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Nextdoor have bought a fucking beagle

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wowsaid · 28/05/2020 06:15

That barks a lot. Still a puppy so should I be worried it's going to get worse, or could it actually get better?

I know beagles are known for being noisy which makes me question their breed choice considering we live in Edwardian maisonettes in SW London, ie, close together!

The irony is, they used to complain bitterly about their upstairs neighbour before the left.

What about when they both go back to work!!

Aibu to get this to stop ASAP?

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Motorina · 28/05/2020 07:23

On the plus side, a lonely beagle will not only howl, it will disembowel their flat. So they will likely either sort daycare or rehome. Either of which solves your problem.

(I love them. The two I have now are numbers 5 and 6 I have owned. But they're a disaster in the wrong environment.)

foxychox · 28/05/2020 07:24

Sorry but I just can't get past this comment Shock
I'm sure it will quieten when it stops fucking op. Are you sure they have just bought one - difficult to fuck on its own I'd have thought. Poor beagle

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wowsaid · 28/05/2020 07:25

There's probably a high chance at least one of them will be working at home for the foreseeable future. Many people I know on London office jobs are at home for the rest of the year at least.

Dogs generally live longer than a year.

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Home42 · 28/05/2020 07:26

Is there a guaranteed quieter breed? I have fluffy white lapdog but he was bloody noisy as a little pup. He still barks at delivery men and window cleaners. Dogs woof irrespective of breed. The trick is to give them training and company!

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wowsaid · 28/05/2020 07:27

They're definitely training it, I can hear them doing a certain noise a lot.

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Azaziel · 28/05/2020 07:29

@midnightstar66 banging on about the rare cases in which it actually works out isn’t relevant, is it? This is a high drive working breed, possibly the most hyper you can get. The MAJORITY of them need ridiculous amounts of exercise. The MAJORITY of them make copious amounts of noise with barking/howling etc. The MAJORITY of them are hard to train and have destructive tendencies. The MAJORITY of them need large, open areas where they can safely be let off the leash because the MAJORITY of them are very unreliable with recall. The MAJORITY of them shouldn’t be kept in a fucking flat in London. I don’t even know if they have access to a garden where they can let the pup out to burn off some of that energy, but if they do I’d assume the garden isn’t adequate for a beagle. The MAJORITY of sensible people would have put beagle at the very bottom of the suitable list of dog breeds for their situation.

Al1Langdownthecleghole · 28/05/2020 07:30

I’ve just told my beagle she should be running 50 miles a day. Her face said “you first” then she went back to sleep.

GabriellaMontez · 28/05/2020 07:30

Speak to them again. How long had it been going on? Contact environmental health.

plunkplunkfizz · 28/05/2020 07:30

Are you in a freehold house? You keep saying you have no lease but typically a maisonette would be leasehold. Even if you don’t have a lease, they probably do and you should try to find out what it says.

BadLad · 28/05/2020 07:31

Sorry but I just can't get past this comment

Why? It's just an attempt at being funny by pretending to misunderstand the expletive used by the OP in the title.

Beagled · 28/05/2020 07:31

If it’s a puppy give it chance to settle in. I have a beagle who is really quiet, wouldn’t even know how to howl. Only barks if someone knocks on the door and it’s a single ‘wood’. I get your concerns, it’s the reason we haven’t bought another!

midnightstar66 · 28/05/2020 07:32

Dogs generally live longer than a year.

Yes, but they also grow up and can be left home with the help of a dog walker (also they may well use doggy day care)

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wowsaid · 28/05/2020 07:33

We own and have a long lease hold.

They rent and have a landlord who presumably has a long leasehold with the freeholder.

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plunkplunkfizz · 28/05/2020 07:34

Right, so you do have a lease. You may have the same head lease so I would get to looking at that sharpish. I would also try to work out who the letting agent is so you can contact the landlord if necessary.

midnightstar66 · 28/05/2020 07:36

@Azaziel the OP has stated there is a large park and a common in close proximity. And that they are clearly training the dog. Beagles shed like fuck and everyone I know who has or has had one keeps them downstairs as a result so fail to see how an apartment with sufficient exercise and stimulation. (You can do lots of brain work in the home which tires them out mentally. This is important for this type of breed)

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 28/05/2020 07:36

Record the sound of barking on your phone . Time/length of the noise/level of noise.

Put it in their corner .
Not "Oh your dog is really noisy, can you quieten him a bit"

But "Your dog's noise isn't tolerable . What do you plan to do about iit"

(And yes , I know dogs bark , but they can make it less intrusive for the NDNs)

"Move him to a room furthest away from our shared walls"

Do your other neighbours hear it ?

Sounds horrendous . They are idiots Angry

midnightstar66 · 28/05/2020 07:37

Sorry posted too soon. Meant to say is any different

Jenasaurus · 28/05/2020 07:37

You have my sympathy's Op, years ago we had a puppy when we moved into our first home, we had a long garden with garages at the back, every time anyone went to one of the garages our dog barked, this was during the day so shouldn't have been a problem, but our neighbours were police and worked nights so they were not happy.

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wowsaid · 28/05/2020 07:38

Yes sorry I was answering before not thinking about the freeholder etc, focussing on the fact I don't have a landlord etc.

I believe the head lease is fine with pets, only because I know another flat owner who also has a dog, unless they haven't checked their head lease.

I can't see the freeholder caring at all.

The beagle owners' landlord will probably care more if they haven't already sanctioned it of course

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PotteringAlong · 28/05/2020 07:39

If you have a leasehold flat then you do have a lease! You need to read it.

Azaziel · 28/05/2020 07:40

@midnightstar66 yes I’m aware of the requirements of beagles. I help run a hunting dog rescue in Spain. Mostly podencos and galgos, but we get a lot of beagles too. If the op’s neighbour applied for one of our beagles they’d get immediately rejected because their living arrangement is unsuitable. It’s about getting the best dog for your situation, not (possibly) the worst dog and just trying to make it fit and hoping for the best

Alittleshortforaspacepooper · 28/05/2020 07:41

You can train almost any dog to bark less if you try hard enough. That doesn't necessarily mean that your neighbours will do this.

I agree with others who have said that a beagle is very odd choice for a couple that both work full-time and live in a flat, but maybe they will get a dog walker in, or make similar arrangements? A friend of mine who worked fulltime and lived alone had a beagle, and she paid a small fortune for it to be walked every morning and afternoon, as well as her walking him when she got in from work. This was apparently enough for the dog to be content. It was a huge commitment on her part though, and I know there are plenty of dog owners who wouldn't go to these lengths and would just have a wound up, frustrated, yappy dog that was cooped up at home alone all day, just so they could have a quick cuddle in the evenings while watching the telly.

AnyFucker · 28/05/2020 07:43

I must be lucky. My neighbours have a beagle and I have never heard it bark once.

I often hear "doggy, no " when I am sat in the garden so I think it is a little mischeivous but that's about it. They take it for one ramble round the neighbourhood a day.

Lalalaboring · 28/05/2020 07:45

@wowsaid our previous neighbour had a beagle. On the first night he barked & it was cute! Then they apologised & said they’d return the puppy because they were struggling Shock

I said “no no it’s fine! He’s only a puppy!” and they kept him.

What followed was 7 years of barking, whimpering and howling through the wall all day long.

They wouldn’t even try and quieten the dog unless I asked them to.

They tried training the dog but gave up. And I even remember someone warning them on Facebook against getting a beagle before they got one due to the noise they make.

We live in a busy City and I think she wanted to faux countryside lifestyle Confused

If only I said “yes the puppy is rather loud” on the first few nights Blush

Allthebestusernameshavegone · 28/05/2020 07:46

Barking dogs are just a nightmare to live next to.
My next door neighbours used to leave their dog bark for hours. It’s got better since she had a new partner but it was a nightmare yesterday.
I lost my shit with the family behind us at the start of lockdown because their dog would be left to bark in the garden and then start barking and growling at the fence when the kids went out to play. It improved for a while and now it’s starting to get ridiculous again. Next doors dog and their dog seem to be in competition with eachother.
It’s driving us potty.

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