to tell the bloke nextdoor...

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that his dog had been going nuts,yapping and howling in the garden all the time whilst he was out?

Don't bother. He won't believe you. I told a neighbour his 3 dogs had not shut from 7am to his return at 9pm... I got told I was a liar.

Film, tell him, if he refuses to believe go to the council with the film. YANBU. Poor dogs.

Yes tell him

He might be mortified, you don't know.

Have they just got this dog?
How often do they do it?
It depends on what your neighbour is like?
Irresponsible dog owners I am afraid have no shame and refuse to be culpable for their dogs behaviour.
I would just complain to the council and then he wont know who did it as it could be anyone on the street.

in the past its been out in the rain and really crying whilst he was there.i think he must ignore it

my dog does that too, makes me feel like shit but i can't take her everywhere all the time, she's 12, has always done it and we've tried everything to stop it.
But, she has access to food, a bed, shelter, toys, treats and we try not to be gone too long, it's annoying to neighbours i'm sure but we never leave her late in the evening.

My neighbour seems to delight in telling us she's heard her howling which makes me feel even worse.

On the other hand, i know it makes me feel bad so i never tell my neighbour that i hear her dog howling its headoff whenever they leave her locked in the house. As i accept that noone can stay at home with their dog 24/7.

You don't live near me do you? Next door kept the poor dog outside all day yesterday, he lay on the door mat crying (he clearly needed the loo but the gate to the grassed area had blown shut) the same thing happened today. They also let the dog out to s**t on everyone else's front lawn when they do get home...

If they do other things that make you think they are irresponsible contact the RSPCA.
If its the dog being anxious at being left I'd let him know.

I would, last year someone either got a dog or started leaving it in this area, it was very very annoying, lots of people asked me if I knew whose it was (luckily I wasn't pg or I may have hunted them down and fed them dog shit). I didn't, it used to just constantly bark all day, from about 6am sometimes.

Not sure if neighbours had a word but the early morning barking has stopped now thankfully, also I do sometimes hear it, but because it's usual now it's much much easier to tune it out. It's so bloody inconsiderate though to have a dog who you know to be noisy when left alone, then regularly bugger off.

Why don't you leave it inside the house smoggii? That is quite a square mileage of people you are bugging the shite out of each time you leave it alone, especially in the summer when people might actually like to use their garden or leave windows open, without the constant nagging barking of your dog.

If you're sure it's their dog (it sounds fairly conclusive!) then I would mention it if he's not nasty, I'd want to know particularly as it would be out of the ordinary, or you can take a noise complaint to the council (Dog warden).
There are times of day when barking is not classed as nuisence noise iir ~ 7am-11pm but consant barking/howling is - they send a van to sit outside the property before talking to the owner.
RSPCA will have limited scope if the dog has access to necessities and is not neglected, left or a long period of time. Particularly if he is under a VS for sep. anxiety etc.

The only reason I mention make sure you've got the right dog is there are lots of dogs around here and one gets shut in the garden! when the owners are out and just howls all day. We were accused quite aggressively by a neighbour and told to sort it out - we took a barrage of shit before we could get a word in and actually point to the dogs in the back of the car and tell them the dogs couldn't have been howling as they'd been 30 miles away with us all day and com with us everyday.
If we hadn't been able to prove it wasn't ours though we may well have had to deal with the warden/noise abatement etc and would have been very unhappy campers.

Tbh I don't know why some people keep dogs - they are pack animals and need to be with their leader (human in the case of domestic dogs) It's just selfish to bugger out and leave them to their own devises. Buy a fucking gold fish instead

I agree Mulsanne my sister has just gotten a puppy for her daughter, she works full time and obviously my dn is at school all day, it's bloody cruel. I did mention it to her and my other sister that it was a bit off, but apparently it's ok because other people leave dogs longer and my other sister went over the other day and the dog wanted to sleep .

I can't really make a point of it, but I'm sure trouble will lie ahead with the poor dog.

I would adore a dog, a greyhound in particular, but until I can properly take care of it I won't get one, my marauding children would do any dogs head in.

Just to clarify my dog is very very rarely left alone and we don't keep her inside because we were advised by the vet that this is more distressing for her and she is better off in the garage/ utility/ deck and garden which is a large area with shelter and access to the garden.

Not ideal admittedly. She doesn't bark either, she just lets out a sad howl every now and then.

Sorry but there are inevitably times when a dog has to be left on it's own-simple as. Some dogs are perhaps left for longer than is appropriate but maybe when they got the dog circumstances were different-a dog lives for 12 years on average & unfortunately not many people consider this before deciding to home one.

On the original subject I would mention it to him but don't be surprised if it makes no difference, if the dog doesn't like to be alone there isn't a lot he can do about it.