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Lady from next door across a shared driveway came to the door tonight about 5 asked me to take my dog Alfie in because he was in the garden barking i said OK cause i was shocked she came to the door.
I was gutted I went to their door 10 min later spoke to the husband and wife about wife coming to the door about the dog barking , He said yes he barks all the time
He said I put him out in the garden in the morning and I leave him out all day which is not true at all
He said you get takeaway delivers at 10/11pm ish and the dog barks when they delivery driver pulls up
He said his wife is up at 5:30am
I asked him if he went to the other neighbors house to complain about their dogs barking , he said no . The other house have two dogs .
I said that they also bark at the side of my house he said that the other neighbours s dogs are put out in the morning before he goes to work and the dogs only bark when my dog barks
He said I don’t walk the dog cause he doesnt see me walking him.
If I don’t stop the dog barking he’s going to record every time he barks and he’s going to report me to the RSPCA
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JS yes i always say its nice to be nice
but just because your nice and helpful polite, know a days people take advantage of that a lot
We had a complaint about ours, police made us put more fencing up etc & visited us over & over. Quite how we were supposed to get extra fencing during lockdown is beyond me.
In the end I had a few angry words with the officers concerned. My son was assaulted when he was 11 & police didn’t care, he was beaten at school & needed hospital treatment & police don’t care BUT neighbour complains & then come round spying in our garden multiple times a day & updates the police they then come out & harass us during a national emergency, what a joke.
Fed up with police & neighbours right now they can all sod off
I would rather have dogs barking than listen to my polish neighbours who have party after party in there garden totally disrespecting lock down the last 3 months and there so loud the more they drink.they have a dog he is always out side the only thing he does is Joel when it rains.
Thing is my kids have to listen to it and they have not seen there grandparents sins lockdown
Richard, I really feel it for you.
How the police can enforce a building upgrade (fencing) is absolutely beyond me.
Should have said, ‘You pay and I’ll get it done’. Easy for me to say I know but that’s ridiculous on another level.
I can absolutely understand your feeling there. Keep your chin up big man.? I will be remembered for nothing but had great fun doing it ?
why are people horrible why cant they just be nice and kind to each other , treat and talk to people the way you would like to be treated and spoke too . then maybe things would be better .
Well said @Martino.
If only everyone had the same view.? I will be remembered for nothing but had great fun doing it ?
I can’t believe people just leave their dogs in the garden to bark, my neighbours do it and it’s awful.
We have two dogs. The wee 12 yr old terrier has always barked when let out, mostly as we have neighbours cats in our hedge (under the hedge seems to be a fav. pooping spot) so he runs in, barking away hoping to scare them off. If the cat(s) stay then a big hedge shaking barney goes on in there, sometimes he wins, sometimes not, but he is a determined wee lad & will come out yelping & bleeding only to race back in again. Either way, whenever he is barking, we tell him to be quiet, thankfully it only lasts a few seconds as he usually stops when told.
The guide dog, however, will bark at anything visible she perceives is worth guarding against, yesterday that included a suspicious crisp packet by the gate and a dodgy looking pigeon on the wall. She really goes for it too, full Mohican fur and very loud deep rolling barks.
We always bring them back inside if they kick off, and they are never left outside, its out to do yer business, have a sniff/jog around the garden then back in, unless we are sitting out, then they can stay out with us.
Of course, if one barks for security reasons, the other joins in, in fact, they are both going nuts as I type as the cleaner just arrived…the terrier loves her really, but he attacks the broom/mop/hoover with all he’s got!
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my next door neighbours dog barks on and off all day long. i work from home and it has driven me insane. my stress levels shoot through the roof when i hear it as it is very big and loud dog.
really unhappy and my neighbours arent the sort of people who will accept a friendly chat. it’s ruined my life and happiness.
You’re going to have to talk to your neighbour before you can do anything else. Could it be they’re out and don’t know it’s barking?
If you can’t resolve it there it’s a matter for your local environmental health people who can take action as a Statutory Noise Nuisance. They may want you to keep a log of times the dog barks for a week and record the sound inside where you work.
In Ireland, where I used to live they put down strychnine in the fields to kill dogs that stray. In Thailand they poison a barking dog if its annoying and an owner refuses to do anything. I lost two dogs that way, not because I refused to do anything, but because I was away and someone did not do their job. There are more drastic actions than pushing a note through the letterbox. I remember how the central character dealt with a dog, a true story in, ‘I walked by Night’ an autobiography and a quite rare book too. Don’t read it unless you are a psychopath. Personally a sedative stuffed in a sausage would be preferable to poisoning. You can complain anonymously, you don’t have to give your name, you can say the dog barks because its mistreated. If it was a choice of my sanity or the dog the dog would have to go. I once may have run my hosepipe into a neighbours garden on a night it chucked it down. Left it on about 6 hrs. The garden became a sea of mud that lasted for days and ruined the lawn. Nobody puts a dog out if its going to be covered in mud. It also makes a good case for complaining about the poor conditions the dog is housed in. Some people would give the dog the trots and see how soon they get rid of it. Another thing someone can do is tempt the dog to go for a ride and take it about 100 miles away minus collar and leave it in a retirement community. They would soon give it scraps and it would be someones else’s problem. I could not, of course suggest anyone follows any of the suggestions above. Neither would I ever suggest I had done any of the above. Neither would I say I have not. Just some observations on what someone driven to distraction might do. The kindest is rehoming.
Dogs barking outside is antisocial, similair to neighbours playing music with a heavy bass etc. It’s ok once in a while but not acceptable every day.
If you have dogs that bark and you live in a built up area then you should keep them indoors and let them out to do their business or take them for several walks during the day. It’s about being considerate and a responsible pet owner.
Absolutely hate people that leave their dogs in the garden to bark, and it’s disrespectful to neighbours sanity too, this isn’t a quip at the poster here but a minute or two is fine, but leaving them out for hours on end has driven me insane, I’ve bad to buy noise cancelling earphones to concentrate.
please don’t ignore your barking dogs
I would rather have dogs barking than listen to my polish neighbours who have party after party in there garden totally disrespecting lock down the last 3 months and there so loud the more they drink.they have a dog he is always out side the only thing he does is Joel when it rains.
whats being Polish got to to with it?
no real problem with dogs but cats are a plague that should be wiped off the earth.
as i have problems with knees and back i garden with raised beds to remove the need to kneel or bend too much. the neighbourhood cat population seem to think they are public lavatories and local fight den as ive been woken several times by the most unholy racket as two or more of them decide to have an argument over who gets to crap amonst my roses or dig up my bulbs.
its been an issue at my last 3 houses and ive yet to find a solution short of getting a shotgun.
claymores would be preferable (not the swordy ones) but i think they may be illegal.
any suggestions appreciated as i am about to start on my back garden in this new home.
Ever thought of telling the dogs to shut up, get out there and shut them up would be a good start I guess??
New neighbours have moved in next door. They have a Great Dane and a Pitbull type of dog. They let the dogs bark until 11.00pm at night. I went round as I do shifts (sometimes up at 5.30am) and asked them to stop the dogs barking. The female said the dogs were playing. I told her that I did shifts. They do shifts and the dogs generally keep quiet when they are in bed, but lately the dane keeps barking Its a nightmare. They said they would have it trained but they have not. It keeps barking. The only thing to do now, is let the council now. It’s a horrible bark, very loud and depressing. Talking hasn’t worked. They hardly ever walk it and when they do its for 1o minutes. Can’t stand it anymore.
The only thing to do now, is let the council now
Exactly, its a council matter not the police, athough they would be happier dealing with a barking dog than catch a criminal!
The Council will send a letter to your neighbour first and if necessary come round with a decibel meter and record the noise pollution and take further action if required.
Try to have them come round at a time the dogs are barking.
Persistent dog barking is not acceptable by law but before you take any formal action, it might be worth visiting your neighbours first and explain the situation to them as they may not be aware that there is a problem.
Guessing you’ve done that.
It can be a nightmare to live next door to a dog that is Barking Persistently, but the good news is that there is usually a reason for this behaviour. If both of your neighbours are out at work all day, the dogs are likely to be barking because they feel lonely and/or bored.
There could be other explanations, too. For example, they could be neglected and have medical problems, or they might simply be defending their territory. Alternatively, the owners may simply not know how to train them or they haven’t even bothered to try. Whatever the reasons, it’s not acceptable so if the barking continues after you’ve spoken to your neighbours, then you should contact your local authority’s dog warden service.
Monitoring Noise Levels
Once you’ve explained the situation, you’ll usually be given a record sheet to complete in which you’ll be asked to rate the level of noise, the exact time(s) it occurs most often, for how long it persists and how it affects you and your family. If the dog warden then decides to investigate, they may want to come and install sound monitoring equipment in your home.If that happens, and the results indicate that the law is being broken, then the dog warden is likely to pay a visit to your neighbours. Initially, this may be done with a view to informing them that there is a problem and also to check on the welfare of the dogs in question.
Possible Court Action
Issues such as the suitability of the property to keep two Labradors may also be discussed and, at this stage, they may offer training advice to the owners. However, if the noise persists after the owners have been given a deadline by which to resolve the problem, then the local authority can issue an Abatement Notice. Then, if the barking does not stop, the owner could very well be taken to court.However, there is also the chance that your local authority might deem the barking not to be a statutory Noise Nuisance. In that event, they should be able to provide you with an information pack should you decide that you want to take the case to the Magistrate’s Court yourself.
https://www.problemneighbours.co.uk/what-can-we-do-about-our-neighbours-noisy-dogs.html
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