Neighbour and barking dog

alison99_2

Couldn't your other half have a word with her instead? It would take the stressfulness of the situation off you that way.

jockettuk

what about enquiring after the health of the husband and mabey offer to take the dog out or let it out whilst she concentrates on her husband,, she may well know the dog barks but she wont know how much and how long for if she not in and no one tells her..

you can do 1 of 3 things

1 speak to her in whatever way you feel comfortable with, like i say she might not know how bad it is.

2. contact the council which will take weeks or months to get sorted so still got a barking dog.

3 or do nothing and just get on with it, end up having a breakdown because of the stress which means your health is suffering..


Its up to you but the balls in your court and the sooner the better it gets sorted the nicer life will be

Benny24

Do you really want the stress to continue? Grab the bull by the horns go round there, be polite and tell her that the dog is barking all day. Sympathise with her situation (husband etc.) but also explain the barking is driving you nuts!
Tape the dog barking if you want! But really, your neighbour may have no idea at all that the dog is barking..... all day..... because she isn't there!

She may well be surprised and be mortified, I know I would be, but if she doesn't know she can't do anything about it.

And if she gets nasty or uppity, play her the tape of him yapping and gently explain the next step is the council!

Good luck and let us know how you are doing.

pink.1970

Misty - My sister and her family have had to get the council involved aswell, she has had the same problem for ages now. She waiting to hear back from council about recording the noise, I told her to record it aswell so they have a back up copy if you see what I mean. I'm hoping it will get sorted quickly for them.

bulchy

I agree with jockettuk, and was going to post exact same advice. I have 2 dogs, and dread to think what would happen if I was in the same situation as your neighbour. When my son was in hospital in the summer we were lucky that our older daughter was finished school and able to help look after the dogs, otherwise my neighbour may well have been the one posting this As you have a dog yourself, maybe you could offer to walk her dog when you walk your own.
Sue

Nicki

How about a nice, signed note through the door?

Something along the lines of: Very sorry to hear that her hubby is unwell, know its a difficult time for her. You are sorry to bring it up, but you are also unwell and at home all day at the moment, and that the dog is distressed by being left alone, and is barking all day and night, which is making you more unwell. You can't unfortunately due to circumstances offer to look after the dog yourself, but would it be possible for her to arrange for someone to come and let the dog out regularly, or to take the dog with her when she goes out. If you can find the names of any dog walking services nearby, perhaps you could include them with the letter. End by wishing them both a happy christmas and a speedy recovery for the husband.

If it doesn't work, follow up with another tougher note after Christmas, to say that you are sorry to say the situation hasn't improved, that you are concerned about the dog's welfare, as it is clearly being left alone all day, and that they are causing a nuisance to you and other neighbours, and that you will therefore have to report the matter to Dog Warden and to Environmental Health if a solution can't be found, but that given their current circumstances, you hope that you can work together to find a solution without having to do that.

Then if there is no breakthrough within a couple of days of sending letter 2, carry out the threat.

thetope

we had a neighbour whose dog was kept outside in the yard all night. we ended up asking the council noise people to come out - they put a polite yet official note through the door on our behalf (promising no way to trace back to us - in fact we didn't know which house it was they had to tiptoe up the alley to find which one was responsible) and the barking ceased abruptly. so abruptly in fact that we feared they'd taken a shovel to its head and felt guilty for about 3 months.

flutsy

buy her a present. a bunch of flowers for her and a stop dog barking collar!

zebidee1

Thanks to everyone for replying.

I wonder if my neighbour read this last night because the dog has been quiet today, lol.

To answer a few points....She knows it barks but I'm not sure if she knows how much.

The dog isn't trained, it's an older very unruly animal and it escapes regularly and runs off. I have enough on my plate at the moment without having to deal with her untrained dog too, so offering to walk/look after is not an option. Also, my own newish pup is a very scared nervous little boy right now and the last thing he needs is the dog next door.

My OH is not a people person (bless him, he does try) and he recoiled with horror at the mere suggestion of him having a word. :rolleyes:

I may use the bones of Nicki's letter (thank you!) but I'll lie and say I had called a couple of times to speak with her but haven't managed to get her in so I hope she didn't mind a wee note instead.

When I will get the bottle to actually do this though...........I'll have to work on it. I need to play the scene out in my head a few times first.:o

Thanks again everyone. Even having a wee moan and a chat about the situation has let out some stress.

SparkyMark

zebidee1 wrote: »

I wonder if my neighbour read this last night

She might not have needed to, you did say she was psychic