The be angry at neighbour complaint

[leopardsponge]

I have been contacted by the council because one of my neighbours has complained about my dog barking. I don't know which neighbour, but I have a strong feeling who.

My dog goes outside first thing (around 7am) to pee and then is out during the day at various times. The garden backs into a footpath so people do pass and yes he does bark but he's a dog, that's what dogs do.

At least complain to me?

YABU.

Barking dogs are a massive nuisance and it's your responsibility to put a stop to it. Your neighbour is entitled to formally complain.

Probably never told you as you can obviously hear it and don’t give a fuck that it disturbs everyone because “ that’s what they do”

sort your dog with proper training, move or get rid so there is 3 options you can do

The same reason I have complained to the dog warden about my neighbour just letting her dog roam around, crapping everywhere. Not after confrontation, just want neighbour to know its been observed what she's doing. Her DH always walks the dog though. It's wrong what she's doing, but she needs told in a formal capacity. Same with yourself OP. Best it comes from the council.

I used to live next to someone like the OP. Thank fuck they moved away.

I understand why people go straight to council rather than chap a door. Not everyone is so open to a complaint being made to you on your doorstep.. and then what ? Go to the council then and they know it’s you and roll on the forever drama….

Train your dog ffs!!! people like you shouldn't have pets!!!

My next-door neighbours have two dogs and the barking is sometimes unbearable. It's a very loud high-pitched shriek. I can't sit out in the summer, and when the windows are open it can be torture.

You need to re-home the dog or train it.

Is this a reverse?

If not, anti-bark collar. They’re not expensive

I can't get over the sheer fucking audacity of these shit dog owners who think they have the right to allow their dogs to disturb everyone else's peace.

We had a very similar situation with a neighbour, she kept the dog outside 24/7 and it literally barked all the time. We (neighbours and I) collectively reported her to the council and they dealt with it. The dog was given away to a family member but it's back now and she keeps it indoors.

Oh, I don't know, training, changing the times you take him out, going out with him on the lead in the early morning so that he's less likely to bark outside your neighbour's house. I've done all of these things with dogs to make life a bit less unbearable for the people who live next door to us.

I do see why your neighbour didn't complain directly to you if your answer is "I can't do anything, that's what dogs do"

Have you heard of a useful site called Google?

Here you go

https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=What+can+I+do+to+train+my+dog+to+stop+barking+at+strangers%3F+

Yes i think they should complain to you first, but could you put yoursrl in their shoes? I and my neighbours had a nightmare 7 years of a dog barking n when i complained, owners threatened me. Leeds city council will probably make all the right noises to the complainer, but do absolutely nothing about it, as happened in our case. Constant dog barking (someone elses dog) can ruin a life n make it pretty miserable.

“At least complain to me.”

I mean, no offence OP, but just reading your extremely passive, whiny “ooohh but what can poor little old me dooooo?” posts; I can see exactly why your neighbour realised contacting you directly was a complete waste of breath.

That isn't your neighbours' problem. You sound entitled and rude.

Haha, the neighbour we reported gave us every excuse under the sun for her dog barking. First she blamed the cats in the area, then she blamed the birds, the wind, the other dogs barking setting hers off (very occasionally) then eventually she blamed our entire estate because "it's just too quiet and you all don't like any noise".

When we suggested she take the dog indoors, she genuinely thought we were being unreasonable. Reported her to council, job done.

I hope you don't mean Southend Dog Training. He's an unqualified cretin who uses pain and fear to "train" dogs and has no place being anywhere near an animal.

YABVU - I honestly think dog owners become bark-blind as well as nose blind and don’t realise how loud their dogs are. I stayed at SILs recently who has 2 dogs who barked all night, I got a it 2 hours sleep and she actually said they can’t have been, she didn’t hear a peep 🙄

Also I wouldn’t go at right to a neighbour because I tend to think dog owners are entitled and deluded about their fur baby. Cut out the middle man and go to a place that can actually do something about it.

Imagine living you life on attempted peace and all you can ever hear is a loud a gruff bark constantly. You don’t realise the kind of hellish existence that is.

They probably get the correct sense that you couldn’t give a fuck about anyone but yourself

You think it’s fine to make neighbours endure constant preventable noises just because OP can’t be arsed training her mutt?

You sound very unapproachable. Yabu and need to sort out the barking issue, how irritating for ALL of your neighbours

Did you expect dog ownership to be cheap?!

Did you name change just to back yourself up, op? 🤣

I say to him to stop but it does nothing

Oh FGS 🤣 this reminds me of when Greg Davies out “people who try and talk to their dogs” into Room 101.

Did you assume your dog speaks English?
Ot either

1. Doesn’t know what stop means
2. Knows what it means but doesn’t want to stop because it knows there’s no consequences

I honestly think anyone wanting to own a dog should take an intelligence test first