Dog and a neighbour

krlyr

No one else told us about Kiki barking though - there's lots of dogs down the road so I imagine the nearby neighbours couldn't pinpoint which it was, and the attached neighbour the other side was at work all day so no one was home to hear her. It's worth ruling it out for yourself.

Better_Off_1983

I have a crate/cage for my dog too, alot of people do not agree with it but I have seen some people treat their dogs like babies, hardly walk their dogs, give their dogs human food, feed the dog under the table, walk the dog without a lead, breed their dogs for money... but that is life! The cage is his bed, his sanctuary. He is fully toilet trained, when I get up in the morning and attend to him, he knows it is feeding time and time for him to go out and do his business. He never has accidents in the cage.

My partner and I work part time. I walk him for 3 hours every other day. As far as I know, he does not bark and howl, he is well socialised and gets lots of out time.

However my next door neighbour has a dog from the same litter as mine and he constantly barks and howls all day long and it drives me insane and he is NOT IN A CAGE/CRATE AT ALL. The man next door works full time (even though the man in the house had the idea to get the dog in the first place) and the woman is now pregnant and I have a feeling they will sell the dog because they will say they cannot handle him or give him the attention he needs. They never walk him because they said the dog does not like the harness???!!!

I personally believe you should not work full time if you have a dog. Dogs need alot of interaction and it is not far for it to be locked in the same 4 walks hours on end, days on end etc

Not sure if the OP has covered this, is the dog walked at all?

Welshchick28

Yes the dog does get walked and there are many other dogs live near me. There is a dog opposit to us that have a dog that barks a lot but we have never complaned.

spike241

Where are the rest of your family whilst you're at work?

barbiedoll

I'm not going to get into the debate about dog crates, I'm not a dog owner so I can't really pass judgement on those who use them (or not!)

To me, the most telling sentence in the OP is where the old lady tells Welshchick that her dog "is sad". Unless OP's dog has been writing letters to the neighbours, bemoaning the fact that she is crated all day, how on earth can a neighbour tell that a dog is sad? I can understand if someone hears a dog whining or crying all day, that they would think so but to hear a Jack Russell barking and to infer that she is "sad" is like saying that a toddler who yells in the supermarket is "sad". Bored maybe, or simply a little cantankerous, but sad?

It sounds as though the neighbour disapproves of Welshchick going out (to work) and not taking the dog with her. Many older people are of the opinion that their dog should go everywhere with them and that's fine if you're retired and don't have to earn a living any longer. Not all pet owners have the luxury of spending the entire day walking their dog, it doesn't mean that the dog has a horrible life or is particularly "sad". Making a recording is a good idea, if only to set OP's mind at rest. But it does sound more like a case of nosey neighbour-itis!

spasguidedogs

Hi welshchick,

I hope that you take the advice given in my first post and purchase a dictaphone to see if your dog barks whilst your at work.

Crates were recommended to be my puppy walking supervisor at guide dogs, I was dubious at first, but if used properly cause no harm.

I have two of my own dogs, both rescued and one uses a crate.

Alfie was just 3 years old when he came to us, we were his 5th set of owners!:eek:
His last owner was diagnose with MS and apparently Alfie started to wee and poo in front of her whilst in the house and she couldn't cope any more.
This little dog was obviously stressed, and the rescue centre kept asking if I was certain that I wanted him.
The crate was introduce and it has become his safe haven.

I watched him like a hawk in the days after adopting him, one day he started attacking the table leg in front of me, he was attacking shadows!! When it rained he starting snapping at it, the poor fella thought everything was out to get him.

Alfie is a super little dog, who now feels loved and safe, I wouldn't swap him for the world.
His crate is open during the day, and only locked at night.

I wish you and your dog well, and I hope you get it all sorted xxxxx

adouglasmhor

TheDancingBanana wrote: »

To be fair, a dog barking constantly is a real pain in the you know what and it really is up to you to sort it out. Personally I think people who are out at work all day shouldn't have dogs, it's unfair to the animal and to your neighbours.

Yes it would be much better if those dogs were put to sleep like all the other hundreds of dogs with no one at all to care for them.
:mad:

adouglasmhor

Dimey wrote: »

I'm not a dog owner so had no idea dogs were left in cages/crates all day. Is this normal?

No wonder dogs are barking to get out?

Some dogs like for example some, rescue greyhounds prefer being crated most of the time.

Dimey

adouglasmhor wrote: »

Some dogs like for example some, rescue greyhounds prefer being crated most of the time.

Its been educational reading the debate and various uses people have for the crates/cages. Thanks for answering my non-dog owner question and sharing stories about your lovely dogs.

My view now is -

For some dogs the crates are their own little homes and that sounds nice, cosy and safe. Happy dogs.

For others I'm tempted to think crates really are cages and the dog is locked up for too long periods. Frustrated dogs.

MatyMoo

My sister had a westie that she crated from up a pup. The pup loved it's crate and would go in there happily at night and whenever my sister was going out. Once it was house trained she tried to go out and leave the crate unlocked - puppy howled the house down. She locked the crate, no howling.

Eight years later dog howled every time the crate was locked, leave door closed but unlocked - no howling.

Two years later dog howls when crate door is closed, leave door open & no howling.

Whenever my sister was home during the day and evening the crate was open as water and food bowls were in there and the dog would happily wander in and out all the time.

If she was home for more than 4 days, say Fri-Tues, the dog would take herself off to her crate on day 5 as if to say I need some peace!

People who have never crated a dog will never understand how they work, people who have crated will understand this post and be nodding.