Neighbours who complain

EssexHebridean

prowla said:

Some neighbours whom I've always got on well with are dog people.

One if their dogs ruined my summer for several years as it was barking during the day, to the point I didn't like having my back door open.

They were both working, and I think the dog couldn't understand them not being there, so was just continually calling them in a distressed tone.

Of course, when I spoke to them about it, they were at home, so it was happy.

That dog is now no longer there and their newer one just barks occasionally, which is OK.

My parents have always made a point of specifically asking neighbours to let them know if they hear their dogs barking while they are out. It’s good practise, as after all, you don’t know what happens when you’re not there, and as a dog owner it’s better to know about it sooner rather than later so that the behaviour can be addressed. 

horsewithnoname

diystarter7 said:

Dear OP

Please accept my sincere aplogies for agree with the 'no dog comments,' as it is what it is.

However, I have met many clients when I worked with dogs and they rightly so treated their dogs like family but TBH often treated their dogs better than some families, lol, just jesting

It is hard to move home when you own it. It is never nice to live near or especially next door to someone who does not get on with you.

At times, a bit of giving, taking and biting ones tongue can go a long way

I honestly wish you, your family, dogs a really happy and good time at your new place that is stress-free. Try to make the most of what you have and at times if possible, comments like they made, next door etc, in the one ear out of the other but put yourself in their shoes if possible.

Sadly, at times some people are just unreasonable, envious and you don't have to look far and the best thing is to ignore them, but better still just be civil, a polite hi and bye, see you later.

Good luck and God bless

May you have neighbours with a whining dog; you may find your point of view very quickly changes. It’s a flipping nightmare. 

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diystarter7 said:

At times, a bit of giving, taking and biting ones tongue can go a long way

I honestly wish you, your family, dogs a really happy and good time at your new place that is stress-free. Try to make the most of what you have and at times if possible, comments like they made, next door etc, in the one ear out of the other but put yourself in their shoes if possible.

Sadly, at times some people are just unreasonable, envious and you don't have to look far and the best thing is to ignore them, but better still just be civil, a polite hi and bye, see you later 

They don’t need to bite their tongue, or offer a bit of giving. They need to shut their dog up, or train it better. 

You do post a lot of nonsense. I’m sure that’ll go, like you say, in one ear and out the other. 

diystarter7

horsewithnoname said:

diystarter7 said:

Dear OP

Please accept my sincere aplogies for agree with the 'no dog comments,' as it is what it is.

However, I have met many clients when I worked with dogs and they rightly so treated their dogs like family but TBH often treated their dogs better than some families, lol, just jesting

It is hard to move home when you own it. It is never nice to live near or especially next door to someone who does not get on with you.

At times, a bit of giving, taking and biting ones tongue can go a long way

I honestly wish you, your family, dogs a really happy and good time at your new place that is stress-free. Try to make the most of what you have and at times if possible, comments like they made, next door etc, in the one ear out of the other but put yourself in their shoes if possible.

Sadly, at times some people are just unreasonable, envious and you don't have to look far and the best thing is to ignore them, but better still just be civil, a polite hi and bye, see you later.

Good luck and God bless

May you have neighbours with a whining dog; you may find your point of view very quickly changes. It’s a flipping nightmare. 

Hi
Thank you.
I will pray for you as you are clearly suffering from this scenario.
We do not own a dog and take precautions and dread dog owners like those living next to you.
What action have yu taken to resolve this scenario?
Take care, and enjoy your weekend 

Abbafan1972

We don’t own a dog ourselves and there are immediate neighbours to us that own dogs and we don’t hear any noise from them - although you can sometimes hear a what I call a “yappy” dog in the distance, but am unsure where this comes from. 

On a walk recently, there is a house at the end of our road for sale and it has been for some time and we did comment on this. A recent refurbishment and I think it’s over priced for a 2 bed end of terrace, but hey ho. My point is that there is barking dog at the house next door which has large gates at the front and regularly when we walk past, depending on the time of day, a dog (like a terrier type maybe) appears under the gate barking manically. I don’t know anything else about the dog’s behaviour but maybe this has put potential viewers off, I wouldn’t like it either if I was being constantly disturbed by a neighbour’s dog. But of course , you can’t always guarantee that your immediate neighbours won’t get a dog and I don’t have a problem with dogs and I love them but some people can be really inconsiderate. 

Stubod

I find it odd that the OP has a barking dog that wakes up the neigbours, but then post "Neighbours that complain"? I am not sure what they expect, but this seems to be fairly typical of some dog owners who have absolutely no respect for their neigbours and are happy to let their dogs bark as much as they see fit without appreciating the imact it is having on their surroundings. Our neigbours have a dog that we have hardly ever heard, but on a neigbouring estate there is a dog that barks for most of the day and I feel so sorry for their neigbours, if it were mine I would be mortified!

Abbafan1972

I would say that anyone with an ounce of consideration would have posted this in the pet care section (is there one, I don’t know) , saying something like “my dog cries in the morning and it’s disturbing my neighbours, how do I stop it?”. Not “neighbours who complain”, lol. 

london21

I will be annoyed as well as your neighbours are.

Weekends are when I catch up on sleep and would be annoyed to be woken up by a crying dog.

It is your dog so you can accomodate it but your neighbours did not sign up for such.

If you take action and are proactive about it will be less annoying but if you do nothing they will get even more annoyed and become a complaining neighbour. 

GDB2222

Stubod said:

I find it odd that the OP has a barking dog that wakes up the neigbours, but then post "Neighbours that complain"? I am not sure what they expect, but this seems to be fairly typical of some dog owners who have absolutely no respect for their neigbours and are happy to let their dogs bark as much as they see fit without appreciating the imact it is having on their surroundings. Our neigbours have a dog that we have hardly ever heard, but on a neigbouring estate there is a dog that barks for most of the day and I feel so sorry for their neigbours, if it were mine I would be mortified!

I’m not sure how easy it is to stop a dog barking? Those collars that shock the dog when it barks strike me as cruel, and even if they work that might be at the expense of making the dog a nervous wreck.

YoungBlueEyes

Very easy to stop a dog barking - simply address what dog is telling you.

I need a wee, come let me out. There's noises outside, I need to check the territory. I don't want to be trapped in another room while you're all eating, I can smell it you know! I've decided that's my seat and I don't want you in it, MOVE! Etc etc etc.

I should say - this doesn't apply if your dog is poorly/injured/whelping. The vast majority of barking is lack of training and owners not listening to their dogs. 

Edit - I think shock collars are cruel and should be banned.