Hi all
Well, am having a bi of a problem here and am hoping that maybe someone could help me with it. would be perfect if someone has experienced this before and managed to solve it successfully.
The neighbors next door basically run a little zoo in their back yard: chickens, birds and a couple of VERY annoying "profanity" dogs.
These dogs are going off at all hours, day, evenings and even some nights.
They go off when a car is driving by, someone is walking by and for no apparent reasons what so ever. There are 2 of them and it sounds like they have a barking competition sometime.
Steps taken so far:
I have approached them with the problem in person,,,,, nothing happened.
I wrote them a letter,,,,,, no results
(I was vey polite and professional, no nasty business what so ever. They're on the older side and i don't wish to be rude/ threatening to them)
I am contemplating writing to the councils, bud have heard a lot of negative things about it with most people saying it's a waste of time.
Any tips at all would be greatly appreciated.
I have been told there are gadgets available from bunnings to deter animals working on ultrasonic waves, not too sure if they're the best though?
Thanks kindly everyone.
I would first check these websites
http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/noise/neighbourhoodnoise.htm
http://www.lawhandbook.org.au/handbook/ch10s02s08.php
The general consensus is that you should talk to your council and your neighbour, failing that the Environment Protection Act will apply and you should visit the police, as stated on the second link
re: anti bark devices — don't solve the root cause and is only a band aid solution. Also, you can't attach a ultrasonic dog deterrent without majorly pissing off your neighbours if the device is in plain sight, and if your neigbours know what it is that's causing the dogs to get scared everytime they bark, they might clue in as to what you're doing. Keep that in mind.
Do they work? Amazon seems to suggest so. Should you use it? Probably not — they are sound activated so anytime any sort of noise is detected the machine gets set off and are apparently extremely uncomfortable for dogs, but it's your call as to whether you should try other options first before resorting to an ultrasonic device.
Dogs bark for a variety of reasons, some intelligent breeds of dogs require a lot of attention and playtime with humans to ensure their mind is stimulated. In your neighbours case, they probably are to lazy to play with the dogs and neglected to train it, so they will bark at everything and anything that seems like a potential playmate.
Which brings me to another suggestion — offer to walk or play with your neighbour's dog?