HELP! DOG BARKING - almost every day for at least a year

brownmini

HELP!
There are 6 dogs within 200metres of me and they all bark at some time in
the day/evening but one barks and barks and barks all day and night.
As early as 0650 and as late as 2355.

The house where this one dog is has neighbours on both sides
(even closer than I am).

I can't be the only one with a situation like this.

Can someone please tell me what can be done from the civil and legal side?

Lambo28

Its the same where i live. There are about 6 different dogs near our house and if one starts they all start off.

I doubt there's anything you can do

0ph0rce0

Just what we need

Took that out cause i dont want any people calling me mean

Pawwed Rig

Not sure about the little box in the hedge but sounds like a good idea.

Legalwise you are talking of filing a nuisance claim against your neighbour through the courts.

Alternaively have you tried talking to the owner of the dog?

Browning2010

Aldi are doing a special on ear muffs this week:cool:

brownmini

Browning2010 wrote: »

Aldi are doing a special on ear muffs this week:cool:

I was in ALDI during the week, they have a great selection of tools and other handy bits [declaration: I do not work for/in ALDI]

kylith

Drop into your neighbour and let them know. I was oblivious to the fact that my dogs were bothering my neighbour because I'm a heavy sleeper, but when they knocked in and let me know I could remedy it. It's very possible that they're away at work early so are unaware of the nuisance. Letting them know would give them the opportunity to fix it without having to get the law I volved.

mr bungle.

i doubt that there is no point in talking to the owners.they obviously dont give a toss.if my dogs are barkihg for more than a minute i go out and shut them so they dont piss off my neighbours

kylith

Well the Garaí will most likely tell you that it's a civil matterand there's nothing they can do about it.

January

Just please, please make sure you're knocking into the right neighbour!

During a recent conversation with a neighbour of mine he stated that my two little jack russells were great little guard dogs and would bark at anything in the middle of the night. My dogs don't be out at night time (well, at 11pm for about 10 minutes to do their business). He wasn't complaining or anything thought

tk123

brownmini wrote: »

Can someone please tell me what can be done from the civil and legal side?

The civil thing to do is have a word with your neighbours.

brownmini

tk123 wrote: »

The civil thing to do is have a word with your neighbours.

Thank you to all of you who replied.

brenn7475

worth a shot

http://www.petsafe.ie/magento/index.php/bark-control/outdoor-bark-control-unit.html

brownmini

brenn7475 wrote: »

worth a shot

http://www.petsafe.ie/magento/index.php/bark-control/outdoor-bark-control-unit.html

Thanks for the suggestion but I don't want to enter the ''electronic counter-measures'' arena.

brenn7475

brownmini wrote: »

Thanks for the suggestion but I don't want to enter the ''electronic counter-measures'' arena.

Quite discreet these things...hang it somewhere that it won't be seen.

Could seriously be the best thing for it...as it says it just send out a sound wave when the dog barks. Kinda like a dog whistle. I've had the same problem with barking dogs in my estate. Problem was dogs were too far for something like this to work. But if it's beside you. Zap the little fecker...he'll learn to shut up quick enough.

Any other suggestions????? dunno

maggiepip

brownmini wrote: »

Thank you to all of you who replied.

Did you get the problem solved?

brownmini

maggiepip wrote: »

Did you get the problem solved?

Nope.
Although - during Xmas there was a marked decrease in barking.
I suppose now that Xmas is over - ''Normal service will resume".

Synyster Shadow

I feel your pain Whatever bout the barking during the day but night time is just ridiculous.. Im 7 months Pregnant and I have the most uncumfee sleep as it is but having dogs barking all night (8 dogs) is really testing my patients, I mean can the owners not hear them at all one is next door small and very yappy dog.! Im like a zombie most days and sitting at hospital appointments for 3-4 hours with no sleep is torture!

If you find a solution I'd love to hear it

brownmini

Synyster Shadow wrote: »

I feel your pain

If you find a solution I'd love to hear it

I am trying to figure out the attitude of a dog owner that knowingly leaves
their dog out in a back garden - barking its head off and various times of
morning, day, night and even very early morning.

I am trying to figure out if they have any idea how loud their dog's bark
actually is.

If I was to play some song at the same loudness and in a pattern similar to
a dog barking, I'm sure that I would have someone standing at my front
door wearing a navy blue uniform fairly fast especially if I was to do it
when most of my neighbours were trying to sleep.

maggiepip

You should go and have a chat with some of the nearby (non dog barking) neighbours and see what they think about this - they probably feel exactly as you do. With the support of a few other neighbours you may be able to come up with a plan of action. The feeling of support/someone on your side can help enormously.

One thing that comes to mind is sending polite letters as a group/committee ( I say polite as a starter!) highlighting the effects of constant dog barking i.e psyhcological distress, children not getting to sleep for school, night shift workers getting no daytime sleep etc etc etc......do you have a residents committee? Could you speak to them? Its much easier to deal with something like this with support and numbers.

brownmini

maggiepip wrote: »

You should go and have a chat with some of ...

The original dog that caused me to start this thread is apparently gone(for now).
How this dog barked so much and didn't pass-out/faint I will never know.

And before you start singing...
A dog 'next door' to the original house that looks similar to original
dog has been making its presence heard since mid January.