We have just moved into our new house in Mississauga, everything is going good, except one problem.
My immediate neighbor is East European (Polish, most probably), and the house is shared by two guys, looks like bachelors, but it could be a different relationship. They don’t seem to be friendly, because the day we moved in, we tried to initiate conversation with one of them, but was responded with a very cold “Hi”.
The problem stems from the fact that they have a dog (a German Sheppard), which by the looks of it, is about a few months old. These guys just lock up the dog inside the house and leave for work during the daytime, and the dog keeps on barking and howling throughout the day.
I don’t know whether this falls under animal cruelty, or under the barking nuisance city by-law, but when I called the city hall to complain about the continuous barking, I was told that I have to share my information i.e. address & name before they could look into it. (City hall doesn’t acknowledge anonymous complaints)
At this point, being a very new neighbor, I am a bit reluctant to complain, because these people might think that I am over-reacting. Also, once I share my information with city hall, they will let these guys know about the source of the complaint, and I don’t want to start any fight with them, because having a bad neighbor is not a good idea at all.

Can someone guide me how to resolve this situation?

I guess your best bet is to ask the City Hall if they can help keeping your identity unknown to the neighbors ..... and seek their advice ....

Read some where that 10% of the people who move is because of bad neighbors .

Quote from a Cop : if your neighbor is not good enough to care about you , why should you be ??

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Fido.

Before complaining, I would suggest you to talk to your neighbors politely. Convey them your concerns in a most diplomatic manner. They should sense that although you love the pets (even if you don't), the noice is hampering your day to day activities as well as peace. But, the key here is being diplomatic, polite, and empathic towards the love for their Dogs, while complaining.

These tips do work, as I have experienced them myself as well (over my neighbors' car parked in front of my house repeatedly. It stopped when I talk to them politely instead of complaining to the City Hall or getting the vehicle towed).

Good luck.

I second that .

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Fido.