call RSPCA ?

scooper

egamar

i respect your view but i disagree

in my experience with the rspca and friends who have reported issues,they take it really seriously believe they WILL come round and if you feel they have not come as fast as you like,you can always ring back up and say i really feel for this animal.

Also it is causing a disturbance and the council will work with the rspca to maybe prosecute the owners if it gets that far!hopefully not,the owners might just need advise say to maybe have someone look in on the dog once or twice,or it might be in the dogs best interest to be re homed to a loving home where it is not left for long periods.

I have had problems with my eldest dog who doesn't like to be left alone at all,and it is to do with emotions,he really misses me when i have gone.

i dont know about guilt but i think they are very clever animals and know when they have done something wrong,but you are not helping the op by saying things about weather the dog feels guilt.

the rspca are there for a reason,they do care about animals,and the statistics of abusive is rising so they have more cases to get round to se but they will try,I wouldnt say it was a job to do if they don't care,i.e not to show up!

It is up to the op what she wants to do but this is my opinion and its up to her if she finds it helpful or not


just to add im very sorry for the loss of your dog i also know how that feels,and i would also recommended adopting a older dog.

Bennifred

Phone the Environmental Health department of your local council and explain the problem. Dog barking is considered to be an environmental nuisance.
What they do (in our area, at least) is write to the dog owner explaining that they've received a complaint about the noise - they don't say from whom! - and ask them to address the situation, giving advice about how to do that. At the same time they write to the complainant acknowledging the complaint and enclosing a diary to be kept of the noise for a fortnight or so, and then returned to the environmental health people. If the problem hasn't got any better then they take matters further, and the diary (which should explain how the barking impacts on your life/state of mind/ quiet enjoyment of your home etc as well as the actual time periods) may be used as evidence in any subsequent court case.
What often happens is that the initial letter to the dog owner is enough to address the problem, as the owner may not have been aware that there was any nuisance being caused, or that neighbours are being disturbed. HTH.

suki1964

My experience has been that the RSPCA will say the minimum of care is being given so their hands are tied. They may well call round to check but there will be nothing they can do as if you say the dog had food water and shelter.

However dog barking is a noise nuisance and can be dealt with by the local councils dog warden. before going to that stage you may want to let the owners know that the dog is barking all day and sounds dreadfully distressed, they may not know and if its pointed out to them they may make other more suitable arrangements.

Oh and if the rspca were to be called out to every dog who was kept outside barking here where I live, there would be no time or resources for anything else. Living in the country dogs are kept outside in runs or on long lines, rarely being allowed in the house - and Im not talking about just working dogs. Im treated as a "bit soft in the head" as both my dogs are house dogs and horror of horror they get to sleep in my bedroom

egamar

imported_goldie wrote: »

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You clearly care about animals, but you are allowing your emotions to cloud your judgement. There is nothing legally wrong with leaving the dog unattended for the length of time stated assuming, as the OP says, that it is otherwise healthy and living in good conditions.

The advice from Bennifred* and suki1964 is sound (apart from Suki's appalling practice/** of letting her beloveds sleep in the bedroom! ) and helen81's story is all the more reason for calling the council not the RSPCA.

* Are you the tall chap from Abba?
**How tempting that is: I always did that during firework month and thunderstorms until he became too deaf to be troubled by them. A mixed blessing that. And before you ask yes it was HIM who was scared, not me: honest!

Bun

Agree that if this carries on for much longer you should get involved but my immediate thought was that if the family are having work done to the house, it may not be safe for the dog to be in yet. Maybe see if you can have a chat pointing out the noise and try to find out if they have work to do on the house etc as this could be perfectly innocent.

Bennifred

egamar wrote: »

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The advice from Bennifred*....................................................................... * Are you the tall chap from Abba?.................

:rotfl: :rotfl: LOL! No, I'm an average-height female - the name is a mixture of various nicknames - you made me giggle, though!:rotfl: :rotfl:

Mojisola

On the RSPCA site, under "What do dogs need?", the first point is "Companionship - to be left with other dogs or people and not to be left alone for too long"

suki1964

egamar wrote: »

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The advice from Bennifred* and suki1964 is sound (apart from Suki's appalling practice/** of letting her beloveds sleep in the bedroom! )

Me, king size bed, one large cocker and a poorly springer pup all snuggled here this morning - and guess whos hanging off the edge of the bed?:rotfl::rotfl:

Jet

Someone reported a member of my family who has a working sheep dog.

This person is obviously very fond of her own dog and treats it like a child. Fair enough.

However, the rspca came out and saw that the dog had shelter, food and water and had regular exercise rounding up the sheep.

The rspca were quite happy with that.

egamar

Mojisola wrote: »

On the RSPCA site, under "What do dogs need?", the first point is "Companionship - to be left with other dogs or people and not to be left alone for too long"

Yes, yes, yes: we all know that.

The point is NOT what is best for the dog, but what is acceptable in law and whether the way the dog is kept would cause the RSPCA to intervene formally. It seems not: the OP's husband knows that, the OP knows that and everyone who actually understands the fundamental principle here understands that.

What the OP has is a noise nuisance and her proper point of contact is the local council.

Do NOT let your emotions cloud your judgement in giving advice on quasi-legal matters: at the end of the day, it will all end in tears, mark my words