Barking doggy, please help!

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My border collie Dylan has started barking at night, if he hears somebody outside, a cat meows or the little yorkie behind my house yaps - sometimes late at night, waking me up.

Not too bothered about me as I accept that he's protecting his territory and barking is what dogs do. But, I am having trouble placating my neighbour, who has a 6 month old baby girl who he has disturbed a few times. Neighbour has got really angry and been quite aggressive about me 'sorting him out'. She is a single Mum, and I appreciate that it's hard for her, but I don't know what to do to sort the problem. Her baby has woken me on numerous occasions, and I've accepted it, as babies cry and I'm trying not to throw this back at her, but it's tempting when she's swearing at me! She's complained to all the neighbours too :-( Any tips on how to stop Dylan barking??? Help please, don't want to feel uncomfortable in my own home :-(
 
Yes he gets walked in the morning, at lunch time by dog walker and spends the evening at the yard with me when I sort my horse out. Do you think he barks because he isn't tired? Maybe needs more mental stimulus?
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I don't know - was just trying to help you figure it out.

It's awful when these things happen because everyone becomes very, very stressed. And certainly if I were your neighbour I'd not be very happy either.

Have you tried a spray collar??
 
I saw this on its me or the dog.
The advice was to teach them to "speak" (bark!) on command, and from there you can silence them with a seperate command that can then be used when they are barking of their own accord.
 
Teaching him to bark and silence on command sounds like a good plan, but could you de-sensitise him in the meantime by leaving the radio on all night so that the little sounds outside don't disturb him?
 
if he has only just started to bark, has it anything to do, with the baby waking him up, I do feel for you, i know this is going to annoy people, but is he possibly scared by new noise, and could he sleep either with you in your bedroom, or outside on landing. Obviously something has upset the boy, and you must not feel guilty about it. Babies make a lot of noise and also they can sound very distressed to dogs which is why the dog starts barking.
 
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if he has only just started to bark, has it anything to do, with the baby waking him up, I do feel for you, i know this is going to annoy people, but is he possibly scared by new noise, and could he sleep either with you in your bedroom, or outside on landing. Obviously something has upset the boy, and you must not feel guilty about it. Babies make a lot of noise and also they can sound very distressed to dogs which is why the dog starts barking.

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He has only recently started this, so perhaps it is the baby.
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Oh, and when I said I would try to sort it out, she said I should have the f***ing thing pts.
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That was uncalled for but perhaps understandable if she is suffering broken nights from your dog barking. My collie barks whenever anyone walks past the house etc but that is during the day luckily.

Try leaving the radio on so it prevents him hearing the other noises ie baby crying
 
I'd go down the radio on low route..its got to be worth a try...but also having two young children as a mother you do hear every single noise (moths flying
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) that might possibly wake your baby up (as the same when my babes were crying I used to bring them downstairs so not to wake the neighbours) but as suggested it might be your neighbours disturbing your dog..so radio might distract...hey how good were the team in Ireland
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what a result
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Oh, and when I said I would try to sort it out, she said I should have the f***ing thing pts.
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ahem...not being the maternal kind i think i would have told her to have her effing baby PTS!
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i wouldn't have been able to help myself. i go to dog school with bobby- perhaps it might be worth contacting a pro dog trainer who has heaps of experience...http://www.eltondogclub.co.uk/ this is the lady i go to- i know she's worked with proper 'problem' dogs so she might have a solution?
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Let the dog eat the baby, orrrrrrr, have the neighbour PTS, problem solved, so let me get this right it's ok for the baby to keep you awake but not for your dog to keep her awake, why are people such twats
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Maybe a bark collar would help.
 
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Oh, and when I said I would try to sort it out, she said I should have the f***ing thing pts.
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ahem...not being the maternal kind i think i would have told her to have her effing baby PTS!
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i wouldn't have been able to help myself. i go to dog school with bobby- perhaps it might be worth contacting a pro dog trainer who has heaps of experience...http://www.eltondogclub.co.uk/ this is the lady i go to- i know she's worked with proper 'problem' dogs so she might have a solution?
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He goes to dog training/agility and he's really good - but will ask if anyone there has any ideas. Thanks everyone for the advice, just wanna get it sorted
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After banging on the wall at me when Dylan barked at a cat (when he was in the garden) she left with the baby, so I assume she went to her Mum's. Dylan did not bark ONCE last night in the house, so I think he might be responding to the baby making noise. She is stressed and is likely to explode if I explain this to her - how would you approach it without fanning flames???
 
Offer to babysit, no I am not joking, she is probably tired out, if she is a single mum....suggest you could babysit, whilst she has a sleep...she does sound at the end of her tether and everything will annoy her....also please remember you have rights to, and for someone to suggest putting your dog to sleep, is just silly.
 
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