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Neighbours on holiday and left dog in house

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PrimaryBufferPanel · 19/08/2024 04:20

And the poor bloody animal has been crying and barking for 24 hours. She has the occasional rest but it’s pretty much constant other than that. They have form for this: worst before this recent episode was leaving the poor dog crying for 12 hours straight when they went out one time. That wasn’t the only time but was previously the worst.

They were reported and notified so they know their dog has separation anxiety. Yet this morning in the early hours the entire family fucks off on holiday - must be a holiday as they all had suitcases - and since they left, that poor dog has been crying.

Someone came in for around twenty minutes earlier today to let the dog in the garden and presumably to feed her. But then they fucked off and since then just non stop crying interspersed with barking. it’s honestly NOT annoying me - it’s making me feel so sad for the dog.

Given they had suitcases this has got to be for at least a week, I know the dog will be fed and let out for twenty minutes a day but it’s so clearly in distress! What would you do? Anything?

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Wheresthebeach · 19/08/2024 05:10

Call the RSPCA. That’s so cruel.

HoneyLimesBlossom · 19/08/2024 05:08

I volunteer in this field and sadly RSPCA do nothing! not because they don’t care but they don’t have the ‘rights’ to do what you’d think they should and could

please PM me ASAP and i’ll deal with it OP

And thank you for being pro active by posting this - the first step is something not many bother to do but you have because you CARE ! Please PM me

Killingoffmyflowersonebyone · 19/08/2024 04:56

I’d call the police and RSPCA. Failing that, local vets - vets have more avenues available than most people realise.

I wouldn’t approach the dogs feeder or offer to take the dog in - both would put me and my own family at risk. Strange dogs do not go into my house, no matter how ‘nice’ they seem. And the sort of twat that clearly knows the dog is alone all day but isn’t doing more than sticking around for 20 mins won’t care - probably a dog walker or sitter whose paid to go in more often and CBA.

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PrimaryBufferPanel · 19/08/2024 04:53

I’m certain though that everyone can hear that dog crying. In a situation like this you start to think: am I the weird one for finding the dog’s distress distressing if nobody else seemingly gives a shit?

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PrimaryBufferPanel · 19/08/2024 04:50

user1492757084 · 19/08/2024 04:48

Could you speak with the feeder and offer to feed the dog and also walk the dog and watch out for it in it's back yard and put the dog back inside for the night time.
I wonder why they didn't ask you, their neighbour, to help out while they went on holiday.

Because this is another neighbour, although further down the road. So they probably can’t hear the poor dog crying.

they didn’t ask me because I don’t know them. It’s a weird set-up with flats opposite and on top of other flats. They’re ground floor.

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user1492757084 · 19/08/2024 04:48

Could you speak with the feeder and offer to feed the dog and also walk the dog and watch out for it in it's back yard and put the dog back inside for the night time.
I wonder why they didn't ask you, their neighbour, to help out while they went on holiday.

Kimmeridge · 19/08/2024 04:47

I instead of reporting them straight away would it not make more sense to initially speak to the dog sitter & explain the dog isn't settling. Maybe they'll take it with them or at least contact the owners & see if there's a solution. The owners might be under the impression the dog sitter is staying with the dog for longer. But explain if it's not sorted you'll report them.

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PrimaryBufferPanel · 19/08/2024 04:46

LunaNorth · 19/08/2024 04:41

I’m not sure if you are able to do so, but I’d be following the feeder into the house and taking that dog home with me.

Then I’d call the RSPCA.

Bastards.

See, I wanna do this. I feel like saying I’ll look after her, just leave her with me. But I’m not matey with the neighbours (arseholes) who have left her and don’t know the person going in either so no doubt I’d end up looking like the weirdo. What gets me most is that THEY KNOW their dog has separation anxiety!

People fucking suck. Not all people. But many people with so-called ‘pets’.

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LunaNorth · 19/08/2024 04:41

I’m not sure if you are able to do so, but I’d be following the feeder into the house and taking that dog home with me.

Then I’d call the RSPCA.

Bastards.

Boopbeepbeepboop · 19/08/2024 04:31

Call the RSPCA, definitely. What bloody awful people, poor dog

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PrimaryBufferPanel · 19/08/2024 04:31

I think maybe that poster means that the RSPCA puts tape on the door, kind of like a crime scene. If the tape is broken then it means someone has attended.

What gives me pause is that someone definitely is coming in to see to the dog at least once a day but the poor girl is so distressed.

What the fuck is wrong with people? I could never do this.

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TinySmol · 19/08/2024 04:26

Simonjt · 19/08/2024 04:23

Call the RSPCA, once ita been abandoned for 24 hours they are able to have the police break in. We had this with a neighbour once, we knew the shory minute a day would make it ‘okay’, so when they has fed the dog we went to the door and restuck the cellotape the RSPCA had put on the front door.

What?

Simonjt · 19/08/2024 04:23

Call the RSPCA, once ita been abandoned for 24 hours they are able to have the police break in. We had this with a neighbour once, we knew the shory minute a day would make it ‘okay’, so when they has fed the dog we went to the door and restuck the cellotape the RSPCA had put on the front door.

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