Does anyone else just not like dogs after close neighbors who let them bark nonstop?

I'm in my late 20s living in a duplex with other tenant that has 5 dogs. 5 french bulldogs that never, I mean never stop barking outside. Everytime I open my door to leave my place, I have no option but to walk 2 inches next to this gate that keeps them on their side. They instantly go insane and start throwing themselves at the fence and barking like I robbed their place. It got so bad that I now just get a water bottle, mix in some cajun seasoning, and poke holes in the top and spray them down just so I don't have to walk 3 inches next to 5 dogs going balistic. That is the only thing that has ever worked.

There are 3 other neighbors who let their dogs just bark nonstop. They don't want to deal with them inside, so they make it the whole neighborhoods problem.

I just don't like dogs. There's no appeal in me to own that. It's a large enough fraction of dogs having lived in multiple spots that I just don't get the appeal. At least with cats, they never cause headaches and do their own thing. Can spend time when you want, otherwise they're on their own and more pleasant in my opinion to be around.

Update: The dog owner caught me spraying down his dogs with the cajun seasoning water. He was acting like I'm the bad guy in this situation. I told him "For the past 300 days, I've dealt with your 5 dogs killing my peace for 4 hours a day. From the barking and whimper to them going ballistic 3 inches away from me everytime I enter and leave my apartment. I feel no remorse for spraying them down with cajun seasoning. This would not be an issue if you know how to have your dogs behave properly. I'm moving out in 2 weeks" Then left.