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I’ve never suggested any punishment against the dog (though I’ve thought it on horrendous barking days!), it was the SM who floated several ideas. It is absolutely the dog owners at fault – the dog is treated like an accessory, and they are not the most considerate of neighbours in other ways either.
Meeting last night, SM insisted action be taken given the evidence I provided. The SM did speak with the owner before the meeting and pointed out that if they don’t deal with it then the dog could be ordered to leave, as the evidence we have would be a slam dunk case. SM and OC decided the owners have the option to provide evidence of training or whatever is required to stop the barking (I need to provide an acceptable timeframe – maybe before next meeting, 1 month, to see improvement?) and if not NCAT. There was some mention that we could take them to NCAT, but I’ll be insisting the OC does.
It’s not exactly the swiftest outcome I was hoping for, but I figure it makes us look reasonable and compromising, and if it does work then problem solved. I am a little concerned about retaliation (they’ve already made false allegations in trying to deflect from this issue) but we will deal with that if it happens. Really appreciate all the advice here, and I’ll keep you posted.