Before I fire-bomb my neighbour, tips for her howling dog please?

Lemony

I also thought that small bones (especially chicken bones) were an absolute no no because they splinter?

WolfSong2000

Most raw chicken bones shouldn't be a problem - the splintering is usually an issue once the bones are cooked. We used to give our dogs raw chicken wings all the time

Fire_Fox

Lemony wrote: »

I also thought that small bones (especially chicken bones) were an absolute no no because they splinter?

The neck bones on a bird are shaped like little barrels, there really isn't any way they could splinter. Cooked long bones are a splinter risk, raw bones are completely natural. Think how small the bones must be in a rabbit, pigeon or mouse: all prey for domestic cats. Foxes - which are the same family as domestic dogs - will happily take a chicken if you don't secure them at night. Many vets recommend a raw chicken wing to help keep pets teeth clean and some advocate raw feeding as healthier than commercial pet food, tho opinion is divided here.

tiamai_d

You can continue your bone debate now, neighbours dog has just chewed a hold through my fence so I'll be contacting the council on Monday about it.

jackieglasgow

tiamai_d wrote: »

You can continue your bone debate now, neighbours dog has just chewed a hold through my fence so I'll be contacting the council on Monday about it.

| don't know how appropriate it is, and don't mean to p1ss you off, but this made me laugh! I would be very unhappy, don't blame you at all.

tiamai_d

LOL, think we can establish that chewing may not keep it occupied for long. Got through the fence so quickly, and she just stood watching!

Can I say it?

Ned.

Humph!

Sunnyday

creased-leach wrote: »

I rearranged my week & went round to dogsit. He was pretty anxious- it had been a big week for him, but he settled down.
Last week I sat for the whole two hours, but used the time to work on his seperation anxiety.

What a lovely thing to do, your post reminded me of some years back when we moved house with a young GSD. She started to howl when left and i think that it was a combination of the new environment and being on her own for short spells. Our then neighbour used to pop in and out and it soon stopped once she was used to the new house and a new routine. We arn`t neighbours anymore but still keep in touch and i`ll never forget how she helped.


EEK! just seen the post about the fence :eek: i can`t believe that she was stood watching :eek: Hmm does she realise that she will have to pay for the damage
I would have a word with her re the dogs howling and tell her that you will get a quote for repairing the fence and that you expect her to pay the bill. Explain that you don`t really want to get off on the wrong foot but there will have to be some ground rules. Perhaps suggesting a dog walker to call around whilst she is out would help?

Good luck!

SD

Debt_Free_Chick

tiamai_d wrote: »

LOL, think we can establish that chewing may not keep it occupied for long. Got through the fence so quickly, and she just stood watching!

This is the real problem - the owner, not the dog! If she did nothing to discourage the dog whilst it destroyed the fence, that sends the dog a clear "this is OK behaviour" message.

I suspect she's well out of her depth owning a dog. Also willing to bet she's not taken [STRIKE]the dog [/STRIKE] herself to any training classes.

Not sure what to suggest - dog behaviour, I'd be confident of suggesting something to try. Human behaviour .....??? I gave up years ago!!!!

tiamai_d

It is the owner, she is a bloody NED! Listened to it all day again, from 8am. No idea where she goes, she doesn't work.

Called environmental health after we again tried to tell her 'when you go out, your dog HOWLS non stop the ENTIRE time you are out and it is really LOUD, maybe you could try getting him used to being on his own by leaving him for much shorter lengths of time and giving him plenty of chew toys?' Then she !!!!!!s off the next day.

So, it's now in the hands of EH to deal with. She probably won't replace the fence, she is in a council house so will expect them to do it. And the only place the dog will escape to is my garden!

Lemony

Did this ever get resolved?