Hello all

The question i have is regarding a nuisance neighbour who teases his dog purposely to constantly bark indoors, knowing full well i can hear it in my property next door (terrace house, thin walls!)

This particular person never walks their dog, they just leave it indoors all day with access to a dog flap in the back door.

In my opinion, the said person doesnt deserve to own a dog and seems to get great enjoyment out of chastising the dog as mentioned as some way of entertainment.

My question is, is there any decent reliable electronic device i can invest in to stop the dog barking ?

Any ideas would be welcome.

As for ear defenders for me, i have some already.

As for trying to move house, my house is on the market.

As for buying a bigger dog, with a louder bark, well that wont solve anything.

In the meantime i would like to try and remedy the problem another way.

As for talking to the neighbour about it. Theyre unapproachable and I dont want to give them satisfaction in knowing what theyre doing is causing a problem.

Thanks for reading

How do you know it's done deliberately? The only thing you can do is make a complaint to your local council. They will then have to investigate.

However if u do that it might affect any house sale when they do searches

Deliberately, meaning the owner is physically goading the dog to bark loudly, i.e teasing it when indoors.

If i turn my radio on to block out the sound, the neighbour next door makes more noise in return. There's been a problem since i moved into my propeŕty with one thing or another.

I've got one of those neighhours, whereby they state 'my radio is bigger' i can play it as loud as i want when i want, type of person. They were quite verbally clear, that they didnt care who the sound affected.

Its either that or they're throwing balls against the inner party wall or banging on loud drums.

The dog being made to bark is just another way of the owner saying i'm in my own house i'l do what i want.

I doubt the council will do much, all they'll say is keep a diary of events. Then if they feel sufficient grounds for noise monitoring equipment, which is a road i dont want to go down.

I just wanted to know about any anti barking detterant i could use on my side of my property wall.

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There's nothing you yourself can do to stop the barking, especially if the owner encourages it.

Have you spoken to whoever lives at the other side of him to see if thy're experiencing the same problem? If so you could both contact environmental health and report him. However, as already mentioned, if you do that you would have to declare it when the house sale goes through.

The irony is, the persons who live on the other side of him. Are his elderley relatives. You couldn't make the scenario up. If you upset one of them, you upset them all. If you challenge what they're doing, they all take offence and you take on both houses!

They are of the mind set, that because they've been on the street the longest. They think they're more important than everyone else, they can do what they want and no one can question their behaviour.

I've had to put up with a lot from them in the three years i've lived here.

TBH, any anti bark deterrant that actually worked would be really unpleasant for the dog.  In that scenario, it's being goaded to bark and then being punished for it by your device, if not by the owner as well.  In good conscience that's not something I could do to an animal, knowing it was already living an unpleasant life.

I think your best bet is the noise complaint and seeing it through.  I know you've said you don't want to, but there isn't really another option here, unless you can move.

So if these anti bark devices are cruel to animals, then why are they for sale to the general public?

And again if they dont work as they're advertised to, why are they for sale to the general public?

Unless you are or anyone have been in a similar position , making a noise complaint against a neighbour is quite stressful. As for moving , I don't rent, and the duration it takes to sell a house these days is quite lengthy.

If my neighbour continues to aggravate his dog as he does, then I expect the dog to bite him hard at some point.

So if these anti bark devices are cruel to animals, then why are they for sale to the general public?

Same reason as electric shock collars are not completely banned everywhere in UK

And again if they dont work as they're advertised to, why are they for sale to the general public?

Because there are always people getting bad advice from old-fashioned 'trainers' or people looking for a quick fix and to H*** with the effect on the dog.

How do you know that the neighbour is aggravating the dog and not just playing with it, if it takes place inside the neighbour's house? Dogs bark for many reasons, one of which is during play. I have one big tough Malinois who whines like he's hurt when my little Poodle licks his face. You'd never believe it unless you saw it.

Daughter had a Rott and a Staff x who both played rough, Barks, snarls etc sounded like total open war, they both loved it, it sounded like murder from over the garden fence.
My GSD at the time wouldn't play with either, they were too rough for him.

The collars are for sale because people buy them.

I do know how stressful it is to make a complaint against an unpleasant neighbour; I had a nasty one for 4 years.  The biggest mistake I made was not making one until right at the end (trying to just keep the peace and not stir up any trouble), so there was no evidence of her behaviour and she was just getting away with everything she did while I was miserable.