let's say my neighbors are...

[Big A]

I can be referred to as pwt, white trash, redneck, whatever you please but spraying a dog through/over a fence is just asking for problems. I haven't received a knock on the door, a nice letter asking for the dog to have its behaviour modified, or a visit from an officer of the law. It has gone straight to pissing the dog off.

I just want to know what you would do if your neighbor took this approach to your family pet. Like I said above, busting this old biddies mate's chops really isn't the way I want it to go down.

I love my dog and all, and wouldn't be happy about it, but you are way more angry about this than you should be. Contrary to your analogy, it is not the same thing as throwing rocks.

The worst way to deal with passive agressive behavior is retaliating with passive-agressive behavior. Something that could have been be resolved with a quick cordial conversationt will only fester, as both only get angrier and angrier, thinking the worst of what's on the other persons mind.

The simple fact is that your dog, though "well behaved" in your eyes, is apparently doing more than just a little barking, and you need to take responsibility for that. Be the bigger person and go talk to her in a calm manner. She may very well realize how much what she did bothers you and apologize, and in seeing that you are aware of the problem and trying to correct it, may be more tolerant to the barking while you take corrective action.

Worst-case is she stays pissed, you get more pissed, and the dueling banjos start playing. Load up a water gun with diesel fuel, write "fuck you" in her lawn with it, and watch it wilt in. Then have fun dealing living right next door to someone that will likely start calling the cops for every little thing, and snarl at her every time you go get the mail.

[Probie]

Our dogs bark, their dogs bark, all our dogs bark together. Anyone that has been over to my place has heard the yippers (6-7 daschounds). Luckily for us, our porch is 75yrds from our back fence. My male boxer loves to agitate the yippers but doesn't bark at them. He does bark at the neighbor but he is just saying hi. If our neighbors have an issue we talk about it over the fence face to face but never have we had any real issues. Nice living on a large lot. If we hear ours barking more than the usual "hi" we call them in or shut them up. Neighbors do the same with the yippers.

We have yippers, I swear I am the only person that shuts them up. The rest of my family just let's them go and it pisses me off.

[90GT50]

I caught the neighbor behind me spraying my roommate's pit with a water hose because he was barking at him, or I'm guessing the dog wasn't barking until the neighbor sprayed him, he hardly ever barks unless something provokes him. The dog came in through the doggy door soaking wet one morning, so I took him back outside, saw the guy spraying the water hose, I told the dog to go bark at the guy this time. He starts spraying him again, I just yell "HEY!" He just looks at me with a guilty look in his face, and I just say "Don't fucking do that." he turned the water off and walked away. I haven't seen him do it since.

I don't get why people would mess with something that doesn't belong to them. Idiots.

[KBScobravert]

Our dogs bark, their dogs bark, all our dogs bark together. Anyone that has been over to my place has heard the yippers (6-7 daschounds). Luckily for us, our porch is 75yrds from our back fence. My male boxer loves to agitate the yippers but doesn't bark at them. He does bark at the neighbor but he is just saying hi. If our neighbors have an issue we talk about it over the fence face to face but never have we had any real issues. Nice living on a large lot. If we hear ours barking more than the usual "hi" we call them in or shut them up. Neighbors do the same with the yippers.

[KBScobravert]

Don't say anything. Hop the fence and cut the hose into 100 pieces. Drink a beer.

Where'd you learn to read?

He never did. That's the whole problem.

[bcoop]

Obviously not the same place you did if you get play barking from anything he's said. If the out of control dog wasn't barking it would not get sprayed. If the neighbor sprayed the dog then it barked it would be a totally different story. That's not what happened here.
1 The neighbors are outside in their own backyard.
2 Asshole dog starts barking at the neighbors
3 Neighbor gets pissed because dog is barking at him while he's in his own yard
4 Neighbor sprays asshole dog to shut him up.
5 Numbnuts gets pissed because his asshole dog is getting sprayed with water because he failed to train the dog how to behave.
Are you up to speed yet?

I know this isn't the first, second, or even third time you've been told this today; but you're a fucking idiot.

[lincolnboy]

obamas the best

[lincolnboy]

random?

[Ruffdaddy]

To answer your question OP, I would go talk to them as well. Just say hey I'm sorry if my dog is bothering you. Here's my number, text me if he's out of control.

But don't forget, if your dog is an annoying ass barker, you're the first offender. I don't want to hear this "dogs will be dogs and bark" shit. Shea not then one who owns a misbehaved dog that's left outside to bark.

[71chevellejohn]

Knock on their door and talk to them.

You've been here long enough to know that logic has no place here.

EDIT: OP you should go into the neighbors yard and slice their hose so they get sprayed when they turn the water on.

[racrguy]

Obviously not the same place you did if you get play barking from anything he's said. If the out of control dog wasn't barking it would not get sprayed. If the neighbor sprayed the dog then it barked it would be a totally different story. That's not what happened here.
1 The neighbors are outside in their own backyard.
2 Asshole dog starts barking at the neighbors
3 Neighbor gets pissed because dog is barking at him while he's in his own yard
4 Neighbor sprays asshole dog to shut him up.
5 Numbnuts gets pissed because his asshole dog is getting sprayed with water because he failed to train the dog how to behave.
Are you up to speed yet?

You filled in a lot of blanks that weren't specified. He said his dog barks, which EVERY dog does, regardless of the level of training. You know what happens with assumptions.

[ryuu]

Feel better now?!

bite me!

point is that barking dogs need to be controled by their owner

[lincolnboy]

Obviously not the same place you did if you get play barking from anything he's said. If the out of control dog wasn't barking it would not get sprayed. If the neighbor sprayed the dog then it barked it would be a totally different story. That's not what happened here.
1 The neighbors are outside in their own backyard.
2 Asshole dog starts barking at the neighbors
3 Neighbor gets pissed because dog is barking at him while he's in his own yard
4 Neighbor sprays asshole dog to shut him up.
5 Numbnuts gets pissed because his asshole dog is getting sprayed with water because he failed to train the dog how to behave.
Are you up to speed yet?

you are all and knowing

[4eyedwillie]

He's worried the dog is going to go over the fence because the neighbor is spraying it with water and it's going to piss the dog off. Where'd you learn to read?

Obviously not the same place you did if you get play barking from anything he's said. If the out of control dog wasn't barking it would not get sprayed. If the neighbor sprayed the dog then it barked it would be a totally different story. That's not what happened here.
1 The neighbors are outside in their own backyard.
2 Asshole dog starts barking at the neighbors
3 Neighbor gets pissed because dog is barking at him while he's in his own yard
4 Neighbor sprays asshole dog to shut him up.
5 Numbnuts gets pissed because his asshole dog is getting sprayed with water because he failed to train the dog how to behave.
Are you up to speed yet?