neighbour's dog howls all day long

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We live in a detached house in a village with a big cottage next door to us with a big surrounding garden and a hedge between us.
They have this huge giant Schnauzer dog running free [?] in their garden all day and it just howls and barks and howls.
It also comes running up to the hedge everytime it hears someone walk by.. even us walking up OUR drive it howls and barks and seems somewhat threatening- although it can't get out it does come galloping over straightaway. it also does it quite early in the morning

what can we do? we don't talk to the neighbours at all/they haven't annoyed us in any other way :)but it is SO annoying. it also stresses our dogs out.

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Have you spoken to your neighbours about it? That would be the first logical step - they may be unaware of it happening, or to the extent that it is happening.
 
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If you can video the behaviour at different times of the day do so, then speak to the neighbour and show them the evidence, they may not be aware of what he is upto and being able to not only see but hear how he is throughout the day may help. Then go from there.
 
Just speak to your neighbour, there is no need to go in all guns blazing, and a video looks like you are getting fired up, just go and speak to them.
 
Bonkers2 said:
Report it to the environmental services, this will be the only was to make it anonymous, if you complain first they will know it is you.
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It's more than likely environmental services/local council will ask if you've tried to speak to the people directly before they do anything - my local council always does. Even if environmental services did go round first, as next door neighbours, the OP is likely to be considered to be the reporting party anyway, which is likely to cause more ill-will, than if the OP approaches the neighbours first and makes them aware of the situation. However, if the situation continues after making contact, then it might be time to contact authorities.
 
I agree with others you should speak to your neighbours first. I assume the dog is howling when left so they are probably unaware of how unhappy he is. My dog still howls when I'm out, he goes to doggy day care when I'm working but still has to be left at times, I thought he'd grown out of it as he always hears me coming home and stops but I had to ask. Fortunately he isn't too loud and it isn't very often so gets the sympathy vote.
 
I feel your pain. I live in a terraced 1904 house with a long thin garden. There is a flimsy fence between me and next door's not much exercised or supervised Rottie. My old terrier will rarely go into the garden due to it crashing into the fence, barking and growling, whilst my young patterdale x sees it as a bit of a challenge. I have spoken to the dog warden about it and she is prepared to go and speak to next door but this is going to escalate into a dispute with neighbour that i am keen to avoid as i now wish to sell.

We used to get on well, and even had a couple of nights out until this dog arrived. Now we barely speak, and if we do, that is at my instigation and I get a very begrudging response.

My two are no angels and i have put a tie post in the centre of my lawn and tether youngster if he feels a burning desire to be in the garden so that he cannot get to the fence for a scrap, but i feel that whilst my two now go out into the garden on leads to toilet (if i can persuade the old one who now prefers to wee indoors as he feels safer) and are constantly supervised, hers is largely left to get on with it.

I am sick of being growled at if i look out of an upstairs window or go into the garden on my own to hang the washing out etc etc.

This evening was lovely - dog and neighbour not there (very rare) so had a great time in garden watering, faffing and watching youngster amuse himself with a ball, even though we had a two hour walk earlier.

I am sure that in her mind, my dogs and myself are entirely to blame, even though dogs who occasionally bark in my other neighbour's garden evoke no reaction at all from my two.

So I do sympathise with you re neighbour, but if possible, communication is the best way forward.

PS: PM me if you want to swop houses !!!
 
I replied in your other thread. In short, this poor dog sounds really lonely and stressed, and is desperate for some attention/company. Maybe you could drop by or pop a note through the door saying you're concerned about the dog, and did they even know this was happening - and say it with no criticism at all.

I can't bear to think of how this distressed this poor dog is.
 
Hi OP. Years ago, back in the days I only had one dog! We had a black lab who I rarely left as I was at home with a baby. I did obviously leave him from time to time. Shopping Dr visits and the like.
I used to leave the back door open so he had access to the garden of our mid terraced house. When I returned home he was always happily waiting to greet me at the door and I had absolutely no idea that as soon as my car left he'd go into the garden and bark repeatedly until I returned (I assume he heard my car approaching)
It wasn't until my neighbours nicely pointed it out that I had any idea at all, we were able to sort it out once we knew.
I'd have a chat with your neighbour, although can appreciate its not easy!
 
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