Neigbours Dog

Samuel T. Cogley

Unfortunately we have a neigbour that we'll call 'difficult'. Attempts to very politely ask him not to leave his dog out throughout the night have met with some 'resistance'. To be completely fair it's not done very often but when it is (weeklyish), feck me, the thing goes nuts - how the people nearer him put up with it I don't know but then that goes back to the 'resistance' issue.

Any suggestions - I hate to try and do thing anonymously as I prefer to chat to my neigbours, and them me, if there are any issues but this one is a fairly difficult, if not entirely unique, issue.

Dog warden/council sites suggest a complaint has to be made to the district court. That's problematic in of itself, but without knowing the parties names it seems even more of an issue. Frankly I'd just like the guy to cop on, he's no bother to me otherwise - may have to just keep the head down though. Advice most welcome.

TheQuietFella

You will no assistance with this issue from anyone!!!

You will just have to sort this out yourself! :rolleyes:

kathleen37

Is the dog out because the house is empty I wonder? If it were me, I would be knocking when the dog was barking.

Other than that, sorry, this is such a tough one, and people can be such b's that it's hard to know how they will react. And if it turns out the dog is out as there is no one in the house? Again, no idea's. Sorry.

I do hope you can get sorted though.

njs030

The only rule about dogs barking is the noise issue so it would be under that you'd be making a complaint. And it's to the council as far as I know.
Otherwise does the dog have shelter, food and Water? If not you can contact the dog warden but it will be hard for them to see the dog outside during working hours unless you can get a photo.

TheQuietFella

notjustsweet wrote: »

The only rule about dogs barking is the noise issue so it would be under that you'd be making a complaint. And it's to the council as far as I know.
Otherwise does the dog have shelter, food and Water? If not you can contact the dog warden but it will be hard for them to see the dog outside during working hours unless you can get a photo.

A complete waste of time!

Samuel T. Cogley

It's definitely separation anxiety by the dog. They put him out when no one is there. There's no talking to the owner and I really mean that.

Definitely looks like not much can be done.

Thanks folks!

DBB

Depending upon how efficient your local dog wardens are, it may be worthwhile having a chat with them, to see if they'll call to your neighbour on a cage-rattling exercise. Some do, some don't.
It may also be possible, again depending on where you are, for your local SPCA inspector to do a similar cage-rattling visit.
The owners may pay no heed... But maybe they will. Worth a try?
Otherwise it's a matter of filling in a noise complaint form that is available on most county council websites, which will initiate an eventual court case. In this scenario, you need to show that you've tried the remedy the situation locally (eg by talking to the owners... Which itself is usually more successful if there's a collective approach by several/many neighbours, even the estate committee).
You would also be well advised to collect corroborative evidence, such as regular diary recordings of when and how long the barking happens, and audio or video recordings.
It's not a hopeless case, but it does seem that some councils are better at this sort of thing than others.

Samuel T. Cogley

Thanks all and thanks DBB. Does this go through the council though? It seems to just be a District Court complaint suggested. This is Dublin City (as I've actually only just found out) council.

DBB

It goes through the council, to the district court
You should be able to find the correct form on the DCC website.