To think next door neighbours have to sort their dogs out?

Mine is a working breed also. It isn't being a working breed that makes them bark.

I live close to a house with 7 dogs that bark and whine for hours day and night. Spoke to them numerous times and their excuse is dogs bark, noise is setting them off etc. There are a number of us in the street that have knocked on their door with same response. They now ignore the door.

quiet a few of us went to the council. Did a noise dairy. Council have sent letter and its improved. They also did a home visit. I know hear the owners try and shut up the dogs and they seem to have less dogs now.

it was worth it as my mental health was suffering. I couldn’t work at home or relax. I had to have tv on loud and couldn’t enjoy my garden.

the council haven’t said who it was. But I think as they had about 7 complaints they had to do something. I have been told I don’t need to declare this if selling.

You’ve forgotten the bank holiday it will be Monday!

I agree daft response to move!

@CoubousAndTourmaIet they're a working breed and shouldn't be in backyards. A working border collie will run 80km a day and use their brains when herding. No amount of walking will match that.

We're being woken through the night by the border collie from next door @k1233 , so it's interesting to hear your experiences. I'd never thought of it as a barky breed, but clearly it must be.
We are loath to complain because we have a much bigger dog, although she's as quiet as a mouse.

I feel your pain @Chefpig . I lived next to two mongrel border collies who loved to bark to hear the sound of their own voices. I despised those dogs and their owners. I moved from a low traffic cul-de-sac to a four lane road next to a primary school. The peace is blissful.

There's a little dog in a unit next to mine. She barks a bit, mostly when she sees someone out the front. Very handy to alert me to courier delivery as my two dogs are typically next to me, so miss the front door activity. She's settling down as she gets older and barking less. But her barking is nothing compared to those bloody border collies.

I think before you go down the council route you need to consider the levels of noise you yourself make. Everything is irritating to someone - cats pooing in other neighbours gardens, DIY at random times, late night BBQs, music, tv, the way you shut your front door, how loud you talk on the phone etc, how late you use your washing machine. Complaints can become a neighbourhood war these days, so if you put in a complaint you need to be prepared to go into battle.

We live between 4 yappy dogs so I know how annoying it is. I actually find the owners cackling laugh more annoying than their dogs barking at everything.

I don’t blame you, it would drive me insane.
I would complain to them first and then the council. They need to walk the dogs, train them not to bark non stop, probably to late for training but a dog walk would help.

One of my friends has just moved to get away from the increasingly grim area we live in and some awful neighbours who let their dogs crap in the back yard and never clean it up so the smell was vile. The sale and buying process took almost a year and cost her a fortune as she sold at a loss to

get the hell out. Now she has neighbours who make a noise until the early hours . That is the thing, you never know what you are getting into, the house is nice though and hopefully things will resolve themselves once the holiday period is over

Unfortunately there’s no guarantee the new neighbour won’t have noisy dogs or perhaps anti social in a different way. At my old house, next door had a tiny dog who barked at random times throughout the day and that set my nerves on edge so just can’t imagine the misery people experience when it’s non stop 😬

In reality you’ll need to move as it’s unlikely to change.

Somehow, this thread has ended up under 'Shopping' ... I am not sure why unless it is due to a couple of links.

Magic steaks - poison ?

Your answer is far sillier given the previous poster didn't specify anything about moving immediately in the first place!

It's not as if the council would come round today and remove the dogs if she rung, pretty much any action would obviously be long term rather than an immediate solution.

Whether OP is in a position to consider moving is probably the most important question to consider. If yes, it is relevant even if she wants to try other action first because legally if selling her property she has to declare any neighbour disputes, which reporting them to the council will come under. If she's in social housing she will need to consider the implications of abandoning her tenancy or trying to organise a swap. Renting privately would probably have the least implications.

If she's not in the position to be able to move anytime within the next few years then pretty much her only options are
A) trying to talk to the neighbours
B) if no success refer to council.

Sadly there's no guarantee either will work.

If you do refer to council they will ask you to do a noise diary- I would advise backdating this rather than starting today and waiting another few months. Then they'll probably get someone round for evidence - could take months and sods law it's the one time the dogs won't bark. Even then there are further stages before a fine and then more enforcement if they don't pay the fine.

Generally you can see why people do consider moving if possible.

when I had the same problem I tried blasting anti-dog barking noises via YouTube through the wall - it's so high pitched humans can't hear it but dogs can..honestly had mixed results one did seem to shut up but the other barked more. Worth a try. If it does work you can get automatic ones.

I see OP has not been back. Surely we need to know if OP has ever spoken to them about it (I'm intrigued by the 30 years reference though; they need to be onto the Guinness Book of Records about that dog ...!) - and if you don't want bad relations OP how would shouting be preferable to discussion?

Council support depends on where you live - if the dogs are barking for 10 minutes at a time then I don't think they will help; I am sure I read somewhere it has to be constantly minimum 20 minute stretches, consistently throughout the day and night.

Makes me think of Clarence from Keeping Mum!

Constant barking is stressful and your frustration is understandable.
Try white noise or a calm daytime conversation before escalating.
If it continues, formal action is reasonable training is the owner’s responsibility.

That makes no sense whatsoever, because you don't know how old these particular dogs are, or how long the people have had them.

I had a dog like this. We had numerous behaviorists and trainers and nothing worked. It literally drove me to mental illness be kind and speak to them but honestly they may be doing everything they can

What did they say when you spoke to them about it? I assume you have?

Have you spoken to them about it? Obviously they know the dogs bark, they may be unaware how much you can hear it/it affects you though.

I have the exact same neighbours! Their response is “Well, Dogs bark!”

And that’s that. They can’t think any deeper than that. (But they will still scream at their dog to stop barking if it’s annoying THEM?!)

The barking is annoying enough. It’s double annoying followed by them screeching the dog’s name to no effect.

Try getting something that will make the dog worse so it barks constantly 24/7, maybe an outdoor chime or something. Then get yourself some good In Ear Monitors (really good earplugs) to block the sound for you, and hope that they soon get so sick of the noise they get rid of the dog.