Neighbours dogs barking

yorkshire_terrier_owner

Davesnave wrote: »

Not if it was run over, or if it bit someone's child because it was scared. Not if it ended up in the RSPCA home waiting months for a new owner.

It's easy to take a one-sided look at this issue, especially if you're familiar with the nuisance, but as someone has said, the dog isn't the one to blame or punish.

As I also have a problem in this area, now diminished, I tried to find out what would upset and worry the owner most, simply by chatting with them. Once I knew, it gave me more control when the time came to raise the subject of the dogs, which was when their owner complained to me about my 'un-neighbourly' behaviour! :rotfl:

Unfortunately, if dog owners know that their dogs are causing nuisance, you'll often find that their psychology will twist things to somehow make them the 'victim.' Because of this, reasoning with them may have little effect.

This is a bit of a generalisation of dog owners! I have 5 dogs...... I am very concious of their barking - when they go out I stand in the garden with them and if any of them start, a quick 'no' and they immediately stop. I do this whatever time of day it is. I have also told ALL of my neighbours that if at ANY time their barking causes them problems they MUST tell me so that I can do something about it. In 8 years in my current house, not one of my neighbours has complained, and if they did, I would be absolutely mortified, apologise profusely and do something about it immediately! In fact, the woman next door but one to me said she didn't even realise that I had a dog, never mind 5!

I have to say that noisy dogs are down to dog owners who don't really know what they are doing (or who are down right lazy) and they let the rest of us down - just like the owners who don't clear up after their dogs when they are out walking them (one of my bug bears), and to be honest, those are people who really shouldn't be dog owners.

Davesnave

yorkshire_terrier_owner wrote: »

This is a bit of a generalisation of dog owners!

No it isn't.

I said, "Unfortunately, if dog owners know that their dogs are causing nuisance, you'll often find that their psychology will twist things to somehow make them the 'victim.' Because of this, reasoning with them may have little effect."

It seems clear enough that I was referring only to dog owners who know they are creating nuisance noise, and who either can't be bothered, or don't know how to deal with the situation. That's just a small fraction of dog owners.

You then said:

"I have to say that noisy dogs are down to dog owners who don't really know what they are doing (or who are down right lazy) and they let the rest of us down......and to be honest, those are people who really shouldn't be dog owners."

This is similar to what I said in my second contribution to the thread.

So it seems that we are pretty close to agreement.

yorkshire_terrier_owner

Fair enough - however my point was that my dogs can be a nuisance and I know it, but my psychology isn't to play the victim.

mulronie

st999 wrote: »

Just over the fence from my garden was a gate that I could reach and open and close it without physically going into his garden....

....and it was never seen or heard off again.

I know who the real animal is in that story. I'm assuming it's just a BS story and you're full of the bluster that comes from hiding behind the anonymity of the internet, otherwise you're nothing but a vile sociopath.

To the OP, most people respond well to a quiet word, although avoid passive aggression (anonymous notes through the door, horse heads in the bed, etc)

Coveredinbees!!!!

st999 wrote: »

This happened every day for a week and eventually one day he couldn't find it and it was never seen or heard off again.

He could never figure out how it got out.

I'm currently sitting here listening to my neighbours dog barking away, been doing it for a hour solid now since I got home, if there was a way I could release the mutt in to the wild I would do it right now.:mad:

viv0147

I had this problem so I said to my wife thats it I have had enough! So I got out of bed and I grabbed the dogs from their gardens and put them in my back garden and went back to bed and I said to my wife lets see how they like it.

Davesnave

Coveredinbees!!!! wrote: »

I'm currently sitting here listening to my neighbours dog barking away, been doing it for a hour solid now since I got home, if there was a way I could release the mutt in to the wild I would do it right now.:mad:

While there is no 'wild,' dogs are still pack animals, and if a human won't take the role of pack leader, you can guess what will!

This is something to explain to male nuisance dog owners. Implying that they are subordinate to their dog and, by implication, just a big wuss, will not make you flavour of the month, but you can bet the message will go home!

Just tell him, "Every time your dog barks like that, it's saying 'I'm in charge here!' He does it because you can't stop him."

Then run! :rotfl:

mrs_motivated

A few years ago, I was bothered by a small dogs constant yapping.

I wrote a polite letter explaining how it was disturbing us, but with understanding about how difficult it can be to keep dogs quiet etc. A week later there was a knock on the door and a nice guy with a small dog was stood there.

He apologised, introduced me to brandy the dog and explained he had been on a family holiday and his mum had been dog sitting. Unfortunately she was very hard of hearing and didn't hear the dog very well.

He told me that he thought I had handled the situation in a really good non confrontational way with a great letter (turns out he was an English teacher and took my letter to school to show his students).

We became friends . . . . And with Brandy too :T

Tiglath

Years ago my Mum had a yappy terrier who barked whenever he was alone and anyone walked past the house. She wasn't aware until the neighbours mentioned it - the solution was to draw the curtains and put the radio on low whenever she went out. Problem solved.

societys_child

evoke wrote: »

Thanks for all the invaluable advice. I think I will have to pluck up the courage and mention it to my immediate neighbours. The barking only happens when both dogs are in their back gardens.

I can tolerate it during the day but, for example, I was woken up at 7.00am this morning due to the barking. I am working evenings this week so hadn't had much sleep.

The thing is that this barking must be affecting at least eight families and it was fine last year but this year the two dogs seem to have a compeition on who can bark the loudest and longest!

7am? that's a lay in, it's usually before 5am around here when they sling their mutts out for an early morning !!!! followed by the incessant barking to be let back in :mad:

And yeah, we then have the same competition when all the others in the area get slung out into their respective yards.