Quote Originally Posted by IFjane View Post
at one point they let one of their little darlings come into MY YARD when I got home and bark at my ankles until I went in the house!! ....
I'm not a trainer, and don't play one on TV but I'd say it's as if the dog is saying "look, look, you've been away all day and look what a good job of guarding I do, I'm barking at the neighbor see?"

Your neighbors dogs are not bad, they just need another "job" long walks, puzzling complicated Kongs, stuff like that.