I have lived in my house now for coming up to three years. The neighbours dog has always barked from when I moved in and the neighbour did little stop it. After 18 months, I posted a polite note after the dog had been barking for 5 hours while she was out.
It quietened down but not for long and after they got a new puppy which caused even more noise,some more polite notes and me going round to speak nicely to them, I wrote to the council.
The noise quietened for some time and although is still better than it was, at weekend I often have to listen to the dogs barking or howling for lengths at a time. She has to go out, I understand that, but yesterday it was an hour, and this afternoon after prolonged barking, I banged on the wall and the neighbour was actually in the house (just upstairs probably and the dog has separation anxiety).
WIBU to go back to the council? I'm tired of having my reading time or tv time or general relaxation time interserped by barking or howling and even though its not as bad as it was, should I be hearing dogs barking or howling several times a day? I just hate confrontation and as our back gardens are tiny, I'd rather have good neighbourly relations when we're all outside in summer.