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All great suggestions guys (and I DO mean ALL)....

btw, have you tried going over there and saying, "I'm trying to record so shut them ****in dogs up!"

same with above,

have u tried saying, "Im trying to record so turn off ur ****ing truck!"

works wonders for me

Thing is...I don't think that she has any control over the dogs because they are all visiting and usually dont seem to like to get baths...how can I make her keep them quite (maybe suggest muzzles hmmmm...) also, shes just a young woman trying to make a living and it's not like I'm trying to intimidate her...for much of the day we have loud music playing (mixing sessions, production sessions etc) that I'm sure she hears as well so I kind of feel like it would be unfair to be like "stop the dogs from barking because I need silence" and then have my music blasting away.

I don't mind adding some extra sound blocking materials...I just want to be somewhat sure that they will actually make a difference.

Trying to contain the noise in their space may be more cost effective? At minimum offer to put up some absorbtion panels in their room and verify that doors and windows and other places sound sneaks through (like water) are tightly sealed. At minimum, this dialog with them shows that it's so important to you that you'd spend $$ on it -- that may just make them much more considerate. And some other resolution *might* appear....

Great suggestion...any products that you can recommend that would suit this purpose? Thanks again.