Hey everyone. Council came to our house & told us that someone has made a complaint about my dog barking too much. She was a indoor dog for months until we had our landscaping done & now she is outside. She did bark in the mornings when she was outside but it wasn't everyday. Now she has calmed down & only barks rarely when the neighbour turns there light on.
I have a few issues after reading into this a bit more.
The form to fill out the complaint says "Briefly describe how you have tried to resolve the problem" . We have had no communication verbally or even a anonymous letter in our mailbox to know there was a problem, So the person could be lying on the form.
Council said only a complaint was made & obviously couldn't tell us who it was. Shouldn't there be more than one complaint for council to actually come out?
My concern is council don't take audio or video recordings. A neighbour's dog barks a lot & sounds very similar to my dog. When the neighbour's dog barks, it barks on the borderline fence & the person who is complaining may think it's mine. The only thing we can do is write a diary on when she barks which is rare now.
I am also thinking of going to all my neighbours house to explain the situation so it doesn't go further to a fine.
I may know who the person is because I'm friends with most of the neighbours & there's only one neighbour who goes straight the council about everything. So when I do find out if it's him I would like ways to pi55 him off :).
The form for dog barking complaints are generally a big hassle (and they take centuries to action on it). So the person should have spent quite some time to report your dog barking (they actually find it a nuisance). It's so long I couldn't be bothered to fill it in.
Not sure why you want to piss them off when your dog is already doing just that. Dogs barking during certain times of the day (for me 1am, 2am) when everyone is trying to sleep is really annoying.
You can find some stuff to read generally on all council websites:
eg:
http://www.parracity.nsw.gov.au/live/my_home/pet_ownership/d…
https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/laws-permits/laws-permits-re…