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Neighbours dog barks for hours

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milktraylady · 14/07/2013 00:41

Live in a semi. Next door got a spaniel type dog a few months ago.
It barks when they go out- for HOURS. It's awful. It's coming up to 1am, been barking since 11pm.

Dog owners what do you think of this? Is the dog distressed or just bored?
How can the neighbours train the dog not to do this? Or is it just tough?

It's so awful so much of the time that I want to move house.

Looked up the council info & going to keep a dog diary for 21 days then they will judge if its unreasonable.

Should I tell them we are doing this?

DH has spoken to the bloke & they haven't done anything as far as we can see.

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PariahHairy · 14/07/2013 02:21

It will be separation anxiety if it's barking for hours, we have that dog . Solution atm is not to leave it for any great amount of time.

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milktraylady · 14/07/2013 09:13

Oh great
Spoke to the neighbour this morning, he was apologetic. But what's really going to change?
When they go out it barks the whole time.
This is awful

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EauRouge · 14/07/2013 10:08

So they do know it's barking- did you tell him exactly how long for? Maybe suggest doggy day care or a dog sitter for when they go out?

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milktraylady · 14/07/2013 10:29

Oh yes. Very clear. Crystal.
I actually want to move house.
Keeping a log now & will go to council in 1 month.

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quoteunquote · 14/07/2013 10:30

I can solve a dog barking, extremely quickly if the owner wants to and get on board with the program,

It is very straight forward,

Find the k9 behaviourist in your area, get them to commit to following through with what ever program they set,

They have not met the dog's needs, it up to them if. They what to rectify that.

Lazy arrogant owners who couldn't be bothered to educate themselves prior to ownership, who have now have to put a consistent effort,

If they were lazy in the first place , chances are they still are,

I hope the dog gets the life it deserves, but it has been bought by people who put their needs first.

EauRouge · 14/07/2013 10:32

Oh no, poor you and poor dog :( I hope it gets sorted. I've no idea what the council will do if they decide that the noise is a nuisance (which it obviously is).

I had a neighbour whose dog used to bark all the time and they rehomed it in the end because they couldn't cope with a dog. Now all the neighbours are happy and hopefully the dog too!

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milktraylady · 14/07/2013 10:45

Yes although I hate the barking I can't hate the dog. It is abandoned for hours. It doesn't know the owners are coming back I suppose.

Thanks quote, haven't heard of that, I will look it up & print out info to give them.

To be honest the neighbours are a bit thick. Didn't bother to train it when they first got the dog.

So far it's all civil. But I can't take it anymore

Council can send to magistrates who can rule they can't keep the dog.

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OldBagWantsNewBag · 14/07/2013 13:07

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moosemama · 14/07/2013 13:28

I feel really sorry for you and also feel strongly that all dog owners bear the responsibility of not letting their dog/s negatively impact on other people.

My own dog developed separation anxiety following the death of our other dog at the end of April - he howls, getting louder and louder the longer we're gone. Since then we have been doing an intensive, comprehensive behavioural programme with him. I think we are coming up for week 7 and we have just reached a tolerance limit 28/29 minutes before he starts howling (it was only 4 minutes when we started).

We have now reached the point where he is no longer showing any signs of anxiety, but is clearly bored and lonely once he's finished scoffing all his kongs and treat dispensing toys etc.

It's hard work and extremely restrictive - but - I neither want to upset my neighbours or have my dog anxious and distressed.

I have approached my neighbours, explained what was happening and why and that the last thing we want is our dog to bother or upset them in any way, so we are doing everything in our power to sort the situation out. Fortunately, they are very understanding.

In the past 6 weeks I haven't left the house for longer than his tolerance level unless he came with us - with the exception of this week when we had lots of important school events to attend for our eldest child who has SNs and is leaving primary next week. On those occasions, we warned the neighbours in advance and did our best to reduce noise bleed by putting the dog in our bedroom, which is on the opposite side of the house to our attached neighbours and means they can barely hear him.

Two useful books you could perhaps recommend to your neighbours are:

www.amazon.co.uk/Ill-Be-Home-Soon-Separation/dp/1891767054/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1373804742&sr=8-5&keywords=separation+anxiety+dogs I'll Be Home Soon]] and Leave Me.

I hope you can get them to understand and do something about it.

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milktraylady · 21/07/2013 06:16

Another Saturday night another 5 hours if barking.

Seriously 5 hours of constant loud frantic barking.

Poor dog. Poor us.

They got in at 1 am. My DH went out to speak to them. I did too & cried.
Said I had looked it up online (MN!) and it was separation anxiety.
She said they would sort it. But they said the same last week.

Other than not leaving it alone ever I don't see how they can keep it. Or they just fob us off all the time.

They know now we are keeping a log. I think I will go and see my local police people to see if they can do a friendly community policing 'visit' to tell them to sort it out.

I don't think the owners have the wherewithal to do the behaviour training. And quite frankly my nerves can't take that. But I will print out the link recommended above and give it to them anyway, thanks.

Dog started barking 8pm.
Dd went to sleep 10pm.
Next door home at 1am.
Finally fell asleep at 2am.
Dd woke at 6am.
4 fucking hours sleep instead of 6. Unreal.

Shall I go round with dd yelling & see how they like 4 hours sleep. Bastards.

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SallyBear · 21/07/2013 07:10

Moose! I had no idea. Your poor pooch. When Monty died, Sally just turned into an old lady over night. That was hard, but much worse for you and your poor dog.

Milky - I have no idea what to suggest. My friend and neighbour has a ten month old lab boy. He is shut on the kitchen while she goes to work from 8.30 to 3.00. He has started barking now (for the last 3 weeks) about an hour after she leaves. It's very loud and she lives at the end of our close. She got very stroppy with me when I told her that he sounded distressed. Saying that when she drove into our street there was no barking and he looked very excited to see her. Well of course he didn't bark then! Dog's hearing is vastly superior to ours and my old dog could hear DH's car before it had turned into the street. The other thing that can upset dogs are answer machines and telephone ringers.

pregnantpause · 21/07/2013 14:28

I have a barking dog. I'm trying to train her not, but it's very hard when she's fine alone in the kitchen when we are milling about the house. She's doesn't bark til I'm gone and stops before I'm back. My neighbours have mentioned it, but I have tried bones/kongs, long walks to tire before I go, a radio, a dog diffuser thing, someone visits after an hour to walk/potty her I never leave for more than three hours, and don't if I can avoid it, go for more than an hour a day. The vet said she'd grow out of it, as she's still a pup, when she learns that we will always come back. I don't think you're my neighbour as I've not left her at night, but perhaps they are trying but not succeeding yet.

bottleofbeer · 23/07/2013 10:45

My NDN has a yappy little thing, they work all day and he barks constantly. She seems to think he's expressing himself or something because even when they're in he's allowed to carry on. I've heard the husband tell him to be quiet but never her. Not once.

He sits in the front garden and goes mental at any passer by and if I walk my dog past it barks and gets itself into a right state. I personally think he needs to be taught not to bark all the time and certainly not allowed to do it without a word outside the house. It's not cute and it can't be good for him to get so aggressive and wound up by the mere sight of another dog.

My dog is a barker when somebody knocks at the door but other than that he's relatively quiet. All it ever took was to tell him "no" or "quiet" and he soon realised it's not good behaviour to bark at nothing/random people/other animals. He's not the sharpest knife in the drawer either

foolonthehill · 23/07/2013 13:29

My dog is mute unless stressed (fireworks) or insecure (left out in the open) we solved it by crate training...her safe space is her comfort when we are out.

Unfortunately it sounds like your neighbours are not going to be the sort of people who could use a crate responsibly (not too long etc)...

I really feel for you

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