So we just moved here from southern California, and I have been wanting to move to Folsom for quite a few years. Things have been going great--I've already made good friends with two sets of neighbors, I've been friendly with another, the kids are loving school, etc.
So today I go check my mail and I feel like somebody peed in my cheerios. I got a notice that our dogs are barking too much. So, to give a little back story here, I have a sheltie, and he is the main culprit. He doesn't bark aggressively, and he doesn't bark from boredom or to get attention. He barks when he sees or hears kids playing, because he wants to round them up and protect them. It's part of his breed, not something to be fixed.
That being said, I KNOW it's annoying, and I honestly and truly don't want to annoy my neighbors with it. I actually cried of embarrassment (and moving stress, haha) after receiving the notice. I am not an inconsiderate person by nature, so to be perceived that way cuts for me. The real kicker for me is that I voluntarily brought up the issue of my barky dog the first week I was here with the neighbors on either side of me (I have no neighbors across the street, as I'm on a frontage road). The one neighbor is a sheriff and said "I won't mind your dog if you don't mind my drums and my dog!" The other neighbors we have become close with already, and they will let me know when they use the pool and I kennel the dog. I also kennel the dogs by around 8 at night so that they never disturb anyone then.
So I know it's somebody behind me, but I wish they would have left a note or something so I could let them know that anytime the dogs are bothering them they can text me and I will definitely be proactive and accommodating. At my old place everyone had barking dogs, so I learned to tune it all out, and I don't even hear it now most of the time! But I don't WANT to be a bad neighbor! I just wish I was given more to collaborate with!
Now I just feel paranoid and judged. I wish I could resolve this with whoever took issue. I don't want my hurt feelings to turn into resentment!