Printable bark diary template
One sheet per week. Print a few, keep them where you hear the barking, and fill in a line for each episode as it happens.
Bark diary
One line per barking episode. Fill it in on the day.
Week starting
Sheetof
Your name
Your address
Where the dog is kept
The dog: breed, colour, name if known
| Date | Started | Stopped | What you heard | Where you were | How it affected you | Notes: what set it off, who else heard it, recordings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ExampleMon 3 Nov | 06:10 | 06:35 | Continuous barking | Bedroom, window shut | Woke me; could not get back to sleep | Started when the owner’s car left |
Write what you heard and how it affected you, not opinions about the owner. Keep the originals; share copies.
Free template from DogQuiet, dogquiet.com
Preview. Print it or download a PDF for the full-size sheet.
How to fill it in
- Fill in the top once a week: your details, where the dog is kept and what it looks like.
- Add a line for each episode as it happens: the date, when it started and stopped, and what you heard.
- Say where you were and how it affected you. “Woke me at 06:10” is more useful than “unbearable”.
- Use the notes for triggers, witnesses and whether you recorded it.
More detail, including what to do before you send it anywhere, is in how to keep a dog barking diary. To write to the owner, a landlord or an HOA, use the barking dog letter generator.