Noisy dog in new area

longwalks1

Following on from the 'cat fouling' post, We are looking to buy a house where i grew up but when we 2nd viewed it next doors dog was barking in the back garden, and was loud and sounded big. The seller said the neighbours are quite, but the dog did bark when we were in the rear garden.

I still want the house, and a dog wont put us off, but what options do/will we have if it becomes a pain? Just doing some forward planning
Thanks in advance

moneyistooshorttomention

An ultrasonic "Dog Stopper" type device (which I think are pretty effective personally) and hoping that particular dog isn't deaf and therefore wouldn't hear it.

warehouse

You will be stuck with it. The council won't want to know unless it's a complete pain, (good luck proving that), and you will have no peace.

So they say the neighbours are quiet? Of course they are!

Seriously consider not buying that property. Noise will ruin the enjoyment of it.

bouicca21

It barked when you were in the garden because it was being protective of its territory. Getting to know it may encourage it to accept and ignore you. You could actually train it to be quiet by the click and treat method.

A more obvious solution is just to find out how often it is left in the garden on its own. A bored, stressed dog is likely to bark, and if it is left out for long periods, bored and stressed is just what it will be.

longwalks1

warehouse wrote: »

You will be stuck with it. The council won't want to know unless it's a complete pain, (good luck proving that), and you will have no peace.

So they say the neighbours are quiet? Of course they are!

Seriously consider not buying that property. Noise will ruin the enjoyment of it.

the house in in a street we've been looking to move to for a long long time, first house to come up for sale in 3 years, not prepared to let a dog ruin my move, just wondering on the options at the moment

longwalks1

bouicca21 wrote: »

It barked when you were in the garden because it was being protective of its territory. Getting to know it may encourage it to accept and ignore you. You could actually train it to be quiet by the click and treat method.

A more obvious solution is just to find out how often it is left in the garden on its own. A bored, stressed dog is likely to bark, and if it is left out for long periods, bored and stressed is just what it will be.

The seller has already moved out, and wants a quick sale so no one to ask anyway about days/times its in the garden. I have a small dog who never, ever barks and i dont want it being scared to go out in the garden, or to learn to start barking because of a neighbours dog.

DettaWalker

If you really care about this property: Why don't you ring the neighbour's doorbell, introduce yourself politely and ask any questions to your heart's content. The neighbour's won't have any incentive lying to you. You could find out if their dog is in the garden a lot and whether it is hostile towards smaller dogs. Just tell them you're concerned about upsetting your own dog. Consider bringing your dog along and see if they can be friendly. If the neighbour is open in making sure the dogs do get along the barking might not be a problem in the future.

If you get bad vibes from the neighbour, you may want to reconsider.

GoldenShadow

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A barking dog would put me off but I'm sure you'd get a decent impression of how much the neighbours care by knocking. If they didn't seem to care I doubt I would want to live near them anyway, but I like peaceful living!

vqmismatch

To the OP I would be concerned that it could be a nightmare, I went home to visit my parents a few months back and kicked a neighbours new dog in the face as it stuck its head through the hedge to bark as I walked past. I thought it was going through the hedge to attack me but as it turns out it does it to bark at anyone going past any time from 0700 to 2200 after which it is locked in its kennel. Six months after they moved in it is still doing the same thing. Luckily its far enough along the road that my parents don't hear it but living next door could be murder.

That said, you may find you don't notice it after a few days, my current accomodation is right by a busy junction where lots of trucks leave a port, for the first week I found it very disturbing but now only notice it when a guest mentions it.

phill99

OP: Urban living isn't for you. You don't like cats and now you don't like dogs. You would be better off. By a house in the middle of nowhere. You have an intolerance that would make you the neighbour from hell.

If I was the dog owner and you moved in and started complaining with knowledge that the dog was already there, I would be mightily pi55ed off with you.

Propertyauthor

It is difficult to do something when the neighbours are noisy. One tack is to ask for more money off the property so you have more bargaining power when you come to sell.

The best suggestion is the one earlier, knock on the door and chat to the neighbour. If they are very defensive, it's unlikely they will do anything, if they look mortified and say they will do something about it, then you have more than a hope.

You can also talk to the Council upfront too, to see what rights you have.

As well as property, I used to do dog behaviour and when we had this problem, went round to the neighbour, taught them a few things and loaned them a 'masterplus' which is a kind treatment that via a collar 'sprays' a harmless substance, unlike the 'electric' collars which can hurt the dog.

Getting to know the dog will definitely help and hopefully they will get used to you, but if not worth having a back up plan agreed with the neighbour beforehand.

Hope that helps.