would i be an arse for reporting next door for letting their bloody dog bark too damn early?

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Because I know they can't really stop a dog from barking but do they really have to leave it outside from half 6 in the morning?
I am particularly pissed off this morning as the baby was sleeping peacefully until the bastard dog started, its still barking now and i could really do with more sleep.grr
Should I report them anonamously which is v v tempting or go round there and ask nicely?
i don't have work to go to work (work part time and not today),i just hate being woken up by that thing

ask nicely.

my pups go out at 5.30 when dh gets up for work, but i try not to let them bark, any noise from them and its 'psst, get back inside now boys'

Of course you should report it if you have talked to your neighbours to no avail. Talk to the authorities, get a record of when and for how long the barking goes on and persist. Not to do so is very bad for your mental health and well being so never underestimate how much nuisance it causes you.

thats the thing, a little barking i can take but they leave them out there!
I live in a terraced house so it sounds like they are in the room with us if the windows are open which of course they are in this weather.
It barks all the time but I was super pissed off at being woken up.I'll probably calm down once I have coffee

Is it just sustained locked in the garden barking? Very unreasonable of them imo.

I used to walk my dog every morning at 6.30 and he always used to bark a couple of times when he saw me get the lead, which I used to feel guilty about (terraced house) but I never managed to stop him doing.

There is no reason to be shuting you dog in the garden in the morning, it should be let out for a wee and then straight back in.

If your neighbours look aproachable then I would try talking to them, if not maybe an anonymous note through the door with a threat to report if it doesn't stop.

It's not out all day but they let it out and leave it for long periods of time. If i open a windo at the back or make any sound in the backyard it barks loudly but I know noone will do anything about this as it's not at an antisocial time (DP does work nights though so not great)
I know the sensible thing is to ask them nicely but could do without it really. I just felt a bit ranty!I'll probably go round later if i'm feeling brave

It doesn't have to be an antisocial time to count as a nuisance. If it is frequent enough and loud enough (and barking next door would be loud enough) so that it impacts on your normal daily life then it can be stopped.

I would call Environmental Health at your district council and ask for their advice and/or google it as well.

You don't have to put up with it (if they won't stop when asked nicely).

How can it be stopped....genuine question

Attention mostly.

Do you wonder if your neighbours ever get pissed off with your baby crying? How can it be stopped? Genuine question.

YANBU if the dog has been left outside for extended periods of time. We live in a row of terraced houses with gardens that back on to each other. The man over the way has a large dog that he seems to keep in a small cage for much of the day. The poor thing howls and barks all day long. I am more concerned with the dog's wellbeing than the noise TBH. I don't understand why people get dogs and cats if they are to be left outside all of the time. It's cruel and selfish.

Is the OP putting her baby outside at 6.30 am and leaving it for hours, then? I must have missed that bit of the post.

Oh god, is she?

YANBU our dog is prone to barking so we always stand at the back door or potter round in the kitchen with the door open. One bark and she comes inside immediatly until she's calm then she goes back out again.

I'd probably try having a word with the neighbours if they seem nice but if you think they won't understand then I'd call environmental health. They take these sort of complaints very seriously and your neighbour could end up with a fine.

skihorse, I was responding to your post! I don't think you can compare it to a baby, since the issue is that the neighbours are making a choice to let their dogs bark, and in the noisiest place possible.

DOn't report. Why would you do that? Just speak to them.

Are they? Such is life with neighbours - OP is fully aware that it's not really the dog's fault, nor are the neighbours deliberately "letting" it bark. It's just a crappy morning, baby was a sleep, dog barked. If she'd been up with the baby anyway, would it have bothered her? Probably not. A little persepctive please!

I don't know if you're aware, but babies can make a terrible racket. I'm sure that people who live next door to neighbours often utter such silly statements - but of course, know deep down that the parent is not deliberately "letting" the child cry.

I think you're being a little anti-dog, a little over-sensitive and taking it all out of context. If you (or OP) don't wish to be "rudely awoken by the dustmen", might I suggest a move to the Outer Hebrides?

YABU. As much as it is a pain in the arse when your baby is sleeping nicely (trust me, we have the worlds loudest dog and are surrounded by seemingly thousands of yapping animals, I do sympathise) you can't stop a dog from barking. As for letting it out... You wouldn't prevent yourself from going to the toilet, would you? So I can understand why you're annoyed, but you're over reacting.

Thanks everyone
I know a dog cant be stopped from barking as i said originally.I have always had a dog, some noisy,our current one never barks luckily.
However, I think the neighbours are being unreasonable in leaving the thing outside to bark for half an hour a time, thereby ensuring that if one barkdoesn't wake us all up, the subsequent barking sure as hell will.
Also, a dog does not take half an hour to do its business, should be a quick out then back in if it half 6 in the morning and you have a noisy dog.
After having coffee i realise that reporting them is too much, a friendly request would be better.
I know i am being oversensitive by the way as I am fooking knackered.
Oh, and the baby doesn't cry much at night, i get up to see him a few seconds after he wakes so noone is subjected to excessive noise which is my problem here.
The barking is excessive.

SKIHORSE I agree,I was often awoken by next doors noisy toddler banging on the walls.It is life we all have to live and let live.I personally get awoken every morning with an Easyjet flight nearly taking my loft roof off at 6.20 am every single day.The solution I bought some ear plugs.
OP Perhaps just have a quiet word, I am sure this will suffice.Not worth falling out with anyone over imo

I had DP in a panic because one of our stupid cats was mewing outside the front door at 3am this morning, because he was too damn lazy to walk round to the cat flap at the back. DP went down and let the lazy git in because he didn't want the neighbours annoyed.

A lot of people are considerate, it could be that the neighbours have blocked the noise out. I really would go and speak to them first - reporting someone anonymously is really not very nice.

If they do bugger all about it then keep a diary of activity and contact the enviornmental health. The neighbours will know it was you who reported them but I think that is fair enough.

I certainly wouldn't report it.

I don't think that dogs should be left outside to bark but similarly I think that reporting would be ott.

Good grief, you most certainly CAN stop a dog barking in most cases. As a multiple dog household myself, I personally HATE listening to other people's dogs barking all day/frequently throughout the day. I accept dogs do and will bark, but there is a huge difference between a dog barking once or twice at something or someone passing, and being left or allowed outside to bark constantly.

If you have already spoken to your neighbours and they are unwilling to do somethign about the barking, then I would maybe speak to them a second time and if they still don't do anything, report them.

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