'Tell them to train the dog': Karen neighbor blames barking dog on neighbor's cats sitting in the window

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JR Atkinson • Writer and Editor
May 14, 2024 6:00 PM EDT

It's important to have a good relationship with your neighbors because you never know when you may need them. You might be making a blueberry pie and need a cup of sugar and all the grocery stores in your neighborhood are closed for some reason. You might get locked out of your house with no phone and need a friendly door to knock on. You may have an all-night rager that's gonna get loud, so it's better if they're there too. All to say, don't jeopardize your relationship with your neighbors. 

But some folks have a hard time internalizing that. Sure, they might do something to annoy you, but one thing is for sure: passive-aggressive notes never work. They immediately set you off on the wrong foot, and they're hard to recover from. But that's exactly what happened in this recent Reddit story where a pet feud was sparked by a nasty neighbor note. Read on for details. 

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    r/cats u/Spirited-Pea-1706 • 21h Got this letter in the mail today. What do?
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    Hey Neighbor! Can you please keep your Cats ou+ of the window? They are causing my dog to Sit In the window and bark all day long. I work from home, so this is very difficult. thanks, K.
    via u/Spirited-Pea-1706
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    I own my own home, and I have three cats (plus two new babies I found outside). Two of them love to sit in the window when it's nice out. They do nothing but sleep. We keep the windows open as we don't have AC yet.
    via u/Spirited-Pea-1706
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    Spirited-Pea-1706 OP 20h • His fav spot
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    SpicyCatsups • 18h He'd like this more....
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    Catzpyjamz 15h With a note to the neighbor that reads: "How do you like them apples?"
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    ruibingw⚫ 20h Wait so your cats are just sitting on your own windows? That's frankly none of your neighbors' business. Why can't he/she close their window?
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    Spirited-Pea-1706 OP. 20h Yes. In our living room window with the screen in.
    via u/Spirited-Pea-1706
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    acanadiancheese • 19h Ignore. She needs to train her dog, your cats are none of her business.
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    LaSerenita • 21h Send back a letter telling the neighbor to keep their dog out of the window because its nonstop barking is keeping your cats awake.
    via u/LaSerenita
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    Any-Mathematician946 21h Also, Put a simple sugestion add blinds or close his. This issue is his he should fix it.
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    DeadliftLarry 21h tell them to train the dog
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    chronocapybara • 18h Some people just don't take personal responsibility for things. They seek an external locus of control.
    via u/chronocapybara
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    Brain_Hawk • 20h "hey neighbor. Can you please keep your dog away from the windows? He barks all day long it's nuts! Respectfully yours, Etc etc"
    via u/Brain_Hawk
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    Hixy • 18h Hey neighbor can you keep your dog out of the window? They are causing the cat to sit in the window to taunt barks out of him all day long! I don't work from home and can't tell the cat what to do in their house when I'm not around, but the dog seems to be aggravating the neighbor! Thanks! xoxo
    via u/Hixy
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    OpalOnyxObsidian • 20h LMAO. You cannot stop a cat from sitting in a window. Cats WILL find a way. You absolutely can do a number of things to stop a dog from from barking at a window. You can put up a shade, or you can train them not to react, or you can put them in a different room. Source: I have seven cats and three dogs
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    nmfc1987 20h Get more cats. Gylbert_Brech • 20h ...and more windows. Reply 5.2k
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    BKEDDIE82 · 20h Tell that neighbor to train their dog properly. That is about as nice as I would be.
    via u/BKEDDIE82

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