If you do choose to involve council, on receipt of your initial complaint you will need to provide Central Coast Council with the address of the barking dog. Council will then write to the dog owner to inform them of the barking issues and provide them with information to help rectify the problem. Before council can determine the appropriate action, the level of the nuisance must be determined and documented. To facilitate this process you will be required to compile a Barking Dog Diary for a period of 14 days.