Kirsten44

Thanks everyone! some great suggestions here! I have installed this little device this morning, started hammering just after 7am to get it installed, felt like i must have been disturbing the neighbour! But after 7am is ok apparenlty. Anyway, it was for her. I will talk to the neighbour in a few weeks to see if she has felt it's made any difference.

Thanks petsearch, I will find out the regulations, and stand my ground. When there is some doubt about who's dog is barking, and when i have bought the devices required to train her, i think I have been a responsible pet owner and considerate neighbour. She's got cats that are alowed to roam around the neighbourhood, It's no wonder Ebonee is upset with the cats and barks at them. I am also keeping my own diary of times when i am home and Ebonee is inside with me. This is so that if the neighbour does come up with dates and times, i have my own version of events.

I would love to solve these problems, but how? I call her when she does the fence thing, and that distracts her. not sure how to make sure she comes when called I do try and praise her whenever she does come, but she's not really into affection when she is energised. Treats do nothing when out of the house and other people/dogs are around. She hardly notices that i am there. Jumping on people, well she is getting better. I keep a water pistol handy for when visitors come, and I always ask her to sit and stay before i open the door. Some people can excite her though, and it is hard to ask them to be calm. Any suggestions would be welcomed

Hi Pinacle, in reference to your message: In the morning when i am getting ready for work, she does walk around the house from room to room with me sometimes, depends on whether she feels like gnawing on a nearby bone or playing ball. Every day it's something different. In the afternoon when i come home she wants to play for about 1/2 hr and then she settles down. She doesnt whine when i leave her or lock her in the backyard, she is used to it from age 8 weeks. she is obviously energetic when around new people but doesnt whine, even when she has been naughty: jumping up on people, running away from me when i call her etc. i put her in a crate to calm down (naughty corner). She is quiet and doesn't whine at all. She's also not phased about pats, only stands there and lets me pat her when i've gone straight for her tummy I dont think she has separation anxiety, more boredom is the problem. She associates that fence with the cat that torments her. Whether the cat is there or not, i suppose she barks at it when i am not there, when i am there, she can be seen at times running up and down the fenceline. The cat is locked inside the house at night i am lead to believe so at night there should be no cat to torment my pup.

Thanks everyone, that is all great info. i think that i will call my council and get the lowdown. Pet cam might be a bit expensive right now, but i certainly thought of it. You can even buy IP cameras these days that work on a wireless network and you can even check on your dog by logging into the internet! very cool. Reddii, your council sounds like it has a good way of dealing with it. 10% of the hour is very fair. Honestly i dont know what Ebonee is like when i am not there, but i am sure that the device i have bought will help out somewhat. Besides, most nights i am home, it is just the rare occasion like on saturday night, when i cannot prove she was indoors with me as i was out.

Hi, I have a 14mth old german shepherd and a very difficult neighbour (Jenny) who complains about anything. I moved in 1 year ago and have been a pretty good neighbour i think. My dog (Ebonee) apparently barks when i am not home. Jenny had mentioned this to me about 8 months ago i had bought a barking collar which works on high-pitched sounds at the vibration of a bark. The collar ran out of batteries, but at this stage i figured that Ebonee had not continued to be a problem as Jenny had said it was working some weeks after i put the collar on her. Anyway, I again got a letter from Jenny saying that Ebonee was barking friday from 9:30 pm (for hours) and on saturday night again till 5am. And that she's put up with it for long enough and she will be informing the council. I was home with Ebonee on Friday night from 5:30pm, and I was awake till 12:30am and there was NO barking from Ebonee. When i went to bed at 12:30 Ebonee slept in the room with me as she does every night. Saturday night I was out till about 4:30 so i am unsure if Ebonee was barking or not. There is another dog which barks behind my block. I suspect this is the dog which was barking on Friday night, however i did not notice it and it did not bother me in the slightest. Following the last complaint, i have bought a new device to install on the fence between me and my neighbour which hopefully will help. And i have placed the barking collar back on Ebonee with new batteries. But all of this wont necessarily stop my back-neighbour's dog from barking, which untimately gets Ebonee into trouble with Jenny. I want to know what kind of proof does council need to issue me with a noise complaint? I am in Warringah council, but i do imagine most councils will be pretty much the same. Has anyone had this probem in the past? Can I ask to see some video proof? Since my neighbour has got it very wrong on the Friday night, how do i know she is not mistaken about saturday night? Also she said she stuck her head over the fence to see if it the barking was from my dog on saturday night, but Ebonee will certainly bark at her if she does that, so circumstantial video over the fence is not going to prove anything to me, she would have to install cctv camera over a period of time for me to believe that Ebonee is a nuisance and for me to pay a council penalty!