Noisy dogs.

jobeenfitz

I live in a quite estate in Athenry. New neighbours moved in and have two dogs living in their back yard. Anytime anyone goes out my door they go mad barking. Is there anything that can be done? I don't really blame the dogs, their just doing what dogs do. Its the people who own these dogs I blame. Is it the case that barking dogs are not as annoying to their owners as they are to their neighbours?

Pherekydes

The dogs are probably going through a settling in period. Give them time.

Specialun

Dont let people leave your house...sorted bruv

wazky

Steak + Brake fluid = Job done.

mattjack

wazky wrote: »

Steak + Brake fluid = Job done.

Hmmm ... that is a good way of getting rid of neighbours and then he could call the dog pound.

3rdDegree

We have a lot of noisy dogs in our estate. Their owners leave them alone all day and the dogs bark non-stop. Hard to know what to do in that situation. I doubt the owners even realize how their dogs are miserable and suffering from "separation anxiety" all day. But when the owners just sit in their house and let the dogs go ape, that can be annoying.

As per a suggestion I read here a while back, I changed my WiFi name to "Shut Your Fcuking Dog Up"; but the neighbors don't seem to care and the dogs don't seem to have phones, so it didn't achieve much.

Specialun

wazky wrote: »

Steak + Brake fluid = Job done.

Give the dogs steak while you cut the owners brake fluid yeah???

D1stant

I'm sure they are just lonely. It so lonely around the fields of Athenry :pac:

My name is URL

Mention it to the neighbours and gauge how they react. If they're flippant about it then give it a few days and if the dog's still barking contact the council. It may just be a case that the dog is having a hard time settling in to his new surroundings. Best thing to do first is just speak to the owners about it.

GarysGirl

there is a nuisance by barking dogs,section 25, Control of dogs act 1986. You can complain under this to your local council , it should be addressed on their website under environment. This is from Cork City Councils website-

Barking Dogs


Excessive Barking

Excessive dog barking that causes a nuisance is an offence. Where it appears to the District Court that a nuisance has been created as a result of excessive barking, the Court may -
Order a person to abate the nuisance by exercising due control over the dog.
Make an order limiting for such period as may be specified in the order the number of dogs to be kept by a person on their premises.
Direct that a dog be delivered to a dog warden to be dealt with by him in accordance with the provisions of the Control of Dogs Act, 1986, as if the dog were an unwanted dog.
Nuisance by Barking Dogs, Section 25, Control of Dogs Act 1986.

You can make a complaint about excessive barking to the District Court in accordance with Section 25 of Control of Dogs Act 1986 and Noise Regulation.

View the Barking Dog Form (pdf)

wazky

wazky wrote: »

Steak + Brake fluid = Job done.

Well today on boards I have learned that you can use break fluid to destroy someone's car paint and kill their dogs. Very versatile.

naughto

its happening in or easte as well we got the residentis committee together and 3 went around to there house to complain.we also contacted the dog warden,they can check if they have a dog licence.
it worked for about 4/5 months but the dogs have started up again.
they will now be getting a letter from the residentis committee saying that if it does not stop they will be contacting the courts/gardia and they will settle it through the courts.
you cannot have some p1rick of famaily destroying the peace and quite of your estate.do not let them away with it.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Knock into the people and tell them the problem you're having with their nosey dogs.

Get an Ultrasonic anti bark unit, it screeches back at the dogs everytime they bark, after a while they'll give barking as it hurts their ears.

It works on some teenagers as well.

jobeenfitz

Deleted User wrote: »

Get an Ultrasonic anti bark unit, it screeches back at the dogs everytime they bark, after a while they'll give barking as it hurts their ears.

It works on some teenagers as well.

This sounds good. Must check it out. thanks. Will have a chat with the neighbour first if the barking continues.

padraig.od

jobeenfitz wrote: »

This sounds good. Must check it out. thanks. Will have a chat with the neighbour first if the barking continues.

Right so, punish the poor dogs with a screeching device? That's hardly fair on the animal. Fault rests with the neighbours. They need to be responsible to their neighbours and their dogs. They can keep their animals indoors for example. Don't be such a wimp, if your neighbour is pissing you off do something about it!

Why people get dogs just to be ignored and kept in the garden I'll never know.

jobeenfitz

padraig.od wrote: »

Right so, punish the poor dogs with a screeching device? That's hardly fair on the animal. Fault rests with the neighbours. They need to be responsible to their neighbours and their dogs. They can keep their animals indoors for example. Don't be such a wimp, if your neighbour is pissing you off do something about it!

Why people get dogs just to be ignored and kept in the garden I'll never know.

And what would you suggest doing that would solve this Padraig?

tom.defoe@gmail

2 x sausages with rat poison in them...

GarysGirl

I agree with Padraig.od it is completely the owners fault. The dogs are doing no wrong. Any body wanting to have a dog should have to have themselves aswell as the the dogs trained to avoid any situations like this where they are having a negative effect on someboday else.

Rho b

I too would suggest that you go and speak with the neighbours. However bring a friend with you to act as a witness to the conversation - also as a back up in case they are total nut cases and react in an aggressive manner.

Shzm

tom.defoe@gmail wrote: »

2 x sausages with rat poison in them...

I'm no crazy animal lover, but jebus what a ****ing stupid comment.

How longs it been happening op? I'd say they'll settle down once they're used to the new smells and sounds of their new surroundings. If not, have a word to the owners like a normal person.

jobeenfitz

Shzm wrote: »

I'm no crazy animal lover, but jebus what a ****ing stupid comment.

How longs it been happening op? I'd say they'll settle down once they're used to the new smells and sounds of their new surroundings. If not, have a word to the owners like a normal person.

They only moved in 3 days ago. I'v already said I would speak to the owners if it continues. Hopefully they are reasonable people.

doolox

It is human nature to try and get your own back and it may happen that the nuisance neighbour may damage your property in retaliation to complaints about noisy dogs.

Owners of noisy dogs tend to be weak, lazy and careless sociopaths who have little or no regard for their neighbours, like the owners of constantly set off badly maintained alarms.

Directly contact the Gardai or County council for guidance and advice on making a complaint.

Do not make your identity known or else you leave yourself open to retaliation from these people.

padraig.od

jobeenfitz wrote: »

And what would you suggest doing that would solve this Padraig?

I'd start with not blaming the dog, it's the owners fault. Lots of good suggestions on the thread.

jobeenfitz

padraig.od wrote: »

I'd start with not blaming the dog, it's the owners fault. Lots of good suggestions on the thread.

I agree its not the dogs fault. This is the second time you have posted this advice but if you read the opening post I already said the same thing.

padraig.od

jobeenfitz wrote: »

I agree its not the dogs fault. This is the second time you have posted this advice but if you read the opening post I already said the same thing.

Well you also thought getting a device to aurally assault the dog was a good idea. It isn't.

Inbox

Get some hyena poo and let them sniff it through the fence. That'll scare them to silence.

jobeenfitz

padraig.od wrote: »

Well you also thought getting a device to aurally assault the dog was a good idea. It isn't.

Well its good that your here to let me know whats a good or bad Idea. Its not as easy make these decisions when your pizzed off. Again if you read my posts I said it sounded like a good idea but I would speak to the owner first. If they are not helpful I would try to solve my problem of noisy dogs.

bb12

It's only been 3 days! Jeeze. It'll take about 2 weeks for the dogs to settle and get used to their new surroundings and your problem will disappear. Worth the wait over making enemies of your new neighbours

naughto

bb12 wrote: »

It's only been 3 days! Jeeze. It'll take about 2 weeks for the dogs to settle and get used to their new surroundings and your problem will disappear. Worth the wait over making enemies of your new neighbours

if you havent being through it you do not no how f1ucking annoying it is.the little fu1cker is barking still about 4 houses down from me.hes at it all day.
and will be tomorrow when the people go to work they f1uck the dog out in to the back garden and leave him there.

Mike 1972

The vast majority of the population of the British Isles are quite delusional in that they see nothing wrong with the proposition that a modern densely populated urban estate is a suitable place to keep a dog.

Rosier

Many dog owners have no idea their dogs are barking all day as the dogs stop when they come home... some will be shocked when they learn this.

Tell them.

Nothing to do with dogs being unsettled. Lonely, separation anxiety..

Had trouble here, in a very rural area when the family across the fields chained their dogs up away from the house and left them out in all weathers. Howling, barking screaming hour after hour. Man is a drinker and would roil home in the small hours and set them off...

Tried the polite way, got the dog warden out etc and still it went on.

Called the dog warden and the gardai and the council ... Finally wrote a letter promising to take them to court and it has stopped. They seem to have moved the dogs a I occasionally hear a muffled whine

Worked for me this time and previously also.

Mike 1972

Mike 1972 wrote: »

The vast majority of the population of the British Isles are quite delusional in that they see nothing wrong with the proposition that a modern densely populated urban estate is a suitable place to keep a dog.

Depends on the estate, it may be a guard dog..... or a fighting dog!

Out here in the sticks, dogs usually roam free, their numbers kept in check by the traffic.

Rosier

Mike 1972 wrote: »

The vast majority of the population of the British Isles are quite delusional in that they see nothing wrong with the proposition that a modern densely populated urban estate is a suitable place to keep a dog.

It can work but not if you leave the dog outside all the time. Our dogs are in at night ...NB rural but the same applies.

For many old ones a dog is their only companion and the only exercise they get. Many dogs need little exercise; grey hounds are couch potatoes

Rho b

Rosier wrote: »

Many dogs need little exercise; grey hounds are couch potatoes

Most large breeds will become couch potatoes if given the chance/opportunity of a nice settee

Rho b

Rho b wrote: »

Most large breeds will become couch potatoes if given the chance/opportunity of a nice settee

So will the smaller ones as well, my jack russel cross will run for hours behind the bike when I exercise but given the chance, he'll slum it on the couch all day.

Rho b

Deleted User wrote: »

So will the smaller ones as well, my jack russel cross will run for hours behind the bike when I exercise but given the chance, he'll slum it on the couch all day.

I live in a rural situation and my JR cross always wants to be on the move whether be it hunting in the hedges etc. My rottie and lab xxxx prefer to chillax given the opportunity of the settee.
Personally I think smaller breeds, particularly if they have terrier blood in them, have more of a hunting instinct.

3rdDegree

naughto wrote: »

if you havent being through it you do not no how f1ucking annoying it is.the little fu1cker is barking still about 4 houses down from me.hes at it all day.
and will be tomorrow when the people go to work they f1uck the dog out in to the back garden and leave him there.

I've been putting up with it for 5 years! it's the price you pay for living in an estate. What can you do except go to war with everyone in your estate with a baking dog? Most dogs in estates bark! Most of your life would be spent fighting a battle you can never really win. Not worth it. Much easier to move to the country!

Morph the Cat

Inbox wrote: »

Get some hyena poo and let them sniff it through the fence. That'll scare them to silence.

Wow - what an amazing idea. And so many hyenas to choose from too! :rolleyes:

up for anything

Introduce yourself to the new neighbours and say about the dogs barking and ask if you can meet the dogs so they know at least you going in and out and might not bark. It probably won't work but it will serve to let them know that their dogs are causing a bit of a nuisance but that you're willing to be nice about it.

foggy_lad

Last year one of my neighbours had a dog that barked non stop for an hour or more several times a day starting early in the morning. After about a month I had had enough so got up one morning at 6am and went out in the yard and shouted in their direction as loud as I could "shut that f@#king dog up" the dog was kept indoors when he barked from that morning.

It probably helped thatlall the houses form a semicircle so my shout would seem louder and most of the neighbours heard me.

rustedtrumpet

Neighbours dog does the same, absolutely goes through your head after a couple of hours. Not just the barking, whining aswell, piercing on the ears after awhile because of how high a tone it is

Rosier

Deleted User wrote: »

So will the smaller ones as well, my jack russel cross will run for hours behind the bike when I exercise but given the chance, he'll slum it on the couch all day.

Wish mine would! I have two high energy dogs who get ratty and tetchy and squabble if they don't get walked enough..sheeting rain here today..

Rosier

foggy_lad wrote: »

Last year one of my neighbours had a dog that barked non stop for an hour or more several times a day starting early in the morning. After about a month I had had enough so got up one morning at 6am and went out in the yard and shouted in their direction as loud as I could "shut that f@#king dog up" the dog was kept indoors when he barked from that morning.

It probably helped thatlall the houses form a semicircle so my shout would seem louder and most of the neighbours heard me.

Good for you! Well done!

padraig.od

rustedtrumpet wrote: »

Neighbours dog does the same, absolutely goes through your head after a couple of hours. Not just the barking, whining aswell, piercing on the ears after awhile because of how high a tone it is

call your local SPCA, or the dog warden.

lahalane

This would not be a problem if everybody realised thats cats are a far more superior animal and a better choice of a pet.

UCDVet

Others have said it already but there really is a good chance the owners don't realize the dog is barking. That's not an excuse, IMHO, dog owners have a responsibility to make sure their dog isn't barking....but I digress.

The best thing to do is talk to them. If they are decent enough people, they'll apologize and take action to keep the dog quiet. If they are jerks, or if you don't feel comfortable bring it up - you can post them a note reminding them of their legal obligations (excessive barking is a crime).

That way, they have a chance to take care of the issue themselves, before you involve anyone else.

Savoir.Faire

It can be rather annoying. My friend has a cocker spaniel. He has formed rather an attachment to the mutt, despite the fact that the dog is incapable of remaining quiet for more than 20 seconds (rather like his owner I once quipped). As a gun dog he is absolutely hopeless, and I hope I don't see him bounding out of the back of the Defender at any stage this winter.

lahalane

lahalane wrote: »

This would not be a problem if everybody realised thats cats are a far more superior animal and a better choice of a pet.

yeah, but that wont happen, because its simply not true tho

gobnaitolunacy

UCDVet wrote: »

Others have said it already but there really is a good chance the owners don't realize the dog is barking. That's not an excuse, IMHO, dog owners have a responsibility to make sure their dog isn't barking....but I digress.

The best thing to do is talk to them. If they are decent enough people, they'll apologize and take action to keep the dog quiet. If they are jerks, or if you don't feel comfortable bring it up - you can post them a note reminding them of their legal obligations (excessive barking is a crime).

That way, they have a chance to take care of the issue themselves, before you involve anyone else.

+1, have a chat and find out if they're reasonable first, before bringing on the big guns.

keithclancy

Deleted User wrote: »

Depends on the estate, it may be a guard dog..... or a fighting dog!

Out here in the sticks, dogs usually roam free, their numbers kept in check by the traffic.

I thought it was the opposite.

Out in the sticks I'd keep my dog on a lead as its quite common for farmers to shoot stray dogs.