Does anyone else have a neighbour whose dog just barks constantly when left?

[rainandshine38]

The constant barking is driving me demented. They bought this dog during Covid and anytime it is left it starts barking continuously. It’s worse during school holidays as he takes the kids away and mother goes out leaving it to bark endlessly.

We currently have a reasonable relationship but this is going to test that I think.

In the past I have made comments. They are clearly aware their dog does this because a few weeks ago they asked my daughter if she would sit round at theirs to stop their dog barking whilst they went out. She declined and they still went leaving their dog to bark all evening.

Oh that sounds awful. What a nightmare situation. Keep on reporting it I think. Keep talking to the neighbour about the problem. Maybe they think if no one is mentioning it no one minds anymore?

Bloody hell They have a GSD and don't exercise him?? Wtaf is wrong with people. I give up. Report to the council and dog warden. Record the barking and howling. Keep complaining to the neighbours. Print off laws and regulations about barking dogs if necessary and post through their door. Why do some people bother getting dogs?

You can get collars that vibrate and let out a high pitched noise only dogs can hear which stops them barking. I’d recommend to them that they get one. They aren’t going to be people who are arsed about training the dog and at least this will resolve the problem

I'm not surprised the RSPCA refused to help. I foster cats and kittens & we regularly get members of the public approaching our small local charity with stray pregnant cats when RSPCA & some vets have told them to put them back into the garden (in winter!) as there's nothing they can do to help. Also had a case where a woman left ££££ to RSPCA in her will and had 2 cats who were around 10. RSPCA refused to take cats and offered vouchers for euthanasia instead. We took the cats in. Some local branches of the RSPCA are great I'm sure but as a national charity I think they are shocking personally. Its usually the smaller charities who pick up the pieces when they refuse to come out or help.

All these poor dogs, there must be thousands of them in the country living a pretty miserable life. You get a dog, you train it to cope with being left from day one so that it doesn't spend it's life in distress every time you go out. If not possible then you make arrangements for it to not be alone. Expensive? Yes. But tough shit, you chose to get the dog, it didn't choose you. People are so selfish.

OP, I would just report to the council. I would find the constant barking really stressful to live with.

Agree with this. It was one of my biggest concerns when we got our pooch. I have cameras indoors so I check on him regularly and he just sleeps, he only barks when we are home and somebody comes to the door I think for our benefit!
Even then he is exercised twice a day and only left for a few hours at a time else we get somebody to sit with him.
I think many people get dogs without realising how much input they need. They aren’t like cats!

They should bring back dog licences to prove people's suitability to own one. Our DD begged us to get a dog when she was small but we refused because we both worked outside the house. It's only now I WFH (for myself, so it's a permanent arrangement) that we felt able to have one. When we go out and can't take the dog with us, it's never for longer than four hours or she goes to our friends or we have a dog sitter come in. Yes, the latter is expensive, but it's a non-negotiable part of being a good owner. Anyone who leaves their dog locked up alone all day while they go to work should be ashamed, frankly.

This is absolutely NOT the answer. Please stop giving this as advice! Causing distress to an already distressed animal is not ok.