Neighbours dog barking through the night, help!

luxor4t

gazzak wrote: »

..........The dog is also let out at 9am every day into their garden and barks constantly for the first 30 minutes, then at anything that moves after that, including us .............

This alone would drive me crazy, even if it was silent all night I use my garden a lot.

Sazzarella

I dont understand how people with dogs manage to block out the barking? Our next door neighbours have a fairly large dog. They must shut it in the kitchen at night and most nights it barks solidly until around 2am. How can they not hear it??

cottonhead

Do they own the house or is it rented ? If its rented you could speak with the council / housing association / lamdlord as causing distress to the neighbours through noise is probably a breach of their contract.
I would epak to them nicely as others have said and explain that you love dogs and dont mind the odd bark etc et but its keeping you awake and starting to impact on your daily life and wellbeing and so it cant go on. try to come across that you are willing to work with them to find a solution and you dont blame them as such because the dog has its own free will - after all they dont make it bark - but it has to be controlled. See what they say and take it from there. Hopefully they will take note but if not then go round every day if you have to.
Any idea what triggers the barking ? Once they know that it will be easier to deal with. Good luck.

Mulder00

I am a dog owner who has been on the "receiving end" of things. It is now obvious that my dogs are suffering from separation anxiety and I am trying my best to sort it out. Whilst I agree that the spray collars should not be the solution, it definitely helps while you try and sort it out. I am not using it as the solution to the entire problem, but to give the neighbours peace while training continues.

I appreciated my neighbours telling me that something was up, because I wasn't aware of any issues at all, so do not just leave it. I did not appreciate my neighbours tone though, because same as the suggestions here, she was telling me that "she doesn't want to go to the RSPCA, but if it doesn't get sorted, she'll have to". Don't threaten and don't be aggressive (unless of course things don't get sorted out). My neighbours attitude about the whole thing has caused me not to speak to her now - simply because she was so incredibly rude about it.

I would love for things to have been different and for her to just let us know without all the additional threats. I would have been happy in that instance to let her know what we are doing, how we are progressing and also to find out if the problem is sorted. But because of the aggressive confrontation about the matter, I now rather just ignore her, because I don't want another confrontation like that.

Just be nice about it first...

madvixen

We've got a very similar problem at the moment. The neighbours 3 doors down have purchased a small yappy dog who barks constantly when he is in the garden. Last night he was going on until 11:30pm. It not only stresses me out, especially as I have a 6am start most mornings, but it winds my dog up who then gets stressed and upset.

I'm contemplating going to speak to them (nicely) but I'm a bit reluctant as they're not the most amenable of people.

gazzak_2

Thank You all for the replies, they are a great comfort when I'm feeling tired and a bit down today.

I knocked next door when I saw the Lady of the house arrive home, (the Father and the boy are a waste of space). I said I was concerned about their dog and she asked why. I said the dog was obviously distressed as it had started barking the moment they left at 6pm and didn't stop until 2.30am when they got back home. I also said I was so concerned that the lack of sleep for all of us was the least of my worries.

She said that they were having some major works carried out downstairs at the moment, (that explains the last 3 weeks of banging), and that this had spooked the dog somewhat. Apparently she usually leaves the dog in a room upstairs to prevent the barking, but due to the work and the heat yesterday decided to leave the dog downstairs and free to roam the house, which was obviously a mistake.

That was about it regarding the dog to be honest, but she definitely got my point, I think! She then went on to explain that the night out was a one off as her son is part of the opening ceremony at the Olympics, and they were there to see the practice run. She also gave me a packet of lego for my 6yo DS which she's been meaning to give when she see's us go out.

So tonight already it's been quieter, so I'm glad I listened to you lot and didn't go in at full anger mode as I would have done. For now I believe the issue will be resolved, but the past 5 years has taught me that this lot need "resetting" every now and again as the noise always ramps up again.

I will let you know, but once again thanks for the advice today, it means a lot.

Mindless_Clone

That's a good result for you and it does show that you can "complain" and be nice about it. A shame for Mulder00 that their neighbour wasn't more like that.

I never can quite understand why people get dogs and the shut them out most of the day. Dogs are such social animals, it's no wonder it distresses them.

sapphireeye

anrutpea wrote: »

OMG it's not just me who is going through this then? I totally sympathise with you as dogs barking is so irritating but the sad thing is it's not the dog's fault it's the owner's.

My partner and I have been renting our council house for 2 years now and would like to buy it as soon as we are eligible. A lot of people are wary of living next to people who rent, however on the contrary my partner and I are quiet and never cause any distrurbance UNLIKE our 2 home owner neighbours.

The neighbours on our left have a huge garden but have built a small enclosure and dump their dog in it for most of the day and all night. The poor thing whines and whimpers - it really is the most depressing sound ever. There is a couple living there and they invite friends over sitting on the patio at night making a racket ignoring the caged dog whimpering away. Last weekend was glorious weather and the couple must have gone out for the day leaving the dog in it's cage barking and whimpering. It is so cruel - why bother having a pet if you're not going to walk it? The thing is because we rent we don't feel able to go and knock on the door as they could retaliate and complain to our housing company and we could end up evicted if people are complaining around us. Plus you never really know who the people are whose door you are knocking on - you hear awful stories about people getting chinned for trying to co-operate with neighbours.

The neighbour on our right is harmless enough but has a really loud voice and often comes in from nights out at 1-2am on working days waking us up with singing, talking, yelling in the street. I have talked about it jokingly with her hoping she takes the hint but no such luck! On a sunny day she will think nothing of putting her stereo on the back step full blast all day and everyone else in the gardens around her have to listen to her over loud crap dance music.

You may think I'm being a misery guts but I really am not - I like music but wouldn't play it at thousands of decibels inflicting it on neighbours who are trying to relax in their gardens.

I don't understand how people are so selfish and don't think about how their behavior or actions affect people living around them. :mad:

It's similar at our house except we're the home owner and we have some council properties that back onto the end of our garden. Our neighbours breed dogs and so every summer they have puppies which they appear to keep locked in a shed and they whine and cry intermittently all day and night. They get fed at 6am in the week but unfortunately at the weekend the owners don't get up so at 6am they're crying because they're hungry and don't stop until they're fed, which can be hours later. My dad has spoken to my neighbours about it who seem to think that the puppies are fine living in the shed and my dad got environmental health involved who couldn't/didn't do anything. I think he may have tried the RSPCA as well. I'm not entirely sure if/when the owners let the puppies out but it doesn't appear to be very often and I know I wouldn't like to be stuck in a hot shed all day and night!

anrutpea

Yes this is the problem - the RSPCA won't do anything if the animal has been provided with food and shelter and the enclosure is more than big enough for the dog to turn around in. If those criteria are passed there's not a lot the RSPCA can do unless the dog is showing obvious signs of neglect.

When the dog barks and whimpers it triggers off 2 dogs next door so they are barking in tandem. The 2 dogs' owner occasionally shriek 'shut up' in a haggard husky voice out the door then slams it shut and presumably turns up the TV.

I think it's sad that so many people around me have dogs and don't actually want to enjoy them and walk them. I love dogs but know I cannot commit to one as I work full time and it would be cruel so I have cats.

My sister has 2 collies and they are gorgeous (but energetic) and they need a lot of attention. I don't think people realise this when they get a cute little furry puppy to look at then the novelty wears off on a rainy day.

Obviously I am only referring to a minority and the poor caged unwalked dogs that live around me.

I couldn't relax in my garden in the sun on saturday, my partner was clipping the hedges and I had mowed the lawn and was sitting down to read my book but the whimpering was not only distracting but also really depressing. I felt awful listening to an animal suffering but knowing there's nothing I can do.

I don't feel confident to approach these neighbours as they are young and rowdy and would probably just tell me where to go. Once their dog did get free ran into our garden and must have had a turd (we didn't notice) My partner came in from the garden a few days late with dog much all over his new white adidas trainers - he was not pleased at all.

tillycat123

My nasty neighbours got a knock on the door from me last night. Their dog started barking at 10pm just as I had started to drop off to sleep. It carried on non stop and at 11.30pm I had had enough.

I was expecting next door to be out, and I could have a shout at the dog, but no all in and the lad answered the door looking like he was already wanting to hit me. I asked could he please sort the dog out, and the reply I got was F off it can bark if it wants and slammed the door on me!

It carried on till around midnight then stopped. I've put up with this dog and the neighbours parties for years and I've had enough. I have to be up for work at 6am.

My sleep is disturbed several times a week because of these morons.