Neighbours dog barks 10-15hrs a day a few doors down. What do I do?

LiveOnce

Heard the dog again last night.

I think he gets freaked out by the foxes screaming at night.

When it rains he's usually quiet also.

sheramber

The dog's life hs been turned upside down and all he knew has disappeared. He is in a strange pace with strange noises and a new routine.

You need to build up his security

Move his crate into your bedroom,
Once he os settled you can gradually move the crate to the door, outside th door and then to the pace you want him to sleep.

Or make up a bed beside where he sleeps nd as above gradually move further away.

Person_one

ringo_24601 wrote: »

I've just 'adopted' a 4 year old cavapoo - excellent condition, well trained, lovely - until it comes for him to go to sleep at night. He's crate trained. His owner had to give him up as they're moving to rented accommodation.

He's barked for 2 nights straight now. I'm lucky to have got 4 hours of sleep. I'm at my wits end.

I've not got a bloody clue what to do.

He doesn't sound very crate trained!

Put the crate in your bedroom, if you want to you can slowly move it out once he's settled in, but for now you may have to choose between sleep and the sanctity of the bedroom! A dog wants to be with its people, as much as possible. When he feels secure in your home he'll be happier to be away from you more, but after such a big change he needs to be near you as much as possible or anything could happen! Is he following you around the house too?

Person_one

sheramber wrote: »

The dog's life hs been turned upside down and all he knew has disappeared. He is in a strange pace with strange noises and a new routine.

You need to build up his security

Move his crate into your bedroom,
Once he os settled you can gradually move the crate to the door, outside th door and then to the pace you want him to sleep.

Or make up a bed beside where he sleeps nd as above gradually move further away.

...and that's why you should read the thread before you reply! :rotfl:

Person_one

LiveOnce wrote: »

Heard the dog again last night.

I think he gets freaked out by the foxes screaming at night.

When it rains he's usually quiet also.

Tell the owners! A note through the door if you don't want to speak to them.

Unless you only remembered about this 'problem' because the thread popped back up...

ripplyuk

ringo_24601 wrote: »

I've just 'adopted' a 4 year old cavapoo - excellent condition, well trained, lovely - until it comes for him to go to sleep at night. He's crate trained. His owner had to give him up as they're moving to rented accommodation.

He's barked for 2 nights straight now. I'm lucky to have got 4 hours of sleep. I'm at my wits end.

I've not got a bloody clue what to do.

Let him sleep on the bed with you. I'll bet the last owners did. You can wean him off this gradually if you want (onto a dog bed on the floor) once he's more settled in.

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Person_one wrote: »

He doesn't sound very crate trained!

Put the crate in your bedroom, if you want to you can slowly move it out once he's settled in, but for now you may have to choose between sleep and the sanctity of the bedroom! A dog wants to be with its people, as much as possible. When he feels secure in your home he'll be happier to be away from you more, but after such a big change he needs to be near you as much as possible or anything could happen! Is he following you around the house too?

He likes to sit in whatever room people are in.. and yep he will follow you around. I think a big problem is he's gone from a 2 dog home (and crate) to just him. He's got person AND dog seperation anxiety.

The crate is too big for our bedroom but I'm winning my wife over to the idea of him sleeping at the foot of the bed on his little doggy-bed. He's not allowed on any beds.. I'm first going to try following some crate-training processes.

I just put him in his crate at lunch so I could get some work done and he woofed and barked all the time.

Person_one

ringo_24601 wrote: »

He likes to sit in whatever room people are in.. and yep he will follow you around. I think a big problem is he's gone from a 2 dog home (and crate) to just him. He's got person AND dog seperation anxiety.

The crate is too big for our bedroom but I'm winning my wife over to the idea of him sleeping at the foot of the bed on his little doggy-bed. He's not allowed on any beds.. I'm first going to try following some crate-training processes.

I just put him in his crate at lunch so I could get some work done and he woofed and barked all the time.

Have you read much about crate training? There's loads out there, worth a google. I suspect you might have to basically start again though.

My advice would be to leave the door open for now, and make the crate a lovely cosy den in the room where the family spends most time. If its big enough, feed him his meals in there and give him lovely treats in there. You want the crate to have only positive associations before you start shutting the door. It should be the place he goes to rest and retreat, not somewhere he feels like he is shut away from his family against his well. Make it really comfy with padded cushions and soft blankets.

When you do start shutting the door (and only start doing this when the dog is going in and out of it happily) never do so without giving him a treat at the same time. The first time you do it, give him something that will last a few minutes, a chew or a tripe stick or something. Shut the crate door behind him as he tucks in and don't leave the room. When he finishes the treat, turns round and realises the door is closed, open it before he has chance to bark or scratch at it and give him loads of fuss. Repeat this a few times each day and after the first three or four times you can start to leave the door shut a bit longer, then start to leave the room for 5 minutes, then gradually build up the time.

I hope you've booked a bit of time off work to settle the dog in!

[Deleted User]

My wife booked 2 weeks off.. I wish I'd taken some!

Yesterday evening I did a bit of 'doggy CBT' and put him in the crate while I ate, gradually leaving him with less attention and giving him treats when he was good. Yes, we also fed him in there.

Put him to bed.. he barked for 2 hours! Wife went down to settle him, didn't work, I went down and tried and he eventually slept silently for 6 hours. So huge progress really. Annoyingly, my kids woke up at 5am, otherwise I'd have had a great sleep.

A cross between re-crate training him and gradually leaving him more unattended seems to be working. Earplugs also helped me get to sleep too!

Person_one

ringo_24601 wrote: »

My wife booked 2 weeks off.. I wish I'd taken some!

Yesterday evening I did a bit of 'doggy CBT' and put him in the crate while I ate, gradually leaving him with less attention and giving him treats when he was good. Yes, we also fed him in there.

Put him to bed.. he barked for 2 hours! Wife went down to settle him, didn't work, I went down and tried and he eventually slept silently for 6 hours. So huge progress really. Annoyingly, my kids woke up at 5am, otherwise I'd have had a great sleep.

A cross between re-crate training him and gradually leaving him more unattended seems to be working. Earplugs also helped me get to sleep too!

I can only recommend that you try following the detailed advice I gave you above. I have had dogs most of my life, my current dogs are rescues and one is a poodle so possibly similar in temperament to your new addition, they both came with a fair few issues.

I've done this dance before, I know what I'm talking about, I promise.