She has two little dogs, i think one is a yorkie, the other is a shit-zu. They both bark constantly when they're outside, and they're nearly always in the garden in the good weather.
You really can't even sneeze or cough in the garden without them both starting barking. They bark when i'm out there hanging the washing out, when the kids are playing, when i'm just out there relaxing and watching the cat wandering around and playing chase-the-flies.
I dont really know her, but i know her ex-dil and her granddaughter is my kids friend, the girls often chatter through the fence when she's there, and i DO know through my friend that my neighbour doesn't know why they're barking so much since she moved there 2 years ago, they never used to be like it from what she's said.
I put up with it most of last year, but this year i have really just had enough. They've been barking non stop for the last 2hrs and i'm about to put the kids to bed, the oldest of whom has Sensory Processing disorder among other SN's and he's been complaining of the barking hurting his ears and keeping him awake.
I have asked friend to have a quiet word with her about it, and apparently she'd tried but they just won't stop, so me going around there and saying something face to face isn't going to have much luck either!
I just had enough and shouted over the fence "Will you shut those bloody dogs up!" and she did call them back in (for 10 minutes, they're now going at it again) and i have enough issues getting DS to sleep with his SN's as it is!
Now i know its not polite, but i've had enough.
How much of a nuisance do you have to put up with before you can complain to the council about them? I dont want to do that, but if she doesn't stop them, i dont know what else to do.