Our neighbours’ yapping dogs are driving us mad. What can we do?

We’ve politely mentioned it, but it just goes on and on. The noise is so bad that my wife is thinking of selling our home

Our neighbours’ yapping dogs are driving us mad. What can we do?

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We live in a terraced house and the neighbours’ two yapping dogs are driving us mad. We’ve politely mentioned it, but it just goes on and on. It’s so bad that my wife is thinking of putting our home on the market. What can we do before taking this drastic step?

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