In 1841, the first Dog License Act officially described dogs as a nuisance. From then on, observ-ers have repeatedly noted that dogs were a nuisance and that their barking was probably their prime irritant (Fielding, 2006). Th ree fatal dog attacks since 1991 have highlighted the extent to which dogs can be more than a nuisance (Burrows, Fielding, & Mather, 2004). Th is study reports the findings from 496 interviews—collected from a convenience sample with a quota— to assess the importance of dogs as a nuisance in the context of all neighborhood nuisances and to determine respondents' reactions to them. Th is study found dogs were to be the most com-monly reported nuisance and the second most important nuisance in neighborhoods. Almost two-thirds of respondents took no action about the nuisances caused by dogs. Compared to their reactions to other nuisances, respondents were least likely to inform the police about dog nui-sances. Reasons offered for these reactions may include antiquated laws and a feeling that citizens are not empowered to alter the status quo. Keywords dogs, nuisance, Th e Bahamas, barking ". . . after the hours of darkness set in a number of worthless curs congregate in the city, and commit predations upon poultry and create nuisances which are extremely annoying" (Th e Nassau Guardian, 1898).