Is AUTHOR wrong in the post ? POST : to be quite honest, I’m not 100% sure at which house the barking dog lives - but it is roughly a few houses down from my own. This would not be a big deal if the dog barked every so often - it’s what dogs do. But, the neighbors (N) have the dog out quite often and the dog barks... constantly. We’re talking about maybe 10 times a minute for 15 to 20 minutes, sometimes even longer if the days are nicer. this is in ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS at seemingly every other hour of the early morning ~5am into late evening ~11pm. 

Some background on myself - I am a full time student working 2 part time jobs (both at separate public safety/police departments) so I work weird hours, sometimes requiring me to go in at 12 at night. The dog being outside and barking so often, frankly, disrupts my sleep. I’ve tried earplugs, but then I’ve overslept because I can’t hear my alarms. I’ve tried timed white noise, but the dogs bark usually travels over the white noise and I don’t want to BLAST the white noise... because then what’s the point. 

I myself own two large Dobermans. Anytime they go outside to use the bathroom, N’s dog triggers my dogs to become distracted due to N’s dog’s constant barking. If at any point my dogs begin to bark - when N’s dog is barking or not - I let them in the house because I am aware it is very much a nuisance. 

In our town, there is a ordinance that prohibits dogs to be outside causing a constant nuisance and it is an offense that can result in a fine if officers are called to the residence too often. 

Frankly, I just want to be civil and figure out which house the dog belongs to so I can have a conversation about how this is an issue so that police aren’t involved. 

Would I be an asshole if I did this? 