Palm Coast, Flagler Beach and Bunnell all have rules for pets that make too much noise. But what should you know before calling the police?

A: The homeowners should call their homeowners' association (if they have one) as well as their local police, or if there is no such local police department, then their constable or sheriff, to see if ...

Some dogs have an advanced protective mode that turns their barking into overdrive, especially when they have a window to ...

Q: The neighbor who lives behind our house has a dog they let out into the yard early each morning, usually around 6:00 a.m. That's when the barking starts, and it lasts for 30 minutes to an hour ...

Barking is a natural and normal canine behavior. It’s one of the primary ways that dogs communicate with humans and other canines. But when barking becomes excessive, it can indicate distress in a dog ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2021. Q: We live in an apartment complex where many dogs bark. Some of the ...

It's 2 a.m. The world has settled in for a peaceful night of sleep. Not a creature is stirring, with a glaring exception. Your neighbor's dog won't stop barking. If you're currently squinting at your ...

The Answer Man's column last week on the Rochester dog barking ordinance drew some howls of protest from anti-dog people. OK, maybe they're not anti-dog, just anti-Answer Man...emails are unedited: ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A pack of tiny dogs is constantly barking and regularly running around a Toledo neighborhood, according to people who live in the community. A video shot by a neighbor shows ...

In a bygone era, a dog's barking was a cherished trait. When humans lived in villages with open spaces, barking was basically the town's loudspeaker—it helped announce everything from enemy tribes to ...

The occasional barking of a dog, which is merely annoying or inconvenient, is not enough to establish a legal nuisance. The law does not expect silence; it expects reasonableness, and not every noise ...