We are on a seasonal pitch and have some lovely neighbours. However, the weekend before last they brought their two dogs for the first time. They had previously joked they were noisy, and they weren't wrong!
All Friday evening they barked, Saturday morning they started at 6.45am and continued, on and off, throught the day until well into the early hours.
I didn't really want to complain as we get on so well, but we are not dog lovers and it really spoilt the weekend. I did joke at one point that they didn't need an alarm clock with dogs like that, don't think it went down well.
It was made worse as they dogs sleep in cages in the awning and barked at any passing sound. I rang the site warden and asked for a call back, but he didn't return my call...think he guessed what I was ringing about!
What would you do or say? Thanks for any suggestions.
Call the warden again and tell him that it is upsetting your stay, It is up to him to sort it out, If he does not get back to you then complain to the owner of the site. You are entitled to peace and quiet, this behaviour of some dog owners is selfish.
If they don't bring them every weekend it suggests that they do understand that their dogs are going to cause annoyance to other campers & usually they don't bring them. So perhaps this weekend was a 'tryout' to see how their dogs would behave & their reaction to your remark was one of embarassment so maybe they will not bring them again.
So if they don't have the dogs next time say nowt, problem solved, you hope. If situation repeats then speak to warden in first instance, obviously he does not want to get involved but insist that he does, its his job. All campsites that allow dogs state in t&c's that owners are responsible for keeping ther dogs under control & these people are not so the warden can act.
Point being made here is that putting pressure on the warden to act is the way forward first, rather than falling out with these people that you appear to be stuck with as neighbours.
Don't agree. The correct action is to say something first to the neighbours if they bring the dogs again. If nothing improves then complain to the warden. If it continues ask for another pitch.
If you go straight to the warden neighbours will know who complained anyway.
Thanks, think I'll give them another chance, as someone said above they may not bring them back after the last time.
If not I will perhaps speak with the owner, I really don't want any unpleasantness with neighbours, and it's one of the best pitches on the site so don't really want tp move.
No excuse for noisy dogs, i have a GSD who i dont even have to tie up, she loves people watching, she will bark if other dogs come really close to the tent but she is very quiet. Other people always comment on how well behaved she is.
It is the owner of the dogs responsibility to control the dogs at all times and that includes keeping them as quiet as possible but most of all no matter what breed of dog or how well behaved/friendly they are, they should always be tethered, if not then they are not under control. My dog has a bad heart and another dog running at him to 'play' could quite easily cause a heart attack. We should be allowed to walk around a park with him on a lead without the fear of other dogs.
I believe in getting on with my neighbours, both at home and on a campsite, but keeping quiet about this will make them believe their behaviour is fine.
Don't go in with all guns blazing, don't make threats (i.e. to report them to the site owners) just explain calmly that their dogs constant barking is spoiling your weekend.
You can complain to the site owners if they don't respond.
I spoke to my neighbours the other week when their kids broke my car's wing mirror, I didn't raise my voice but just pointed out that I thought their behaviour was unacceptable. I don't want to stop them playing on the street but equally I don't want them to boot footballs at my car. We get on better than ever now, the parents still speak to me and the kids know there's a line they shouldn't cross.
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Topic: Barking Mad
