Separation Anxiety - barking

MrsE_2

wageslave wrote: »

OP is Scots and extremely common.

However I own my house and the garden. The bliddy dog and the brats own me.

CCTV goes up first thing Monday morning, I am soooo cross I needed that pointed out to me

This whole "at war with the fooker across the road" is new to me

It isn't a bad thing. For the last 9 years I have been comparing the bliddy dog to the sainted spaniel of lamented memory.

It seems I love this dog too

Do you have a back garden & a front garden?
Can you gate & fence off the back so the dog has to stay in the back & won't be bothered by passers by?

Jennifer_Jane

Can you just let your lovely labrador have access to the back garden with no view to the front, and keep the TV on for her or a radio? A friend of mine solved her dog's problem with this.

It's just awful that people are not considering their neighbours. I had a neighbour opposite me whose dog barked all the time (albeit this was at night). When I asked if the dog couldn't be kept in a night, I was told that the woman was allergic to dogs... I have to say it was driving me mental.

Also, in this house, my next door neighbour had a dog who whined pitifully when they weren't home, it was terribly lonely as there hadn't been a problem when they'd had two dogs. I didn't complain about it, but it drove me absolutely dilly. Anyway it was an old dog and has gone now.

wageslave

Thank you everyone for all your help and advice.

I actually have a back, a front and a side garden. The side garden has a large fence half way down to keep the dog safely inside.

So the dog has access to the rear and half the side of the garden (if that makes sense).

I could have yet another bliddy fence built to seperate the rear of the garden from the back. I am not sure how well that would work as I am fairly sure she could still hear passers-by.

She can't actually see passers-by now anyway as there is a 6ft hedge seperating the house from the street.

My brother has been round and set up a video thingy to record the amount of foot traffic on weekdays.

He has had an enormous amount of fun doing it:cool:

The girls were playing in the garden yesterday afternoon and they played a count the people game. They can reliably count to ten:p

Three hour period, two passers-by.

Although Sunday may not be a typical day.

We shall see.........

EDIT. Another fence might be the answer, even if she still barks now and then. She will be far enough away from the street as to not sound so loud.
Sigh.....

Lirin

I have two dogs- the rough collie would tend to bark a bit when he was a pup, though settling down now. The Lab only barks if she's furious- someone taunting her at the back gate, people near our cars, etc.
I spoke to my neighbours, and I'm always asking them to let me know if the barking is too much- not so much an issue now that they're both getting older. Explained our dogs really only bark if they're being aggravated, or there's someone unfimiliar around.
The neighbours are great, thankfully, one lady near us likes the 'alarm system' and brings them treats.
My direct neighbours assured me dog barking wouldn't be an issue- "No problem dear, we'll just take our hearing aids out if it gets a bit loud!"
Unfortunately it sounds like you just have a bad neighbour- really hope it works out well for you.

Sarahlou_2

Hi all

My husband was setting off to take the dog for a walk last night when the guy from next door asked us where we keep the dog during the day. My husband asked why and he said he has started working nights and the dog barks between 9am and 10am then stops. So please could we lock him in the kitchen or stop him barking!!!!! (the guys bedroom is on the front and the dog barks at the lounge window).

Now I'm reluctant to lock him in the kitchen as I think this is cruel to be in such an enclosed space.I leave at 8.40 and believe that he barks at the school kids and the postman . The neighbour says once he stops barking that's it, he doesn't hear him again and manages to sleep.

I'm just looking for a bit of advice really as to what to do next.......for a bit of background info, he is a Border Collie, is walked twice a day and is almost five years old.

Thanks in advance x x

Hintza

Put yourself in his shoes. Sounds as if he is asking nicely, you don't really want to fall out over this

So either bring the dog in or make alternative arrangements especially between those hours.

Do nothing and the neighbour will get very hacked off and god knows what it could escalate to.

Sarahlou_2

Hintza wrote: »

Put yourself in his shoes. Sounds as if he is asking nicely, you don't really want to fall out over this

So either bring the dog in or make alternative arrangements especially between those hours.

Do nothing and the neighbour will get very hacked off and god knows what it could escalate to.

Thanks - I don't understand what you mean by bring the dog in? I don't leave him outside, he potters around in the lounge and kitchen.

I do understand he's trying to get to sleep but they don't seem to care when they start arguing because they're both !!!!!! up at 3am at weekends and we can't sleep :mad:

I can't make alternative arrangements for that one hour as we both work.

I was just wondering if anyone had any helpful advice re barking? Clearly he's not an incessant barker - it's just the kids and the postman he dislikes

ladymarmalade1970

Can you close the curtains or block his view? Barking dogs are so annoying. It's not worth falling out with them over it. If he is seeing people from the front room can you use a stair gate or something just so he can't get in there (if you can't block his view)?

Hintza

Sarahlou wrote: »

Thanks - I don't understand what you mean by bring the dog in? I don't leave him outside, he potters around in the lounge and kitchen.

Oh crikey, I though he was outside I am sorry for misunderstanding.

That will be trickier.

puppypants

My brother and SIL have three dogs in a small modern terrace of houses. They used to bark at anything that moved out of the front window. I stayed to look after the dogs when they went away and it used to drive ME mad, until I closed the curtains!! Simples! My B and SIL now keep the curtains closed when they are both out at work..
HTH