Barking dog problem makes life hell
I have a problem with a barking dog next door and it's making life hell. Why is it that some people just don't care about others and in particular they don't give a second thought to how their pets may affect their neighbours? Some of us just want a bit of peace and quiet and I don't think that it's too much to ask for.
I live in a fairly small town, on the edges of it really. In the winter, it is pretty much bliss for me. Quiet, peaceful, and very little noise. It is exactly what I want and the reason I moved here in the first place.
Three of the neighbours immediately surrounding us have large dogs. One family has two of them. The guy with the two dogs has well trained animals and obviously cares that they don't annoy other people. If they are out in the garden, with a word, he can have them stop barking. The other two folk, as soon as the better weather comes around their dogs get shut outside in the garden. One of the guys has his dog shut outside all day while he is at work.
Barking dog problem, how do you deal with it?
This dog just barks constantly, and I do mean CONSTANTLY! As he sometimes heads off to work at weekends, that means the barking can start as early as 6.45am. No long lie in on a Saturday morning for me then... No quiet Sunday afternoons either. If you're ill or have a headache, too bad; the barking just goes on and on and there's no let up.
He knows his dog barks all day because he has been told about it. He's too selfish to do anything about it though and that dog is just left out there to make my life a misery. I am actually getting quite depressed that I cannot have a lazy Sunday morning or sit outside and enjoy my garden. I have been denied these simple pleasures I'm almost longing for winter again, just so that I can have some peace and quiet!
I would say to any dog owners out there, for goodness sake if yours starts barking it's head off, please think about other people and DO something. Don't just leave your pet out there.
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So didn't get a lot of sleep. When it finally stopped, I was so annoyed that I just couldn't get back to sleep and had to go in to work after just 2 hours rest.
I rent a flat, the dog's owner does the same. The landlord doesn't seem to care. Any suggestions?
Have a little initiative. - 24-Jan-11 14:29
Talk to people in your neighbourhood. Talk to the shopkeepers. They might know of the owners of these dogs. They too, might be disturbed by these barking dogs. The more support you get, the easier it will be to get action done about these dogs. It is the owner of these dogs you will need to target.
It does not sound right that these dogs are barking continuously and so late. It could be an illegal dog fighting going on. No dogs should be barking like this.
Hoping you get to the bottom of this soon.
I have tried to call the police who told me it is not their problem and gave me an emergency council number. I called them and they said they don't deal with that as an emergency and to call RSPCA, I have called RSPCA and they said they can't come out because I need the full address of this person, which of course I don’t have unless I go into the next street and ring all the door bells for the three houses I suspect.
They have woken me up early this morning when I had a late shift at work so I didn't get any sleep there and now that I have to wake up in 3 hours I haven’t slept a wink. I cannot believe I live in a country that thinks this is not a serious problem and when you call authorities they just tend to ignore it and tell you to write to them, so they can take their sweet time to deal with the problem. If an owner cannot keep his/her dog quite even for one night it should be taken away from them. This is the only way to deal with this kind of problem; because only one kind of people would ignore their dogs and let them to bark away constantly through the day and at night, they are careless, thoughtless, mindless idiots. I am so stressed out at the moment I work in a hospital and if I don't get enough sleep there is a good chance of making mistakes, which is not something me or the patients I see can’t afford. But of course in this country the law only works for the people who break it not the ones who follow it. If I was a thoughtless mindless careless idiot as well who knew I could get away with something like that I would do it as well.
pissed off and hates dogs - 15-Dec-10 03:48
spoke to neighbour and daughter,went quiet for about a week then started up again
have spoke to enviormental health,who sent him a letter and put a card through his door which he has yet to respond to.
the police have been out and said that the noise was unacceptable and they would come back and issue a formal complaint.
the dog sound like a wolf howling it is causing a strain on our every day life,but I dont think the owner seems to care,before we bought the house the property was lying empt for two years
i truly think we spoiled it for him by moving in,we are like walking on eggshells.
my partner has the chance of a new permanent job out of town with accomadation for all of us
we are tempted to move and let out the house, but I like the house and area so why should we
i dont want to be driven from our home,its up to owners to be more responsible and understand the adverse affects that their animal can cause
We did this after enduring 18 months of aggressive behaviour & unbearable noise from 4 dogs next door to us. I have to say the procedure is a bit daunting but you don't need to use a solicitor (indeed use of a solicitor is discouraged), it doesn't cost you anything and you cannot be held liable for the defendant's costs. After a preliminary hearing I put forward some proposals which were (more-or-less) agreed by the dogs' owner and at that point I dropped the action so it never went to a full hearing. We had 25 video & sound recordings (just taken with a mobile phone) and written statements from other neighbours supporting our complaint. I think it was the prospect of having these aired in Court which made our neighbour agree to control the dogs.
Metal Mickey - 30-Nov-10 15:04
And now on the other side, somebody with an unruly dog that needs an electric fence is moving in.
I honestly would vote for any political party which decided to assasinate all dogs - and I am an animal lover!
I meant to say that the dog "will be happier in a more lowly (place) in the "pack".
A dog is within its rights to bark to let people know he is there as a warning when the owner isn't about. But to bark constantly means there is a problem, either with itself, or its surroundings.The owner should be pack leader not the dog.
It's Cesar Millan Kathleen was thinking of.





