Pollution control - noise
Our Environmental Health Service provides information, advice
and deals with complaints about noise disturbance including house
and car alarms. Use the contact details to the right if you wish to
get in touch.
More detailed information on noise pollution is available at the
Environmental Protection UK website.
Environmental
Protection UK
Ways to help resolve barking dog
complaints
DEFRA’s advice
Think about using a tape recorder, web cam
or video camera. Try a ‘set up’, pretend you’re going out, wait
outside door to see what your dog does.
If it starts barking and howling, go back in
and tell it firmly to be quiet. DON’T PUNISH it will
only make things worse.
If your dog barks at things outside your
yard or garden, don’t let it go outside on its own. Keep it
away from windows so it can’t see people or other animals.
If it barks at same time every day, like
when people are going to work or school, try and keep the dog
busy. For example take it for a walk.
Try to keep the dog calm. If it barks
when it’s excited don’t play with it at anti-social times like very
late at night. Try to keep it away from walls shared with
neighbours. If the dog starts barking when you are there, call it
straight away – don’t let it continue to bark.
Don’t leave the dog outside if its
barking to be let in.
See if you can get friend or relative to look
after dog or, if you can, take it with you.
Make sure your dog gets some exercise
before you go out. A tired dog barks less.
Leave it toys or chews, put the radio on –
dogs need company. Maybe shut the curtains or door if it
is frightened by other people or
animals.