@ComradeNickie Does this happen in just your neighborhood or every where? Also instead turning off all game sounds have you tried turning off just sound effects in 'Audio Options'?
It seems to only happen when I am in a lot, but it is every lot type, Apartment, House, Community, Dorm. Everywhere that has a mailbox or phonebooth, in the front of the lot, has the barking noise. Turning off the sound effects does stop the barking, but I do want to play the game with it. It just seems like a bug that the dogs constantly bark, it seems like it would be an occasional thing normally.
@ComradeNickie If this is indeed a bug then it is unlikely that it will get fixed as development for Sims 2 has stopped quite some time ago.
Just to check, have you tried re-installing the game to see if this helps? If you do re-install make sure to back up your saves.
Let us know how you get on!
