Hi I'm after some advice. My near neighbours have a lovely border collie and to all intents and purposes it is well fed and looked after. However, I think the poor dog is bored stupid. If they're lucky they get walked once a day. The rest of the time the spend between the garden and house, often shut in or out. The dog has ruined the garden with constant digging and now appears to spend all its time bounding from one side of the garden to the other, hurling itself at the fence. I know the dog has tried to climb over into the neighbour's garden, able due to some badly placed garden furniture and obviously as dog has grown, it's been easier to get up. while that neighbour has tried to politely say it's not acceptable as they have young children who use the garden, the dog owner has kind of laughed it off. But still doesn't seem to realise it could be because the dog is bored. It barks an awful lot, and is very vocal when another neighbour's dog starts up. Other dogs down out road definitely don't behave like this.
My understanding is border collies in particular are intelligent dogs and need to be occupied and active as much as possible. With suggestions falling on deaf ears, what is our next step. I'm concerned for the dog's welfare as well as what might happen when the dog realises if they move a few feet towards the end of the garden, they can once again scale the fence. Is there a particular body who might be able to approach and make suggestions in order to maintain neighbourly relations.