![]() ![]() Try leaving an anonymous (kindly worded) note for your neighbor instead. If your neighbor is leaving their dog out all night-or alone for long periods during the day, don’t take it out on the dog. Who makes their family sleep outside… in the elements? Eight hours outside, while their family is tucked up and cozy, can be a very long time for a dog to be left alone.Ī bored or lonely dog is more likely to bark. Dogs are social creaturesĭogs see themselves as part of the family. Here are three key reasons barking dogs are keeping you awake:ĭogs bark for a number of reasons-sometimes it’s just because they want to be inside… with their family. The results of sleep loss can get ugly so let’s figure this out. You love your dog-you may even love the neighbor’s dog-but barking dogs and your sleep do NOT mix. If you can find any comfort in that when you’re sleep deprived, you’re doing better than most. WHY is your fur baby… or the neighborhood dog… trying to drive you out of your mind? That’s what it feels like-right? Most likely, they’re just responding to a perceived threat, or a physical or emotional pain point. Let’s start with why all this barking is happening in the first place… Managing it will depend largely on whether it’s your barking dog or someone else’s. Whether you’re trying to fall asleep, read a book, or just relax, coping with this volume of racket is maddening. Not only does it startle you awake-or prevent you from falling asleep-it frustrates you and makes you angry. Yikes! That’s a painful amount of noise and it can disrupt your sleep for hours. No matter the breed larger breeds-to toy breeds, dogs produce high-frequency barks ranging from 1000-2000 Hz at sound levels in the range of 80-90 dB, within 16 feet of the dog. Before you find yourself “barking mad,” take steps to deal with barking dogs and your sleep! Ouch! That’s LOUD Hearing dog barking at night disrupts the human sleep cycle-preventing one from getting the deep REM sleep they need to achieve real rest. Barking dogs top-the-list of nuisance-noise because the human ear finds this sound particularly annoying–especially when it’s keeping us awake. In the US alone, the dog population is approximately 78 million-with a high percentage of dogs barking excessively. Barking Dogs & Your Sleepīarking dogs are a major source of noise pollution day in and day out. ![]() Barking dogs top the list of “Nuisance Noise” and are notorious for disturbing people’s sleep.
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