Neighbours dog barks nonstop at times

Rose65

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It's when they go out and leave it. Usually not for too long just sometimes a whole evening. It has a sharp irritating penetrating barking that goes through my head! The rest of the time they are a quiet household, nice people. They only got this dog a short while ago.

I don't know whether to say something or not because I don't want to come across as a whinging whining neighbour. I just want to stay very civilised, reasonable and friendly. After all, I don't suppose there IS anything they can do. Some dogs are just like that.
 

It's when they go out and leave it. Usually not for too long just sometimes a whole evening. It has a sharp irritating penetrating barking that goes through my head! The rest of the time they are a quiet household, nice people. They only got this dog a short while ago.

I don't know whether to say something or not because I don't want to come across as a whinging whining neighbour. I just want to stay very civilised, reasonable and friendly. After all, I don't suppose there IS anything they can do. Some dogs are just like that.
tell them because this dog may have seperation issues and they may not realise it.

When my daughter was small we got an 18 month old Jack Russell.. and she had dreadful separation issues of which we didn't learn until our neighbour told us that she barked the whole time we were out...
 
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Had a neighbor across the street that couldn't sleep at night because a chained out dog near her property line would bark throughout the night. A big dog too.

So I bought one of those Anti Bark Devices and rechargeable 9volt batteries to give it a try.

The vendor says the device is good for up to 50ft but I find that doubtful. I tied the device to a tree about 12-15ft from the chained out dog and pointed right at it. The dog owners never knew or had a clue what was going on.

The device activates a high pitched piercing sound in response to noise ... such as a dog barking. And the high pitched piercing sound is beyond human hearing range. The dog can hear it though and it isn't a pleasant sound to them.

It only briefly activates when the dog barks and is otherwise silent ... if no barking or traffic noise and such nearby.

It takes patience. The dog should learn not to bark for no reason. Learns not to bark for no reason because each time it does, that high pitched annoying piercing sound screams at the dog.

Nuisance barking should slowly subside over the course of several weeks ... about a month, as the dog learns not to nuisance bark. After a month to six weeks, it will be about as good as it gets. The dog may need refresher training thereafter from time to time.

It works (when it works) for nuisance barking but the dog with pay the sound little to no attention if barking at intruders or something genetically predisposed to alert to or instinct barking.

So with the right situation and dog, the Dog Silencer could be effective. It was for my neighbor across the street and the chained out dog. The barking didn't ever stop entirely but nuisance barking greatly diminished.

And the best part was the lady across the street didn't have to do anything, the dog trained itself, or involve the dog owners at all. They are not nice people.

Honestly I can't broadly recommend the device. Only works in specific situations ... and with some dogs willing to learn not to nuisance bark.

Had to change 9volt battery in the device every 1-2 weeks. Wanted a fresh battery in there at all times and rechargeable 9volt pack fit the bill for battery change out rotation.
 
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It's when they go out and leave it. Usually not for too long just sometimes a whole evening. It has a sharp irritating penetrating barking that goes through my head! The rest of the time they are a quiet household, nice people. They only got this dog a short while ago.

I don't know whether to say something or not because I don't want to come across as a whinging whining neighbour. I just want to stay very civilised, reasonable and friendly. After all, I don't suppose there IS anything they can do. Some dogs are just like that.
Give it a Old Roy Bone size Large Dog. It will love you and shut up, every time give a the hand Signal, move away, it will obey your hand signal.
Of course it hopes you will treat again, $7 well spent. If the owners question your treats, just say it will shut the mut up. They will start doing it.
 
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It's when they go out and leave it. Usually not for too long just sometimes a whole evening. It has a sharp irritating penetrating barking that goes through my head! The rest of the time they are a quiet household, nice people. They only got this dog a short while ago.

I don't know whether to say something or not because I don't want to come across as a whinging whining neighbour. I just want to stay very civilised, reasonable and friendly. After all, I don't suppose there IS anything they can do. Some dogs are just like that.
If nice people they might not know as Holly mentioned but have you considered a LARGE box fan because they truly drown out noise .

I get all 3 of these every night come rainy season right in my back yard but the fan is huge help .



 
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When I was a teenager our next door neighbors always had Great Danes. The wife was from the UK and they would always travel back there and leave the dogs in the back yard. They would howl like there was no tomorrow. My bedroom and my parents' bedroom were adjacent to their back yard. After one particular trip, they came home to find their gate was open and the dogs were gone. (No, it wasn't us.) They were found somewhere in an adjacent neighborhood.

After that, they hired to me to babysit their dogs when they traveled. Win/win!
 
tell them because this dog may have seperation issues and they may not realise it.

When my daughter was small we got an 18 month old Jack Russell.. and she had dreadful separation issues of which we didn't learn until our neighbour told us that she barked the whole time we were out...
Thanks, I may just tell them. However, what practical measure can they take? They must go out sometimes. I think small dogs are often the noisy ones, neurotic too!
 
I went through this at my former house. Even went to court because we have a noise ordinance. The judge said they had to obey the law. They eventually did, but left the poor dog out all the time to bark for the few weeks they took to make their arrangements. One day the dog just disappeared.
I dread having to cause bad feelings and contention. People can react very badly to law getting involved and it brings out often even worse behaviour. I couldn't bear that, I just want a peaceful life. That's just me.
My husband seems not too bothered.
 

Neighbours dog barks nonstop at times​

It's when they go out and leave it. Usually not for too long just sometimes a whole evening. It has a sharp irritating penetrating barking that goes through my head! The rest of the time they are a quiet household, nice people. They only got this dog a short while ago.

I don't know whether to say something or not because I don't want to come across as a whinging whining neighbour. I just want to stay very civilised, reasonable and friendly. After all, I don't suppose there IS anything they can do. Some dogs are just like that.
Just be careful. That is how David Burkowitz began his career.

You absolutely must talk with the dog owner before you do anything at all. "take it from there" is the only advice anyone can give you at this point..
 
I agree, talk to the neighbour first.
I would suggest a few possible solutions to keep the dog calm.
1. Exercise the dog before leaving the house.
2. Leave the TV or music on.
3. Talk to the vet about giving the dog a "calming bite" before going out.
4. Get some toys to keep the dog mentally stimulated. (like puzzle toys)
5. Get the dog a "thundershirt".
6. Get the dog a companion.

Good luck!
 


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