soundproofing is a good idea bren.... .... its a shame when you havent got good neightbours.....im lucky that way....*touches wood*......one side has a gob the size of the mersey tunnel and the other side has a wood saw going day and ngiht, so i dont either side are in a postion to complain lol

I think I may go for a citronella collar for the 3 main culprits.

what is citronella????

could I not buy some and spray it instead of water?

the barking is only a problem when we are in, I don't think its bad when we are out apart from a dog walking past or someone knocking.

someone is in most of the time to chastise them!

Who are the main culprits Hilary

Not sure whether you can buy it in spray form other than for the collars Ive never seen it

Dont know if this will work but try everything until you find something.
Work on the dogs one at a time with a water spray or a rattle. If you try and do it en mass you will never succeed. Do it one at a time once they all have it individually then try 2 at a time until they get it right. Its gonna take a while but be confident. You will never stop the barking it is their job to tell you there is someone at the door.. on your property if you know what i mean so accept that all you want to do is be able to stop them. Aim for that one.... lol..... but if you can control the situation so when you shout shut up they do then you have suceeded. Im not a trainer this is just from experience. You have to teach them the command.. QUIET !
I am still working on my girl she refuses to stop barking but now its one bark and i have tried it all. Now when she barks she immediately looks at me to see whats gonna happen to her...pmsl... a big jug of water works great as well..... as long as its easy to tidy up afterwards. The stones in a milk carton is awesome.. ask Jan about that one and her girl Summer... its a shock to hear it but it doesnt work with every dog and this can be the problem....

You will need a lovely assistant to be the trigger...lol.. its a great game if you have kids and they need a bit of entertainment !!!!

Good Luck and may the force be with you.....

*hugs* bings is the same will bark at EVERYTHING! were lucky tho 1 neighbour doesnt mind - we sed 2 him sorry if bings barking is annoying they sed they hardly notice, the other neighbour has 3 labs who howl constantly when they go out which is pretty much all ov the time so they cant complain

hope u get it sorted soon hun

I do sympathise Hilary. We are lucky here as we are detached and there are two dogs on one side of us and four on the other so nobody really worries too much. I've never had a complaint in all the time I've lived here so I can only assume there's not a problem.

I cant think of anything that hasn't already been suggested. Sorry!!

you can also buy a correction spray which is very good dont spray it directly at the dog though ...

im not sure about being able to buy the citronella spray in a can.... you may be able too.....( you can buy the refills, but its not got a spray top, just a nozzle for the device )

of course hun, i'll post it to you....
pm me your address and i'll mail it out to you, i dont want paying for any p&p, all i ask is that you save it for me in case i ever need it in the future

its good of the council to loan you one as well

fingers crossed you have the problem under control a.s.a.p

Glad to hear that there are improvements hun

Sounds like things are looking up

Im sure you will get it sorted soon Shame your neighbour is such a prat

Sounds like things may be improving

suppose as last resort u could use elec colllar

hi again, can you please tell me how to use the collar??? do you attach a spray can, or spray the stuff intpo the collar, there seems a kind of nozzle on it, like a lighter nozzle, sorry for being thick.

sorry hilary lol.... you need to get the citronella spray and fill the little black box on the collar, the bit that looks like a lighter nozzle...like you would a cigarete lighter...

does this make sense