Neighbour’s dog barking constantly - WWYD?

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Hi all, looking for some advice please.
We moved into a semi-detached house last year and generally like it here, but we’ve been having some ongoing issues with our neighbours.
They’re a large family (adult children coming and going, plus younger kids), which I wouldn’t usually mind, but it can be quite noisy. Previously they were having loud parties most weekends going on until 3-4am. I did speak to them about it and to be fair, that has improved.
However, they now have a dog which barks a lot. It seems to bark at any small noise and can go on for quite a while, and we can hear it throughout our house (even from rooms furthest away). It’s happening regularly and is starting to really get to me.
I feel a bit awkward going back to them again as I don’t want to come across as “that neighbour” who complains about everything, especially as I’ve already raised one issue before. But at the same time, we moved here for a quieter environment and it’s not feeling that way at the moment. We’re also hoping to start a family soon, so it’s playing on my mind.

What would you do? I’m concerned as I don’t want to start something I might regret.

Is the dog a puppy? Are they actively trying to train it to stop barking?
If no to both of those then yea I would tell them it's being too loud for too long.
If yes to either of them and they have only had the dog a few weeks then I'd give them a few months to settle down.

Go and talk to them (nicely though, yeah?).

Becoming an adult brings both pros and cons and one of the cons is that occasionally we have to have difficult conversations with people. It's just part of life.

Good luck, hope you get it sorted soon.

Hard to advise without knowing about the dog. But if it’s an adult dog, it’ll almost certainly be a rescue and it can take six months (at best) for them to settle. Puppies are easier and can be trained in a week if the owner is halfway competent. Certain breeds are obviously worse than others…

But you need to talk to them, and explain (nicely) that it’s causing you problems. That being said if it’s only been a week or so then I’d wait to see if it improves given the barking may be bothering them as well.

My parents have a rescue and her neurotic barking drove them to distraction. It took several years to fix due to the environment she had been raised in and the behaviours she had learnt.

This needs nipped in the bud, now.
My life was hell for a few years with neighbours unhappy dogs, who were left alone for 10-12 hours a day. Big deep barks that destroy the soul.
Go and speak nicely to them

I spoke to a neighbour about their dog barking and they were very very rude so I left saying I just wanted to make you aware what’s happening when you’re out. A week later they came round to apologise as they’d bought a camera and realised I wasn’t being an arse and their dog was loud. But if your neighbours are home when he’s barking then surely they know?

I would have a friendly word, maybe invite them into your house so they can hear for themselves. But honestly, I would also be looking to move. These people are never going to be quiet neighbours. If it’s not this it’ll be something else.

I think have a word nicely, find out if they’re aware, if it has a background they are trying to settle.

with all kindness though you’ve already complained about the family noise and you have bought a property attached to another one-and some noise is to be expected. It isn’t really their problem if you bought the house wanting a quieter life if that isn’t the set up of the properties.

you could always look at triple glazing or sound proofing too