We have been putting up with our neighbours dog for 12 months now. We have written non threatening letters, advising her of the situation and my husband introduced himself one day, during the course of the conversation he mentioned the dog. She immediately flew at thim with a barrage or foul launguage, got in her car and drove off. We do have a dog of our own that rarely barks, bout the only thing that gets him going is a thunder storm. Trouble is; We can't stand on our decking out back and talk as it hears us and just barks, if someone stops a car outside of our house it barks. It barks for everything and at everybody and can go for hours. Why can't people work with you to find a resoloution.... Why so defensive. What would you do.
2007-10-15 14:02:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
We have rules here in Australia, with relation to barking dogs. We have to get forms from our council and fill out times, dates etc for a period of time before any action can be taken. The police won't come for a barking dog. This person is not the nicest of people. She is quite vulgar in her speach and has some fairly undesireable blokes around.
2007-10-15 14:40:59 · update #1
In our county, the police say the noise ordinance begins at 11pm and ends at 7am. Your dog can bark all day long all long as it stops during those hours, and they really aren't violating any laws, so you may not have much luck with the police if it is the same in your area. You might try animal control to see if an officer will speak with the owners, but since you have already tried to speak to them, it probably won't do a bit of good.
Do you have an HOA in your neighborhood? If so, contact the president. HOAs tend to be the quickest to get involved in a problem dispute such as yours. If you don't have an HOA, do you have other neighbors who are equally disturbed by this dog? If so, ask them to call the police at the same time you are calling the police. If they get numerous calls from several neighbors, they may be more inclined to view this as a disturbance even if it is not during any "noise ordinance" hours.
Any idea WHY the dog is barking? Is it just a yappy breed (i.e. terrier, herding breed)? Is it in need of something, like water? Does it appear to be cared for? If the dog seems to be lacking for anything, animal control will gladly look into potential neglect, and may possibly remove the dog from the premises if they find evidence of such.
Good luck.
2007-10-15 14:46:22 · answer #1 · answered by Cindy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That sounds so much like my neighbors except their dogS bark/whine the whole time the owners are gone. We have been having problems with our neighbors for a few months now and they recently called the police out for us walking on their grass (how stupid is that) but before the police came they let their dogs out after one of our guests and we told the cop about that and about how they just let their dogs run all over the place without regard to others and the cop told us to call animal control while the activity is happening. So that is what I suggest to you is to call your local animal control and start making complaints. To make your case really be known get some type of recorder and record the dog barking from your property the full length of the barking that way when it has been just to much you have some proof to show the authorities just how much the dog does bark and for how long.
2007-10-15 14:13:14 · answer #2 · answered by J.Mc. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your local council should have a dog catcher. That job also covers noise control, and they should have some ideas about what you should do.
One thing we did years ago (when we had neighbours that had a dog that would start barking in the middle of the night) was ring them up and when they answered hung up. After a few nights they got the idea. I'm not sure if it would work now with *10#.
If the mouthy neighbour is that bad, call the cops over her objectionable words.
Good Luck!
2007-10-15 22:02:38 · answer #3 · answered by cocoborismax 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't like people like this and the only solution I have ever found is to call animal control, every county has one.
Peerhaps sjust a single visit from them will quell the sitution
You can take legal action also because they are infringing upon your property
2007-10-15 14:14:48 · answer #4 · answered by cashflow_2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all i would comfront the owner, since that didint work for you, call animal control or the police. My dad did that becasue we had the same problem and they said either you stop your dog fomr barkoing or we have to take him away.
2007-10-15 14:06:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would call your local police or animal control for disturbing the peace i wish my nieghbors were as nice as you my dog barked at them one time and they immediately called the cops instead of talking to us and our dog was barking for like 2 mintus
2007-10-15 14:07:03 · answer #6 · answered by GSD Girl 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
call the police or animal control. they should take care of it. i know what you mean. the problem gets worse when the owners dont corroperate. i'd say call with the police or animal control.
2007-10-15 14:17:54 · answer #7 · answered by ○HiD○ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haven't you called the police a few times yet?????
2007-10-15 14:05:56 · answer #8 · answered by ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋