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It can be really, really difficult to stop a dog barking.
I'm pretty sure Carrot must drive the neighbours mental at times. He sure as shit does my head in when he gets into a barking mood. he's getting a little more responsive to my attempts to stop the barking. But sometimes, nothing I say or do stops him.
Then again, he's indoors when that happens. He is never left outside unattended because it's a shared space and not secure.
One thing you can try with the neighbour's dog if it does it again, rather than shouting at it, which seemed to make him worse, is a squirt of water from a water pistol or water bottle. Maybe ask the neighbour about doing this first: after all, it isn't her fault that the dog is being territorial with you: dogs just do this stuff sometimes.
When I had Pilau and he used to stay out in Mum's garden with Dan, we'd tap on the window or go out to try and stop them barking. They'd get two or three chances and then we'd bring them in. No way would they be allowed to just stay out there barking for hours. Not much you can do to stop a barky dog from barking, but you can absolutely choose the location.
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