I smacking hate barking dogs. This country has too many people with pets. Every time I'm out walking I get barked at (sometimes it takes me completely off guard).

It should be legal to shoot them. The decline in the ability for people to discipline their dogs coincides with the general decline in Western civilization.

allowing your dog to menace pedestrians is poor.

I'ld take a "hot sausage" with me past your place

Barking dogs I can handle, it's barking people that annoy me.

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I have a cattle dog and I live in Suburbia.  Said dog is not really mine, 'tis my Grand-Daughter's who had him as a pup when they were in Mt. Isa.

We have large block and the dog is exercised regularly on the very nearby beach.

Dog knows his boundaries, and he also makes it clear to whomever might approach my boundary that he knows they are there.  Couple of good loud 'woofs,' and that is that.

However, if someone remains at the front gate then dog will continue with a woof, more excited, and I know there is someone wanting to enter.  They do not dare, 'cause dog is woofing.

So, out I go, engage with the visitor, a dog goes away, happy.

Little known secret is that if the person at the gate actually opened it, dog would shut up, and play quite happily either with them or alone, having done the job I want him to do.

dogs will bark a few times to warn you if anyone is closer than normal to your property or house. Dogs that bark incessantly are usually bored sh*tless, which means their lazy owners should get off their lardarses, stop eating crap and go out and walk the bloody dog - every day, not once a year.

It is not so much an "inability" to discipline the dog, it is a selfish attitude that couldn't care less about one's neighbour's welfare. That's what wrong with western "civilisation".

get some sleeping pills, and chuck some to the dog.

let sleeping dogs lie. The longer the better.

You can get noise loggers to record nuisance noise. I think many councils even have guidelines that cover barking dogs. So you may have a legal recourse.

It's always best to talk things through first. Chances are the neighbour hates the barking too.

Very true Aussie, I have a very low tolerance when it comes to loud barking dogs but I also recognise that it is all about the owner and not the animal.
To often the problem is due to small yards, total lack of exercise, interaction, socialising of the dogs and ignorance and laziness by the owners.
If I have ever had any issues with barking dogs I simply politely let the owners know and that always ends up with the problem being solved and quite often an apology 

Legal industry as any other industry aim for maximum benefits at minimal effort!

In their best interest is to maintain social problems. Same is everywhere. Here in Adelaide :

The only sure way to silence nuisance barking dog is to kill one in anger!

This is also a clear case of corruption that two ministers, RSPCA, dog and cat management board and local council consume large amount of public money... to effectively maintain this problem. It is dog negligence and cruelty but also it is health hazard to us all. We get irritated, have problem to sleep and have a decent rest, to study and enjoy peace.

Why we have this wide spread corruption?
I saw a film clip where on public protest against corrupt government, one of the leaders explain to the crowd: you complain on bad government? but government is only as bad as you (crowd) allow one to be.

It is waste of time to complain to council. It is sensible to report to legislators and complain in all forms of media including internet. No, it is not us to prove a dog is causing problem but it is up to us to demand that politicians require all owners to:
1 choose right dog
2. train one properly
3. care for one well including daily walk, visit to specialists, stimulation and so on an on.

Unless government make sure all owners do at least the three, the government not owners is guilty of negligence and cruelty to dogs and health hazard to society. It is called negligence and lawlessness.

Another matter is the antisocial stand of modern courts.

http://systemcorruption.wordpress.com/about/dog-negligence-cruelty-mismanagement-corruption/

Take as an example the blind people guide dog. Neglect any one of the three above duties. It would be useless, dangerous and owner have liability. Ensure all three duties and it is an asset and a pleasure to own such a dog.

I started my website, you can join or set your own site/record. It is record of government negligence and mismanagement. YOu note when the particular problem stops if ever. Than after a time period you have an evidence that it is mismanagement and ignorance, corruption.

Thanks for sharing this story.

People are at fault.
You should always buy 2 dogs so that they keep each other company.
They will seldom bark then.
They just got lonely & bored.

Australian councils are empowered by state legislation (for example, Tasmania's Dog Control Act 2000) to write infringement notices for barking offences. In Tasmania the penalty ticket is currently $260.

That's the theory. In practice, councils everywhere don't want to be bothered enforcing the noise and barking laws - so they don't.

How can they get away with this? Councils ignore their legislated duties because although a state's various Acts of Parliament empower them to write tickets and benefit from the fines, they do not compel them to do anything.

Councils everywhere know this. They know they are immune from prosecution. They exploit this legal loophole mercilessly.

Until councils are compelled under threat of direct penalty they will continue to leave distressed persons so tormented that they move out or kill the dog. A dead dog is usually then replaced by one or two living ones and the cycle often repeats.

It is no use complaining to the police. The police always declare that barking is a council matter. They also see barking as trivial. The police do not want to be bothered by trivial problems.

Barking victims are on their own.