Noise nuisance/barking dog

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S

Presuming Amanda M likes dogs, I think this is a great solution ... As it is a hospital stay, this isn't indefinite (we hope ).

Or suggest that neighbour takes dog in car during hospital visit.

If all else fails, a bullet (or arrow) in the back of head should do it!!

At the moment I'm more inclined to use the arrow suggestion or abullet The neighbour doesn't drive so he can't take it with him I do like dogs, but not this one because of it's hatred of people that aren't it's owner I wouldn't go near to this one without at least a solid door between me and it in case it attacked.

Amanda check with council and have a word with the ASB teams/Noise nusiance team/dog warden. Noise may not be able to do a lot as there powers seem to be noise caused by asb (normall 11pm-7am but then again thats scotland) The ASB should also be able to offer mediation services (if the council are worth their jot and care about ASB) which may be a more softer softer approach and will also highlight the fact the dog is not the best behaved in the world which is probably 90% of the cause. This sd then lead to DW suggesting behavioural classes to alleviate the problem. ASBO's have been issued against dog owners and i know you don't want to go down that route but this can be a good leverage tool. (besides the dog should not be going for anyone and this must be sorted as then could be classed as a dangerous dog)
Keep on at the council seems to be the best option and see what they have available to you.

PS also remember that England legislation differ from ours so some options may not be available to you.

Originally Posted by Amanda M

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Joking aside please bear in mind it's not the dogs fault (per-say) ... its just doing what dogs do if they feel they have been left ... chances are its soft as **** and a nice dog ... most are ...

I'd at least offer it as a suggestion ... as long as you are introduced to the dog whilst owner is around, you will get an indication of if it is going to be aggressive or not ... as long as they don’t feel you are threatening them or their owner, its more likely to lick you to death than bite you

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S

Joking aside please bear in mind it's not the dogs fault (per-say) ... its just doing what dogs do if they feel they have been left ... chances are its soft as **** and a nice dog ... most are ...

I'd at least offer it as a suggestion ... as long as you are introduced to the dog whilst owner is around, you will get an indication of if it is going to be aggressive or not ... as long as they don’t feel you are threatening them or their owner, its more likely to lick you to death than bite you

I'd never do anything to hurt an animal, honestly, but this dog is awful. I try to speak to it's owner in the street or at their house and it's impossible because the dog is lunging and barking. I'm **** scared of it and I like dogs. I would not trust it to get close enough to see if it would 'lick me to death'

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

Not the dogs fault.

Originally Posted by Luckypants

I don't know the exact situation...
You could do the neighbourly thing and offer to look after the dog while he is out? The dog is now quiet and the old guy is very grateful.

Originally Posted by Amanda M

The dog hates everyone apart from it's owner on sight and pretty much attacks anyone who even tries to speak to him. They have to lock it in a back room to stop it going for people if we go round, so there is no way we would look after it in case it attacked us.

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S

its just doing what dogs do if they feel they have been left ... chances are its soft as **** and a nice dog ... most are ...

A dog has to be trained to be purposefully vicious.

We had a similar problem with our neighbours when we first moved in. Their alsation would bark like mad whenever we went in our back garden (it was kept in their backgarden, in it's own shed).

My solution to the problem was to have a trip down to the local pet shop, and butchers. First few times whenever anyone went out in our back garden, they were under strict instructions to throw a treat over for the dog (we consulted with the neighbours before going gung ho!). Then over time, gradually reduced the treats, but purposefully went over to talk to the dog.

Now we're at a point where the dog will jump up at the wall to poke it's nose over to see us. If it sees someone it doesn't know with us in our back garden, it'll bark (and it can easily jump the wall too!) but we just tell her to quiet down, and she does.

Kind of built up a friendship by way of treats. It wasn't the cheapest option granted, but the dog was just looking out for it's own property at first. Doing what dogs do. Now she looks after ours too, and we don't mind her being in our back garden if she wants to be, just the same as we'll take her for a walk if she shows she wants a walk & the neighbours can't for any reason.

Maybe you could do something similar Amanda, but granted it'd be difficult whilst the dog is kept inside. Maybe suggest to the neighbours to chain it in the back garden (in nice weather only)?

Cheers Baph. They don't let it out on it's own in the back garden because of the barking issue so there'd be no chance to do that. good suggestion though. It's just awful at the moment and I don't want to pee them off because we get on. It's just 4 weeks of it barking is starting to get to me a bit. I'll see how it goes, hopefully he'll sort something out for it.

cheers

Amanda

Originally Posted by Baph

A dog has to be trained to be purposefully vicious.

Er, no they don't. Dogs have distinct personalities too - and some are just *******s (or over zealous protectors - take your pick).

Training merely builds on or corrects a dog's individual tendencies, for good or bad.

There are routes to correcting the dogs behaviour first - talking to a vet about intensive training or behavioural correction... BUT...

... it's the owner's responsibility to react to people's comments about their dog and the nuisance it is causing others. Are they really the lengths an old couple would be prepared to go to for, what apparently seems to be a new and possibly temporary, barking issue? Probably not.
However, finding out about them and presenting them with the information can't go amiss. At least you've given them a solution that they can then choose to ignore...

... which if they do, it's off to the Council Amanda - some electronic phone beeping thing will eventually get you to the right person to speak to.

Not sure how to do it but get it sorted asap.

I had a noisy neighbour and tried to tolerate it. By the time I tried to sort it out they couldnt see the problem because I had been there for so long without moaning.

How about throwing dog biscuits at it?

Originally Posted by Amanda M

Cheers Baph. They don't let it out on it's own in the back garden because of the barking issue so there'd be no chance to do that. good suggestion though. It's just awful at the moment and I don't want to pee them off because we get on. It's just 4 weeks of it barking is starting to get to me a bit. I'll see how it goes, hopefully he'll sort something out for it.

I'd be tempted to ask the neighbours their opinion of doing something similar to what I said anyhow.

Yes, the barking would be terrible at first when it was tied in the back garden, but with the help of you & their other neighbour, this would (IMO) reduce over time. If I'm wrong, after a trial period, the dog could be locked back in the house again. If other people on the street complain about the noise, they only even know about it because you're trying to resolve the situation, so the RSPCA etc would be appreciative that you're trying.

Once the dog gets used to the fact it's outside, doesn't get ignored & there are kind people around, it'd probably settle down a little. The dog would also be tied up so you could throw treats from a safe distance.

Of course, the neighbours could say no to it all. But you don't get if you don't ask, and it's a solution that if works, will only serve to strengthen your bond with your neighbours because you're both putting effort in to solve the problem.

I had to laugh at the throw dog biscuits at it comment

K, it's not a new problem, they've been made aware of it's barking a number of times but it's been less of a problem in the past because they haven't had to go out and leave it on a regular basis. It's driving us mad now because it's every day and not just for a short while, and the bloody thing just doesn't shut up which would try even the most patient of people's nerves

It will get sorted, one way or another, hopefully without me going insane or the council/RSPCA getting involved

Cheers

Amanda

PS, sorry for ranting on about this everyone, but it's really getting to me and you're all ace at giving me some suggestions.