anyone else have a barking dog next door?

[tiggywink92]

I have lived in our home here for nearly 30 yrs.  Never had dog problems:-(  The last 18 months has been TERRIBLE.

  2 doors down had  a dog that has left me that anxious that barked hours and hours until its voicebox squeaked.  Owner said to council i dont care im not home to hear it.  All us neighbours were about to take him to court and thank goodness he sold the house and left. Council  is hopeless they do nothing he got 5 fines and didnt pay.   2 WEEKS later metres from our house at the back new neighbours moved in with a dam other new dog and then the next WEEK neighbours behind us even closer about 7 metres from their house to ours got a new puppy let it bark at the back at their back door.  Thought it was quiet the dog has gone and last week that neighbour had a english bulldog which i never heard.  THe other neighbours behind us moved as the  house went for sale. It WAS SO QUIET for 2 months i would sit outside and just relax thinking how relaxing it was to just have quiet.

WELL these eldery couple has just got a new DAM PUPPY she lets it out early in the morning and lets it yappy yap yap 3 barks a second right near our bedroom window.  I drove around and shes home i saw her come to the window.  WHY WOULD YOU LET A DAM DOG metres around other homes just let it yap for ages.  Its under the verandah so it just echoes right through our home.  Im back again closing the sliding doors, windows and putting the tv on and i still can hear that dam mutt of a dog.

Rang the council yet again and they are hopeless.  We have just finished extending and our home is pretty large now everything is done and i dont want to move but my nerves cant take it:-(

AND the other  neighbours right behind us on our double storey i heard some crying and they have a new BLUE HEELER dog.  The council told me they need to be walked 15 kms a day.  Their back yard is tiny and right near our back family room and bedroom.

Im about to write these other neighbours a letter but HONESTLY common sense why move into a new neighbourhood and just ignore its yapping so dam rude!!!

sorry just need to vent.  I have a golden and we have taught him from day one not to bark and the other neighbour thought he was gone as he never hears our dog.

[lyndal1838]

If you mean Clomicalm it is a prescription medication meant to be used in conjunction with training and behaviour modification.

If the owners are happy to let the dog bark they are hardly likely to be running to the Vet for the medication an doing any training.  A bit of training and the medication may not be needed anyway.

[tiggywink92]

Hi yes i have used ear plugs that much that it caused an ear infection!!!!!  So thank you but thats no solution:-(

[tiggywink92]

umm no i have a beautiful golden called Buddy that spends most of his time inside with us.  What i HATE is other peoples untrained dogs barking.  LIke i said you are not in my situation so very easy to judge.  Get someone to blow a whistle near you and you are not allowed to know when they feel like stopping!!!  

And if you really want to know about my personal life why i cant walk a neighbours dog is that im home with a chronic pain issue which is NOT HELPING my stress situation.

I find alot of regular ebay trolls on here are very judgeful mean rude people that have no compassion for others.  IVe seen them talk down to others seriously i think they need to get a life!!

To the other helpful person yes i was thinking of speaking to her what command she tells the dog off.  BUt the end of the day this couple decided to get a puppy leave it outside ALL DAY while they work and not think that the puppy will be upset hours upon hours by itself!!!  The other day it was freezing and pouring with rain and i did feel for the little thing being stuck outside!!

[amalan11]

I suspect many people do not give enough  thought to the needs and welfare of the dog. I think they just get a puppy as they are cute or a dog for security  without considering it is a very bright active creature with a high social requirement to be happy . I think all dogs require quite a bit of time and at least a walk a day to be happy .... more with many breeds.

I see many people who are great with their dogs but some its more about them than the poor dog.Sad part is if something  is done about the barking it will be the poor dog pays the price.

I always think if you actually  cared for the poor dog you would do your utmost to address barking ect before dog ends up i  huge trouble. The selfish cow in your case needs to pop dog inside if its a barker . 

[tiggywink92]

She said her puppy is an "outdoor" doggie.  She wont let it in as it will wreck her house!!  And not to think they mistreat the dog from all the barking but really they are as its alone most of the time!!!.   I thought afterwards she could get some baby gates and section off  a part of the house for him maybe ill suggest it to her.  But even if the dog didnt bark i wouldnt get a puppy and throw it outside.  When we go our golden i was home full time with him so hes never been alone, he lying down next to me hinting for his dinner.  Gosh wish all dogs were like Buddy if we do hear him bark for a few seconds outside we are all shocked that Buddy can bark lol  But hes been brought up not to bark hes such a good boy.

[ten*teeny*tiny*toes]

I have found that some dogs have a propensity to bark and some don't.

Much like people who whinge. Hard to change some behaviours.

[amalan11]

It would be an idea to suggest  gate or something. I keep my dogs inside mostly now its my choice   but my mum would not allow in the main house full time so they were allowed in the back half, hall,kitchen, laundry  ect and that worked ok..

you may find that the other neighbors complain if it keeps up  whatever  they say at the moment. People get fed up after a while. 

[lyndal1838]

If the puppy is outside in all weathers and barking all the time you could try the RSPCA in place of the Council rangers.  Even if they only talk to the owners to "educate" them it may make them realise that they are going to get into more trouble if they don't do something.

If the barking is really as bad as you say you can ring the police and report it as noise pollution....if there is an Environmental Protection Agency office near you it might be worth having a word with them.

[chameleon54]

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@bushies.girl wrote:

You DRUGGED someone else's dog ? What a selfish, thoughtless thing to do    ... That is discusting!

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Yes I used veterinary supplied sedatives, designed for dogs at the correct dosage and on the advice of a local vet .  Selfish and thoughtless  ??? ...............bushies.girl, Maybe you should direct your misplaced hysteria at the dope addicts who lived in the squalid house at the rear of our property.

The dog was chained 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to an old 200 litre drum, surrounded by his own waste and often out of water. No wonder it barked incesstantly. Several of the surrounding neighbours had notified the council dog control officer of the barking and the conditions the dog was kept in, but nothing was ever done for the poor dog.

Now that's what I would call discusting ( sic. )

[daydream**believer]

We just recently got a puppy. She's a lab x beagle and it now about 6 months old. We have called her Lacey.

First off i have to say there is nothing wrong with having a dog outside.  Lacey, is an outside dog. I take her for a half hour walk every morning then I go out to her and spend quality time with her doing training and playing at least 6 times a day before I go to work at 2pm. Then my kids get home at 3:15pm and take her for another half hour walk and then one of them is out with her on and off till 6pm.

At times when she is alone, she is in a secure, safe yard full of different toys for her to play with. She is already trained to poop in one area of the yard. She has plenty of shelter from the sun and rain. When she is alone, she knows how to entertain herself and she only barks when a stranger comes to our back gate. I have spoken to my neighbours and they all say they never hear a sound from her when we are not home.
I know of many people who have their dogs inside, yet completely ignore them all day.
With an outside dog, as a family we make the time to go out to Lacey and we make that time fully about her through playing and training.
In my opinion Lacey has everything a dog could want and more.

I have trained her from day 1 to not do any unnecessary barking. When she does bark, we go out and see what she is barking at. Most of the time its due to a tennis ball hitting our fence. We tell he shes a good girl and that its ok and to hush now. That way she knows she did the right thing by alerting us to something different. Early on, if she continued to bark we would give her a stern NO MORE and she would stop.

It is not hard to train a dog to not bark and it does not take a long time.

Clearly your neighbour has no idea whats shes doing and has no intention of stopping the dog from barking so i fear your problem is going to get worse.

Im in S.A and noise complaints due to barking need to be addressed to the local council. If i were you i would be keeping a detailed log of the barking and also recording it from inside your bedroom.

I would do that for a week, then take all of the info into the council.

If they fail to help you, i would go to the police station