To expect our neighbors to train their dog to stop barking at us through their lounge window when I am coming or going day or night, or just fettling with my bikes or whatever. I have had issues with them over the dog as the problem used to be a lot worse, however they think because we got a cat (thanks molgrips hes brill) and the cat goes over to there’s we somehow did this on purpose to antagonize the dog, how do I train a cat to do that ffs, anyway tonight I arrived home and the dog started barking at me yet again so I went over and banged on the window, nutjob wife comes out and I explain why I did that, she just mutters and goes back in, anyway a bit later she comes around and bangs on my window and as I open the front door she says we have to sort this out, my reply is yes you train your dog to stop barking at me every day and then we won’t have a problem many words later I tell her to go away and go to shut my front door, then the mad women puts her foot on my door to stop me from shutting it she does this a few times until I told her in no uncertain terms to eff off you mad cow and used a lot more force to shut my door even with her foot in place.

Why am I seen to be the unreasonable one for wanting to come and on my property without their dog barking, the bloody thing is couped up all day in the house is some kind of sheep dog they got from RSPCA, they call it a house dog ffs.

Sorry for the rant and breath.

why does it bother you that much that the dog barks at you for a couple of minutes each day?

Is this a subtle rehash of Mr Nutts allotment problem?

Why wouldn’t it?

Have a word with the council’s environmental dept. Someone in our street has a couple of bark bark dogs which used to keep us awake at night, so we reported them. Within two weeks the problem was solved.

Better than dealing with someone who’s unreasonable…

You’re human, the dog is only a dog. Try to rise above it.

Yup you are and here are some full stops you can sprinkle in your post………………………………………

Fettle your bikes where the dog can’t see you? Is it just when you walk past his house?

I think it’s entirely unreasonable.

Even more unreasonable is banging on a house window. In fact responding to a barking dog by banging on the window puts you in a light similar to the ‘mad cow’.

why does it bother you that much that the dog barks at you for a couple of minutes each day?

Because I had to ask them to stop their dog from keeping us awake and inform the council before they did anything about it, I asked nicely then they got really funny about it, so it stems from there. They are in the lounge watching tv they could easily stop it from barking at me but they don’t.

Report it if you want – noise nuisance the council, to the rspca for neglect.

Make your neighbours really hate you,

Isnt the whole idea of a dog to bark to warn the owner of an aproaching stranger, and to protect its owner.

Bit like a police car with a siren.

Have you had a bad day at work? You sound stressed.

Feed it some special meat. With “stuff” on it.

In answer to your question, yes you are being unreasonable. And a major cock (and thats being polite). Banging on the window will likely encourage the dog to bark more btw.

Project I’m not a stranger I just live next door, the neighbors on the other side have two dogs and they keep them under control and they don’t bark.

So she was insistent that you talk it through and sort things out, and you wanted to break her foot off…
Hmmm…

Look on the bright side, at least you have a guard dog that you dont have to feed or walk looking after your bikes 😀

arcane – Member
Even more unreasonable is banging on a house window. In fact responding to a barking dog by banging on the window puts you in a light similar to the ‘mad cow’.

+ many

Ive also got a neighbour with a barky dog, but its behind a high fence, so when it barks i bark back, it stops then, perhaps try it and see.

So, project – have you already been round to the OPs gaff and fitted up the webcam?

Yes banging on the window is unreasonable and annoying, thats why I did it to make a point of how annoying there dog is being, Their choice and right to get a dog but not when it impacts on there neighbours.

Classic “OP flame-a-thon” thread, text book stuff guys, you’ve made a difference today 🙄

Why shouldn’t you be able to fix your bike on your own property without constant, avoidable noise pollution?

How would people like it if neighbours constantly played loud music through an open window everytime they went into their own garden?

You could:
Report this to the RSPCA, preferably the branch they got the dog from.
They would definitely be interested, especially if the dog isn’t being excercised.

Keep a diary detailing the problem – contact the council.

Rusty Spanner – Member
How would people like it if neighbours constantly played loud music through an open window everytime they went into their own garden?

Wot choons?

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He82NBjJqf8[/video]

to the rspca for neglect.

How the **** is a barking dog grounds for neglect?

Banged on the window! That dog ain’t ever going to stop barking at you now!

It’s not easy to stop a barking dog, it takes a lot of training and the right type of person to stop it. If the dog considers itself as the “pack leader” within that house I very much doubt they will be able to stop it without specialist help. It’s trying to protect it’s pack!

Get a bigger, barkier dog. You can still win this one.
Or a cockerel.

Try making friends with the dog. Maybe it’ll stop barking when it knows who you are.

Kuco – Member

to the rspca for neglect.

How the **** is a barking dog grounds for neglect?

‘Sheep dog’ type, kept in house all day and never excercised = neglect.

The RSPCA wouldn’t have rehomed the dog with them if they new this was going to happen.
They usually do home visits beforehand and ask questions to ensure this exact type of neglect doesn’t occur.

It might get exercised very well, all because the op doesn’t see it taken out doesn’t mean it’s not exercised.

It’s your fault entirely.

Had you made more effort at school, got a decent job and worked your way up the career ladder to a respectable position, you would now be in the financial position to move to a more affluent area.

As it is, you’ve made your bed and now have to live next door to scrubbers. Suck it up!

In fact – buy a Staffie.

It could be is a child’s dog’s face next this time.

Suck it up!

Nah that would be to easy, and I intend to go back to university now and become a jobless statistic,because there is so many well read people with degrees coming out of their arse living in big houses, not like ill educated plebs who all live in council houses or housing association or dss rentals. The prof next door with the dog my be able to advise me.

Try making friends with the dog. Maybe it’ll stop barking when it knows who you are.

maybe I would if it wasn’t locked up in the house, I have offered to walk it!

Druidhs is the best advice here, in fact, go further- try and be on better terms with them as well.
Even if it didn’t stop the barking I reckon you would be less bothered about it so you’d be happier. You might even find you liked the dog enough to take it out on the trail once in a while. The dog would come to trust you, it would get more exercise and would be calmer. It would just get better and better for everyone, and all it might take is for you to take that step.

EDIT- We crossed posts there, keep trying, good luck.

flippinheckler – Member
maybe I would if it wasn’t locked up in the house, I have offered to walk it!

Next time you offer, try to make sure you’re not carrying anything that looks like a weapon 🙂

AndrewJ – Member
Banged on the window! That dog ain’t ever going to stop barking at you now!

It’s not easy to stop a barking dog, it takes a lot of training and the right type of person to stop it. If the dog considers itself as the “pack leader” within that house I very much doubt they will be able to stop it without specialist help. It’s trying to protect it’s pack!

The people round the corner from us have a Westie and when you meet her out in the streets with her owner she is timid as a mouse, yet when you go past her garden she runs around barking like crazy at whoever is the side.

I had thought that she was very protective of where she lives, but does it extend to her pack as well?

sweepy – Member
It would just get better and better for everyone, and all it might take is for you to take that step.

Man – that’s just so beautiful. I’m in tears….

They have another dog before they got this one,in fact it was to replace their old sheepdog that died, they never barked, so why do they insist on letting this one bark, they think we got our cat to be antagonistic to their dog, how do you reason with people like that, believe me I have tried the nice approach. If I had a dog I would be mortified if it was disturbing my nieghbours and train it properly. The comment that its protecting his pack may be the issue, however there in lies the problem, it should not see itself as the leader, surely the owner should be.