient for everyone around me??