Etiquette concerning neighbor's dog?

That dog is telling you something is wrong, it may be the same each night if this happens all the time, if not it may be something unusual has occured. Please check it out and water the dog.

Being a dog owner, I can tell you that No, I wouldn't welcome you to bring my dogs water or pet them...but then again..my dogs would never be left outside to begin with. I too have a neighbor like this, unfortunelty I believe the dogs next door to me are being abused because they are tied to a dog house constantly with little food and water ALL year round (4 seasons here). I have called Animal Control numerous times but to no avail. I have peeked over my fence the the dogs bark so viciously and desperatly it really breaks my heart :(

I guess it depends on your neighbor. How do you think they will react to you interacting with their dog? Chance are it might not make a difference. It might quiet down while you are talking to it but then it probably will start back up again as soon as you leave. (been there done that) lol. Is it barking because it needs water? Maybe you can talk to your neighbor and see what they can do about it. If they can't take care of their dog maybe they need to get rid of it.

I think what your thinking is quite good. Your neighbor would kind of appreciate that and it would be better for you too not hearing that poor dog barking for food anymore.

I experience the same thing, only that I didn't consider bringing the dog some water and even petting for a few minutes. Maybe you could do that if that's really the cause of the problem. But for me, I just go out and tell the dog to stop barking, after all, they're loose dogs.