so here is the situation....

we moved into our house in November and when our neighbor introduced himself, he told us we would "have to get used to his barking dogs"

sure enough, they are exactly that. as early as 6:15 and as late as 11:30 at night, his dogs are outside barking at everything that breathes and nothing at all... if i work outside, they bark at me the entire time. if i have friends over and we step onto the deck, they bark. if i grill, they bark. if i go outside to play with my dogs, they bark. pretty much nonstop.

so, i called the town and had them mail me a copy of the ordinance for barking dogs and it clearly states that he is in violation of the laws. it also says before filing a complaint with the town, i have to go to him and make sure he is aware of my discontent with his dogs behavior.

what would you do in this situation? i cant stand the barking dogs but lets face it, i have to live next to this guy and i dont want to make any bad blood. i know i am not the only one around here who cant stand it, i have had 2 other neighbors complain about it and ask me how i can stand having them right next door.

cliffs:
-neighbors dogs bark all of the time
-law says he has to make it stop but 1st i have to warn him
-dont want to cause problems
-dont want to listen to dogs
-what would you do?