Loud dogs next door, would you buy?

SandyN21

Defo a big NO NO

ManuelG

Postik said:

Everyone's saying no, and I feel much the same, but bear in mind you could buy somewhere quiet and then a year later the neighbours could get 2 rescue dogs, or do something else equally as annoying.

Or they might not.

jaks111

Never been there done that 
I had a neighbour locked his dog out all hours barking mad 
he ignored him 

Murphybear

sourpuss2021 said:

I live in an upstairs terraced flat.  The downstairs next door neighbours had a large dog that would bark in the garden at 6.45am when they let it out, then at various points throughout the day when they would leave it in the garden.   It was horrendous!

I was constantly on edge because it was unpredictable and inescapable since I could hear it whatever room I was in.   Also it would run along the fence barking whenever I went in my own garden.

When the owners moved out unexpectedly one day, it was one of the happiest days of my life!   Because I thought I was stuck with it long term and it really did ruin living here. 

Depending on your sensitivities you might be better looking for another property, OP!

That sounds like my experience.  I lived a downstairs flat in an old Victorian terrace.  The people in the upstairs flat got a dog and the little so and so never stopped barking (or so it seemed).  I wrote them a little note to let them know about their dog and I got a response which stated “we’ve had it on very good authority that the dog only barks occasionally”.   Grrr …

When the agent came round for the rent I mentioned the dog and she said they had just moved out and the dog had practically wrecked the flat.  

This was in the 70s, long before tenants got referenced and no deposit paid.  It was a very residential area of London where there were few places to take their dogs for a walk.

The agent commented on how well behaved my cat was.  We both started laughing when I showed her the beautiful and very realistic “toy” cat that my ex husband had given me.  

bunnygo

don't buy anywhere within half a mile of this place. People who tolerate barking dogs in their house will be of the 'oh dogs do that' mindset and will take no action to stop it. Council are powerless.

Noneforit999

We have a garden which backs onto ours and they have a little yappy dog which they let and it then barks and barks and barks for about 15 minutes before eventually they let it back in. This happens several times a day, often from 07:00 to around 20:00.

Its not the end of the world but it drives me up the wall that they allow it to bark for 15 minutes before letting it back in.

Coincidently, they are the ones that have a trampoline right at the back of their garden, i.e. right by the fence to our garden and their kids seem to scream and shout on it for hours at a time in the summer, jumping over the fence level whilst we are in our garden.

In answer to the OP question. No I wouldn't absolutely not buy this house. 

The way I deal with it is that the kids will get older and the dog won't be around forever.

Sistergold

There is someone close enough to my house who occasionally lets their dog into the garden and the dog will constantly bark! It winds me up so much. Luckily it does not happen day in day out. Infact it happens once every few months. I suspect they will be looking after someone else’s dog?
 I must say I would not buy a house if I have observed that there is a dog which barks constantly. Best to save yourself the hassle. You will find a better house. 

fackers_2

This thread has helped us a lot! Reassured us of our decision which we will be grateful for later down the road. Cheers! 

robatwork

pinkteapot said:

Postik said:

Everyone's saying no, and I feel much the same, but bear in mind you could buy somewhere quiet and then a year later the neighbours could get 2 rescue dogs, or do something else equally as annoying.

A couple of people have said this and while it's true, if you worried about the "what ifs" for future neighbours you'd never buy anywhere (unless it was genuinely isolated). There's a big difference between a theoretical future bad neighbour, and a known one that already exists. 

Indeed we are veering into Donald Rumsfeld territory.

sourpuss2021

Noneforit999 said:

We have a garden which backs onto ours and they have a little yappy dog which they let and it then barks and barks and barks for about 15 minutes before eventually they let it back in. This happens several times a day, often from 07:00 to around 20:00.

Its not the end of the world but it drives me up the wall that they allow it to bark for 15 minutes before letting it back in.

Coincidently, they are the ones that have a trampoline right at the back of their garden, i.e. right by the fence to our garden and their kids seem to scream and shout on it for hours at a time in the summer, jumping over the fence level whilst we are in our garden.

In answer to the OP question. No I wouldn't absolutely not buy this house. 

The way I deal with it is that the kids will get older and the dog won't be around forever.

Or perhaps your future neighbours will have trampolining dogs, but they will do it quietly!