Neighbour dog barking

[Kaboomba]

My next door neighbour got a puppy in September last year, all was fine for a couple of months but it would seem that the novelty of having a dog has worn off and they do not take it for a walk very often/if ever.

Here lies my problem, the dog is sent out the back to do it’s business, it barks from the minute it gets outside until it’s brought back in (usually with a door being slammed) it’s a small dog and has terribly yappy bark. It has no started waking up my toddler at night and I’m expecting another baby very soon.

I’ve recently been off work due to pregnancy complication and the poor thing is barking through the day in the house when it is left (about 4 hours at a time) I feel bad for the dog but I don’t know how I’m going to cope with a newborn and the racket it’s causing.

I don’t know how to approach the subject with my neighbour, we are on ok terms and I don’t want to cause a rift or ill feeling between us.

AIBU to just want some peace and quiet?!

Bump

Take the concerned route.
"Don't know if you are aware of this, I have been home more recently due to pregnancy complications (sympathy card) and your dog sounds distressed when left alone".
They might not know. They might not care.
I guess you may well find that you are a noisy neighbour yourself in a few weeks so I would be polite about it.

You are not being U but dogs bark, if your concerned about the dog being left or ignored then you can report it, but there’s not a lot you can do about a dog barking.

It needs to be walked.
The walk is one of the most important parts of dog ownership and lack of it can lead to destructive and negative behaviours.

What sort of relationship do you have with your neighbour? Could you offer to walk it a couple of times a week? Then it opens a dialogue of discussing the barking issue.

I know it’s not your responsibility or problem but it’s just a suggestion that could help with relations over this issue.

Could you offer to walk it a couple of times a week

No no a thousand times no. You have a DC and will have a new baby . You do not want to get trapped into being their free dog walker .

My NDN have a noisy little dog (then they had 2 very noisy dogs) but back to one. There are enough adults with functional limbs to take the poor little blighter out but no. He barks .

Tell them . They might not realise - genuinely. They might think their dog just snoozes when they're out ,

You need to tell them their dog is noisy and it's not on. It's unfair to you , its unfair to your other neighbours, its unfair to your DC and it is extremely unfair to that poor animal.

They will have that dog for maybe 12-14 years if it lasts the course. It sounds like a shit life for him.

They need a Dog Walker ( either a paid for or an arrangement with someone who is able to commit) or Doggy Day Care.

Keep notes of times and if you can, record.

We have big gardens but its not the same as a walk to explore and sniff

I don’t really want to offer to walk the dog, I’m currently in no fit state anyway with PGP and SPD but don’t want her thinking that I will be her free dog walker.

We don’t have a dog anymore since our pouch died a year and half a go and our main reason for not having another was the walking and being tied down.

My main issue at the moment is the night time garden barking because it’s waking up my DS. She Can’t be oblivious to it as she’s the one letting it out so must hear the barking. Her child is 7/8 so up quite a bit later than my 2 year old but the dog goes out at 10/11 at night sometimes past midnight if she has friends over at the weekend.

We have an ok relationship, not best friends but we buy each other’s kids token presents for birthday/Xmas. I just don’t know how to broach it without making it awkward,