Neighbours whinging puppy... I listen to enough whinging at my own house!

[hairymcleary]

My neighbours seem to have just aquired a new, very whiney puppy. The poor thing has yelped all morning today and has been noisy since they got it a few days ago.
What should I do?
We only moved in here in November, and haven't really met the neighbours yet... I think it's a rented property. Unfortunately the week we moved in they had an exceptionally noisy party (on a Monday night) and we ended up calling noise control at 11pm. We did meet them briefly that night, as they were throwing a ball around the back garden and they kept throwing it over our fence, so we met them when they came over to get the ball (and we were asking them to turn the music down each time they came over).
So, do I go over and introduce myself and ask them to keep the dog quiet or just leave it? I don't want to seem like nagging neighbour, always moaning about the noise, but whinging puppies are sooo grating.

Do you think the puppy is being left alone all day? I normally avoid animal welfare threads; I am pretty laissez faire about how they get treated. But leaving a new little puppy alone all day is very unkind.

If it were me I'd hold off for another week or so, then approach them nicely and just ask how they are getting on with the puppy. If they really care about the dog they should be aware of the noisy whining and doing a lot to redress it. If they don't seem aware you could mention the whining; good neighbours will be horrified that their dog is bothering you.

If they know about the whining but don't seem to care I'd be seriously tempted to wait a few weeks after that (so as not to raise suspician, yes I am a coward!) and then phone RSPCA for advice.

The whole noisy moving-in-party thing is a very bad sign, though, I'm sure you know!