Found out my neighbor's dog has been barking at squirrels for 3 years straight

I was chatting with my neighbor Sarah last week and she told me her dog Teddy has been barking at the same squirrel family in our backyard since 2021. She showed me a video from her phone of him going nuts at the window every single morning around 7am. It got me thinking about whether it's ethical to let your dog keep barking like that when you know they're just being a dog. On one hand, it's natural behavior and the dog is happy. On the other hand, I've ignored it for years and maybe I should have said something before. Has anyone else dealt with a loud dog problem where you didn't want to be the annoying neighbor who complains?

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dakota_taylor391d ago

My neighbor two doors down has this little yorkie that's been barking at our fence gate every single day since 2020. I timed it once and it went on for 45 minutes straight while I was trying to work on my truck in the driveway. I never said anything either because the dog seems happy and it's not like it's barking at 3 in the morning or anything. But yeah I get where you're coming from, you don't want to be that guy who complains about a dog just being a dog even if it gets old real fast.

the_jake1d ago

Wait you said 2020, that was like 5 years ago now. So that dog's been at it for half a decade straight, that's dedication.