Dogs out barking all night

This is definitely a matter for the Environmental Health department at the local council. They sorted our the noisy dog problem in our street. They can take action if you can hear the noise inside your own home when the windows are shut.

Thanks everyone. Lots of good advice to take on board.

So two things here, it’s fox breeding season, sometimes their “barks” can sound really like a dog. Secondly it could be a new dog, a puppy or a rescue, there could be a dog door and the dog is taking itself out. We have dogs, so do our neighbours, we live in a highly densely populated area and when one barks, it starts the others off, we do our very best to keep our dogs quiet Very tough when people indiscriminately let off fireworks day and night. I do feel for both you and the dog !!

Absolute nightmare! I really feel for you. Luckily we haven't had this problem the other side is neighbours who swan off to work and kick dogs out all day!!!!! So annoying and council/cops/ environmental geezers not interested. I bet if I said someone was going to kill the critters someone with a bleeding heart would rush to save them? When I say I'm about to do myself a mischief because of constant screaming yapping dogs? No one gives a hoot! Warped values........

SpringyChicken

This is definitely a matter for the Environmental Health department at the local council. They sorted our the noisy dog problem in our street. They can take action if you can hear the noise inside your own home when the windows are shut.

Theoretical only I'm afraid in my area! They want ME to approach the missing idiot owner, on my own..... Without authority.....and ask nicely for them to SHUT YOUR *** DOG UP! And Environmental say that unless it's diarised and evidenced over a sustained period they're not interested........ Good luck with that

Just to add one of our neighbours reported us to the council when we had puppies (to put this in context we’ve always had dogs and have lived here for over thirty years, first time a complaint) the dog warden contacted us and sent both a “warning” letter and a leaflet with hints and tips, all of which we were doing. They will only visit if a second complaint is made by a different neighbour and will only involve the RSPCA if cruelty or neglect is suspected. We followed the hints and tips which were not already doing and waited for puppies to learn. Hopefully it’s a new dog or pup and will be “trained” to stop barking! Good luck

merlotgran

Dogs left out all night? I’m not surprised the poor things are barking.

I’d ring the RSPCA.

I've tried to contact RSPCA in Preston area for last 45 years for various issues and always get an answerfone out of hours that tells me to call Trafford Manchester to deal!!!!!

When a neighbour's dog, which was kept in a kennel at night, took to barking in the small hours, I found out the owners' phone number and phoned them when the barking started. I told them that if their dog continued to disturb our sleep, I would disturb theirs. The barking ceased.

A former neighbour had Scottie dog who would "cry" all day when kicked out from 8am- 5pm when kids came home . Finally I put polite note in door telling them what was going on, and to please sort out as this type of dog is not a breed used to being outdoors either. Nothing happened but she stopped acknowledging us! Nigel. 3 years they get 2 spaniels. They go all"country gent" take them out constantly and get all the walking gear great! Lovely dogs .I still cannot understand WHY they treated poor little Scottie so very badly maybe it wasn't the image she craved?

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Awful situation you are in, really feel for you. Had a daytime situation about 6 months ago when a dog started barking for hours and hours from around 1 pm. Put up with it a few weeks and then posted on our local Facebook site asking fir info about owner as concerned the dog must be stressed barking so long and so often and that L.A. environmental health and RSPCA were going to be contacted. Very rarely hear the dog now so either the owner picked up the posting or someone told them about it. If you have a neighbour who could collaborate your concerns that may help with Environmental services.

Fannycornforth There are cat flaps that operate electronically only allowing the cats in or out that belong to the house. Would solve your problem of freeloaders.

Thank you 4allweknow
Unfortunately I’ve bought two electronic flaps in the past, and neither worked. I thought that they would be the answer to my prayers too.
The magnetic ones are fine for about 18 months, and then they succumb to all the battering!

Jane we are hoping to fit it ourselves tomorrow?

This happened to my parents a few years ago. A dog left chained up all day and night. When I found out I rang the RSPCA immediately. The dog was removed and his neck had been torn to shreds by the chain. Don’t hesitate.

We have a similar problem, which is ongoing at the moment. I approached the neighbour, six months ago, he has three large dogs kennelled out side, just to politely say was he aware they constantly bark. His response, ‘ oh I know which one it is,’ (it’s actually all three of them), it’s probably time for the electric collar’. I don’t think he was joking!!!!! I was appalled, they have been illegal in England and Wales for about ten years. Thinks came to a head at Christmas when my husband approached him about the dogs, he said my husband threatened him and we had a visit from the police!
I have now phoned the council and they are dealing with it. Not only do they have dogs, they have chickens and breed Maine Coon cats. Apart from the noise day and night, the smell in the summer is unbelievable!!!!
An elderly neighbour who lives the other side of them, can’t use her conservatory as they make so much noise. Definitely not an easy problem

Just a foot note, my husband and daughter have seen and heard the electric collars, they buzz evidently when the they are activated. Also the dogs bark slightly high pitched now. Didn’t get much joy with the RSPCA, can’t seem to speak to anyone, and the vets didn’t really know. We will have to see where the council take us.

My sister had a dog who she was convinced was an absolute angel because when she left for work, the dog was on it's bed snoozing quietly and the same when she returned home. It was only when a neighbour approached her and told her that her dog barked all day long, she investigated by sneaking back on foot. It turned out that the dog would wait for her car to turn the corner before it leapt off the bed, stuck his head out the cat flap and barked at everything that moved. She was amazed but it was easily rectified by making it impossible for the dog to open the cat flap!

Incidentally, you can also talk to the local Dog Warden and they will sometimes check that the dogs are ok and give "advice".

In my last house, I worked from home and had the noise of two dogs barking all through the day. It was absolutely awful. In the end, after many, many weeks I wrote to the council and within a few days it stopped. They were really good, much better than I expected. I was told the dogs were re-homed to a relative who was in all day and could take care of them.

Report them to the dog warden. Totally unacceptable for many reasons!

We have had the same problem and according to our environmental health department who dealt with it dogs are not supposed to be out alone in a garden to bark and causing nuisance after 10 pm and before 7 am.

Their intervention worked for us. It was becoming intolerable and we let it go for 6 months before doing anything and it was the sons dog who didn’t even live in the house his mother was dog sitting every other night. However sorted now and we can at last sleep through the night.

That is anti social of the owners, and probably not in line with the welfare of the dogs. You will need to identify where they are - a night time stroll would be necessary, or binoculars from the window! You can then make a formal complaint to Environmental Health or the RSPCA, with concerns about the welfare of the animals.

I had to do this some years ago, but I knew where the dogs were - they were trying to chew through my fence to get to me!! The owners got a letter from EH. It did stop for a while. When it started again I have to say that I put a letter through the door and threatened to deal with the dogs myself. It stopped completely. I have to say I would never have done anything to harm the dogs as I am an animal lover and would never deliberately hurt an animal. However, the threat was enough. They knew they were doing something wrong and it stopped! And I didn't have to replace the fence panels after all, just patch them up :-)

valdali if my dog needs to go in the garden at night I put him on an extension lead so I don’t end up having to go out to fetch him back in from the end of the garden. That certainly helped.

Whether it is day or night, dogs being allowed to bark fir any length if time is inconsiderate. Our neighbours have two married children who have both recently acquired dogs. They visit most weekends and bring their dogs who are not allowed in the house, they are left in the garden and they both bark non-stop for the duration of the visit, it is annoying and it upsets our dog who is never allowed to bark in the garden for any length of time, he is told to stop or he is brought inside.