Excessive noise from neighbours can be frustrating and can cause a lot of unnecessary stress. In many cases, the person making the noise is unaware they are causing a problem. This can usually be sorted out quite quickly by letting the person know the noise is affecting you.
Noise from barking dogs is dealt with in the same way as other domestic noise (music, DIY etc.). We would look at what reasonable barking was and whether your particular case overstepped the mark (eg. barking all day or every night at 2am).
Often owners are not aware that their dogs bark when they go out, so do tell your neighbour if this is the case.