Is your dog cute?
Do the kiss-ass thing. Write a note and put it in all your neighbour's mailboxes.
"Sorry about the dog barking. Don't be afraid to come by and tell me to keep the dog quiet. I've had a complaint from the city and I'll be taking all the necessary bla bla bla..."
I hate dogs barking but if someone put that in my mailbox I'd give 'em way more leeway and I wouldn't complain to the city again, even if things didn't really change.
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