To think that barking dogs is the norm now?

[StephPerks]

I recently moved to a lovely neighbourhood but I'm at my wits end with the constant barking dogs here. There are two on my street here that start from 7:30 AM and are on/off until 10 PM. AIBU to think that this is just the world now, and that people think it's just ok to put dogs outside to bark all day?

I don’t mind dogs in cafes and restaurants if they are well trained. I grew up in continental Europe and it was always fairly common to bring dogs along but you’d be asked to leave if your pet could not behave accordingly. I’d they are laying under the table I don’t see how they’d be a hygiene issue

Completely agree. I can't stand being near humans anymore 😔

Yes, people are selfish lazy twats. I'd love to see areas/ towns etc where the fecking things are not allowed, the all the do owners can enjoy their pets together, and those of us who hate the fecking things could be free of them ( at least until we go in a shop/cafe/park/beach etc.

You can contact the local dog warden and they will go out to them. The more neighbours you get to chip in on the complaint the better, but they will accept just you saying it's a problem too.

Would a muzzle stop it?

Normal where i live also. I hate it

The dogs in my area are immediately told to stop whenever they begin barking and they do. Whether it's because I live in an affluent area (meaning the majority of homes have gardens rather than just tiny yards) so the dogs are presumably happier/not cooped up in tiny spaces and so only woof when they're playing? I don't know. It could just be luck. I do wonder though if the poor dogs who're barking constantly are the dogs who are kept outside 24/7? I know this does still happen and it's bloody cruel.

Yeah my neighbours have a barky breed. Either DH or i work from home every single & our office window looks out front and we never, ever see them walk it.

Yes, barking yapping dogs are irritating. No one minds a dog barking to alert its wonder someone is at the door, in the garden. A ‘ thank you, quiet now’ should do the trick.
im grumpy about the same owners who think dogs should be let bark endlessly are the same people who don’t see an issue with allowing their off lead.no recall/no manners dog jump all over my on lead dog,

We had 7 dogs in our cul-de-sac, including ours, and only ever had one that we heard bark regularly was our neighbours GSD which is a vocal breed. Don’t think we ever saw them walk it.

Our lab used to just stroll up to the fence and watch it go bonkers, which probably wound it up more.

It died a couple of years back and we hardly hear any now. Bliss.

Maybe you should offer to walk it instead of pushing notes through the door.

We have had our dog for 1.5 years and notice all the barking is instigated by the swathes of spaniels and pointers people are obsessed with although never seem to exercise them enough. We bring our boy in the second he starts but other owners let theirs bark away quite a lot. For context; we live in a small linear village with big gardens as standard for most homes.

But, even before we had our dog, I genuinely didn't care about dogs barking because it was never what i considered excessive - grew up with and adore dogs, the owners leave a lot to be desired at times though.

Agree with PP that a lot is down to lack of socialisation and exercise and more people being stressed and dogs feeding off it as well.

Just responding to say I'm in the same situation. My dog just barks constantly at visitors and she is very reactive around strangers and other dogs. We've tried everything. We've come round to the fact she'll probably never improve. She ignores strangers/other dogs on walks but once they get in her face she just hates it. We got her a nervous dog lead and it's been the best thing for her. It means we both enjoy her walks, me because I don't have to worry about trying to shield her from other people and her because she can be left to enjoy her walk without interruption. You still get other stupid dog owners who insist their dog is friendly and let them come upto mine with zero recall, well mine isn't and I'm trying to avoid any trouble!!!

It's the norm with my arsehole neighbours, but then letting their 6 kids play basketball metres from my living room for 14 hours a day isn't unknown for them either.

I'm actually bringing home a pup next week. As much as I'd love to spite my arsehole neighbours, I'll actually be spending a lot of time training this dog, and don't plan on just dumping it in the garden for most the day!

Mine has 😳 It was a very nice lawn too.

A cafe in town has a "Two barks and you're out" policy, which sounds highly reasonable.

I've had a dog barking on and off on most nice sunny days around my street for the last three years. I've never found the exact house it is from despite my best efforts. It's maddening, more so than the retirees deciding to cut the grass Sunday morning when they have all week to do this.

It drives me mad.

I love dogs and have one. He is properly supervised in the garden and when let out there is always someone nearby to react if he starts braking. But because he has been properly supervised he hardly ever does. Maybe once every 2-3 months.

Next door have 3 dogs they leave to come and go outside as they please and they go nuts at almost any noise so as soon as I step outside, they are barking.

There is also another house two doors down where they bark frequently too. So that if the two household are out at the same time it can be an hour or so back and forth.

It ruins sitting out in the garden and makes it hard to have my windows open at times.