Next door dog crying constantly. Any tips?

Lily1

One of the three dogs that live next door cries constantly when his owners are out. He sits at the back gate watched by their other two silent dogs and cries constantly. As they own/run two pubs this goes on for hours! The other two dogs are new so are used to the situation, I talk to the noisy one or tell him to shut up but he only stops while I am there.
As I am at home most days it is getting very annoying.
Can anyone suggest anything, the owners are aware of the situation.

Miroslav

Do they own their own house or is it rented? If you know.

I complained about dogs crying all day and night when owener was on holiday: - fed once a day from what we could tell; and when the owners were told; the dogs went to stay with someone else but never came back. I now feel bad as I don't know what happened to them.

chucknorris

I've just started a new job as a university lecturer (from being self employed working at home) so I had to find dog care for our dog 3 days a week (aprox 42 weeks a year). I have found a couple who are in between dogs and do about 1 day per week and someone who takes my dog for the rest of the required days, plus another person for the odd cover day when the others are not available. It is only the first week but it seems to be working well so far. It isn't expensive at £15/day, the challenge for me (which I think I have conquered) was to find people that would really wanted to look after my dog and give him an enjoyable experience rather than someone who simply packed dogs into their home for the money (I did come across one of those in my search).

EmptyPockets

you seem to care about the situation - at least enough that it is annoying you. Why don't you talk to the owners again and reiterate how much the dog cries for them. If you are at home most days, how about suggesting that you become his 'foster' mum during the day, so he can come round to yours and be played with?

They shouldn't be leaving these dogs on their own for such long hours at a time. If they work and own/run pubs, then they should have the dogs at the pub with them or not have dogs at all.

LittleTinker

Lily1 wrote: »

One of the three dogs that live next door cries constantly when his owners are out. He sits at the back gate watched by their other two silent dogs and cries constantly. As they own/run two pubs this goes on for hours! The other two dogs are new so are used to the situation, I talk to the noisy one or tell him to shut up but he only stops while I am there.
As I am at home most days it is getting very annoying.
Can anyone suggest anything, the owners are aware of the situation.

Phone the council noise department.......the owners can be made to comply with a noise abatement order or be given as ASBO.

Lirin

Poor thing- he sounds as if he's lonely or trying to adjust.

Maybe try throwing a cheap chew toy or something over to him before going the harsher road of councils etc?

aliasojo

chucknorris wrote: »

It isn't expensive at £15/day......

That's fine if you are earning enough to cover that kind of cost but my neighbour (just as an example) is an old pensioner who goes out to social clubs organised by the SS and the like and leaves her dog alone. She couldn't afford to have him minded. He's her only company in the house now so I'm loathe to complain.

EmptyPockets wrote: »

If you are at home most days, how about suggesting that you become his 'foster' mum during the day, so he can come round to yours and be played with?

This has been suggested to me in the past but it was never my choice to be responsible for an unruly dog so why should I be put in that position just because my neighbour can't or wont deal with the situation? I have enough problems dealing with my kids.


Edit: That makes me sound like a dog hater, I'm not, I actually really like dogs but I'm just not up for running a doggy creche.

elsien

I'd also say be careful if you're going over and talking to the dog/trying to get it to be quiet, as you may accidentally reinforce the behaviour even more. It might like the attention of you going over and saying hello, and cry even more to try to get you back again.
Talk to the neighbours again - you say they're aware of the situation, but they're choosing to ignore it, so you need to politely let them know that it's becoming an issue and you're not going to let it drop. And they're not helping by leaving the dogs outside where the noise is more obvious- are they outdoor dogs or do they get turfed into the garden while the owners are out? Tell them that if they don't deal with the situation you'll have no choice but to take it further via the dog warden or environmental health. Does it bother other neighbours who would back you up and prod the owners into realising doing nothing is not an option?
There's nothing you can personally do to help the dog, whatever the reason for his crying is, and it's not always an easy one to sort, but if you could see the owners were making some effort it might make it easier for you to live with in the short term while they got their act together. I do feel sorry for the poor dog, but they need to take responsibility. They could always consider taking him to work with them, for example.

Lily1

Thank you all for your replies. There used to be a real problem with this dog as they used to let him roam around the village. You can guess his favourite spot to leave his little presents my front garden! We spoke to his owners and things got a bit better. So when the other two dogs arrived the original dog was kept in the garden so no more fouling, now the crying instead.
He is a nice dog very timid but used to go everywhere with the the male owner when that stopped I think that is when he started to feel lonely. He obviously does not think the two dogs and the introduction of a male cat has provided company for him. They say they got the other two dogs as the original dog is getting old, he is a mongrel and seven years old so I am sure he is good for a few years yet.
I suppose I will have to cope with it although I cannot understand why people with such busy lives need four pets.

Beckyy

Try putting the radio on near the dogs, if it works suggest that you neighbour gets a wind up radio she can leave on for them while she's out.

lilac_lady

Beckyy wrote: »

Try putting the radio on near the dogs, if it works suggest that you neighbour gets a wind up radio she can leave on for them while she's out.

Which dog's going to wind up the radio when it stops?