Quote from @John Clark:
Quote from @Greg Strunak:
Please help,
We recently purchased an investment property. For context this is a cabin in the woods. Upon purchase we found out that our next door neighbor is a “dog breeder”. He has 30 plus dogs that fight all day long and bark all day. As soon as you walk out of the cabin the dogs race to the dinky fence about 80 yards from the cabin and bark like they want to kill you. We have had complaints from guest about the dogs barking. These are also German Shepards. I am concerned 1. That this is a puppy mill. 2. For my guest safety if a dog gets out. 3. The noise. When I confronted the owners about the dogs he didn’t want to hear anything I had to say. What are my best options to fix this issues for both the dogs and my guest.
You can’t. Sell and move on. The real question is; why did you even buy in the first place?
I hate to say it but after raising English Springer Spaniels (30 Puppies + of em over 5 years) I'd have to agree with the sell and move advice.
But to answer specifically:
1 - probably is a mill and this is likely NOT against the law
2 - the dog gets out and if you get bit you take em to court
3 - dogs are noisy. that's just the way it is. German Shepard's and many other breeds such as Malmutes have a tendency that one barks, they all bark till they get tired and then it stops.
Last of all this is a cabin in the woods, the guy has every right to be there, with his dogs, and do whatever he wants while he is on his property. He has the same right life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, and property just like you do. If this was in town then there would likely be a noise ordinance that he would be in violation of. You going over there and complaining is actually a violation of his rights. You aren't going to win.
