Puppy disturbance?

[tr3nt]

hey guys and girls.. myself and chloe (my partner) on wednesday last week bought a little 8 week old Lab x Retriever. last week we were also babysitting her mothers pure bred lab (approx 18 mths old). Now we were told to keep the puppy in her own room, and ignore the sooking as it will go away, and keep the older one outside. Thursday at about 3am the next door neighbour knocks on our bedroom window, quite unhappy telling me toshut her up.. so I thought the puppy will sleep in our room, and the older dog in the laundry to keep peace, while moving hte bed from outside in, the neighbours mrs went ballistic saying she's gonna call the council about the puppy and have it taken away etc.. The older dog has since gone home

Im a little worried as tomorrow the puppy is gonna be on her own all day.. Any suggestions?

[hsvpunk]

tell the neighbour to jam it. Dogs bark, end of story.

[STEALTHY™]

Goodluck to your dog if i live next to you hsvpunk. Itd be in the back of an RSPCA van quicker than you can say irresponsible dog owner!


Trent, where is the dog going to be tomorrow? Inside or outside?

If its outside, i'd strongly suggest setting up a camera facing your neighbours yard, as they seem the kind to do something to harm the dog. You've only just got it, so they should be understanding and wait til it gets a routine!

We used to leave a radio on for the dog, as it was 'lonely' and that seemed to stop the barking. Also think about going to the butcher and getting the dog a bone, it will be chewing on it for days, and will keep it occupied for a while (unless it just buries it, my dogs used to just sit and chew them all day)

[tr3nt]

Trent, where is the dog going to be tomorrow? Inside or outside?

If its outside, i'd strongly suggest setting up a camera facing your neighbours yard, as they seem the kind to do something to harm the dog. You've only just got it, so they should be understanding and wait til it gets a routine!

We used to leave a radio on for the dog, as it was 'lonely' and that seemed to stop the barking. Also think about going to the butcher and getting the dog a bone, it will be chewing on it for days, and will keep it occupied for a while (unless it just buries it, my dogs used to just sit and chew them all day)

I'm unsure about tomorrow, weatherman is predicting 38 degrees, so I'd consider laundry, but space isn't HUGE (doable). We're trying to do the best we can, we've never owned a puppy before, nor cared for one, and just taking advice from the 'professionals' Would a bone be alright for such a young pup?

[Cane_It]

tell the neighbour to jam it. Dogs bark, end of story.

during the day fair enough, but if its late at night ie 2am then your attitude is ****ed. what shits me most is dog owners who let their dogs bark at ungodly hours but dont bother to check on them or what they're barking at but leaving them to drive their neighbours nuts. I have such a neighbour who hasnt even bothered to train their dog and it barks heaps at all sorts of weird hours and I'm the only one that goes outside to see if its barking at anything, and 10times outta 10 it isnt.

Stealthys take on the situation seems sensible to me.

[ClairBear]

tell the neighbour to jam it. Dogs bark, end of story.

I have to agree with Stealthy on this one.. obviously you have never lived next door to a dog that barked constantly. They bark for a reason.

I am just going to put on my Captain Obvious hat here. The reason the puppy is crying is he/she has separation issues and needs comfort. I am sure the crying will only last for a few days till he/she settles in.

Could you maybe talk to your neighbour and explain the puppy is new? Maybe a quick search via google may have some suggestions.

[tr3nt]

The neighbour isn't what you would call approachable.. they've complained about noise before, which was fair enough, cut the noise, and apologised - when he did that, he told me he's got a 1 year old, or maybe 18 month old baby. I can definately understand thier point of view when they're upset about a dog barking/yelping constantly at 2-3am.. My main concern is the neighbours partner who as soon as I walked outside mouthed off stupidly.. I got in the words "I really apologise" and she was unstoppable, the last thing she said was she's ringing the council to get the dog removed due to us being cruel to animals.. which has hurt a bit.

[AirStrike]

When ours was a pup we used to stick a clock (has to be an old school ticking one) under a hot water bottle at night. It's meant to simulate lying next to their mother, worked the trick for us no noise at night at all.

[Reaper]

Just been thu this myself. Took 3 - 4 nights for her to shut up. The problem responding to the howling is that it rewards the dog for that behavior. We *never* went in when it howled. When it shut up for a few seconds (say 3 - 4) then we would go in and calm it down. Reward the good activity, not the bad. Perhaps a quiet word to the neighbor letting them know what is happening might help?

Reaper

[AirStrike]

The neighbour isn't what you would call approachable.. they've complained about noise before, which was fair enough, cut the noise, and apologised - when he did that, he told me he's got a 1 year old, or maybe 18 month old baby. I can definately understand thier point of view when they're upset about a dog barking/yelping constantly at 2-3am.. My main concern is the neighbours partner who as soon as I walked outside mouthed off stupidly.. I got in the words "I really apologise" and she was unstoppable, the last thing she said was she's ringing the council to get the dog removed due to us being cruel to animals.. which has hurt a bit.

So at 2-3am you just left it yelping!?

[greenfoam]

How do you guys with neighbours so close deal with noises from each others bedrooms :0, it's only dogs they complain about or everything ?

[Cane_It]

neighbour relations... always tricky.
you said that the mrs ext door went a bit troppo, what about the husband, is he more relaxed? just because they're married it doesnt mean they think and respond identically to every situation.

[ClairBear]

she said was she's ringing the council to get the dog removed due to us being cruel to animals.. which has hurt a bit.

Well good luck to her. Do you really see the Council storming in and taking your dog just like that? Stupid ignorant woman. She can lodge a formal complaint about noise, but there would be a lengthy process / investigation to determine the validity of her complaint, by which time the puppy would have settled in and the crying stopped.

[tr3nt]

So at 2-3am you just left it yelping!?

Yeah, we did.. I know NOW it would have been shitful for the neighbour, I have no issues with them asking if I could do something about it, I probably would have too.. It's not that I didn't know she was yelping, we were following advice from the breeders not to attend to her yelping at all, as she's doing it for attention - and if we attend to her, she'll get it in her head it's ok - if that makes any sense.

[AirStrike]

Yeah, we did.. I know NOW it would have been shitful for the neighbour, I have no issues with them asking if I could do something about it, I probably would have too.. It's not that I didn't know she was yelping, we were following advice from the breeders not to attend to her yelping at all, as she's doing it for attention - and if we attend to her, she'll get it in her head it's ok - if that makes any sense.

Yes attending to it is the worst thing you can do, but there are better things to do then ignore it all night.

[vlv8vic]

my thoughts, if you need to butter up the neighbour drop in a block of chocky and apologise at length. it'll buy you the time needed to get it settled in. They might respond nicely, might not.

I do empathise with them somewhat. next door to us are no less than 3 barking little rats. they don't bark at night often but when they do it's painful. even during the day is annoying - they'll howl all day.

Bottom line, you are more likely to cop shit than they are so try to sweeten them up and hope like hell the animals behave.

[zerodown]

Neighbours have completely over reacted but that can be put down to the situation and time of the event. Council will laugh when they hear it an 8 week old pup!

Any rational person would understand the situation, just explain it to them.

And like was mentioned before a hot water bottle and ticking clock can be beneficial. I think it's meant to simulate the mothers warmth and heartbeat.

Be a good owner and leader and you'll have a great life with the dog.

[Bax]

Make sure you throw the shovels of dog crap over the fence. Your neighbours suck ass.
If you hear their baby crying go over and tell them it's too noisy. Ridiculous

Seriously though, it's already been said, try the hot water bottle/old clock trick. And a radio, talk back radio. Reward the silence, and keep it inside in a room that's far away from the neighbour that's easy to clean and nothing to chew - until it's old enough/ quiet enough to go outside.

[Scooter79]

When ours was a pup we used to stick a clock (has to be an old school ticking one) under a hot water bottle at night. It's meant to simulate lying next to their mother, worked the trick for us no noise at night at all.

Exactly right! More than anything the pup has separation anxiety.

There's a few things I'd like to know though. Is there someone home most of the time or do both of you work full time? How much time do you have for the dog? Labs need training from an early age and aren't the type of dog you want to leave alone (then again no dog should be left alone for long periods). Let the pup socialise with other dogs but always supervised. Isolating any dog in a small room is bad for their behaviour.

I also suggest you contact your local RSPCA or get to know your local VET. They have good contacts for training and puppy schools and will be able to offer good advice as far as caring for your dog. You may find that in a few month you may want to get another dog as a playmate.

[tr3nt]

We both work full time, we have intentions of doing some sort of puppy school in the next few weeks. She has to have her 2nd vaccination before any of that though. The older dog will be in contact with ours a lot, they seemed very close when we take our's around to the mother in-laws, they love each other's company. Another dog is a possible at the moment. We only have permission from the landlord to have one dog, so we'll see how that goes.

We're 110% committed to training, discipline, rewarding and exercising the puppy, just limited to what/where we can go wth her at the moment, due to lack of 2nd round vacc's.

[Cane_It]

We both work full time, Another dog is a possible at the moment. We only have permission from the landlord to have one dog, so we'll see how that goes.

We're 110% committed to training, discipline, rewarding and exercising the puppy, just limited to what/where we can go wth her at the moment, due to lack of 2nd round vacc's.

its gonna be hard on your neighbours baby getting its daytime naps when your dogs will probably be going off all day while your and your partner are both at work....

you just want to hope that your neighbour doesnt get your landlords details from the council if things deteriorate, its still a landlords market...

[Julie]

I can sympathise with the neighbours, with the baby they probably aren't getting enough sleep as is then getting woken up by barking dogs is enough to drive anyone nuts. I do hope this is just a puppy thing and it will settle down. But my experiences with a few neighbours dogs over the years is that dogs that are left on their own all day whilst the owners are at work get bored very quickly and bark all bloody day. Then the owners are just ignorant bastards because they aren't home and have no idea how bad their dogs are they just fob the neighbours as whingers.

[STEALTHY™]

I'm unsure about tomorrow, weatherman is predicting 38 degrees, so I'd consider laundry, but space isn't HUGE (doable). We're trying to do the best we can, we've never owned a puppy before, nor cared for one, and just taking advice from the 'professionals' Would a bone be alright for such a young pup?

You might have to call the breeder about that one. My dogs were 7+ years, one died and then the other was lonely. The bone stopped the barking, but we ended up getting another dog anyway.

[Joe Peeps]

Next time the baby cries at night knock on the window and tell the bitch you'll call child services because she is abusive to her children

We left our dog outside on her first night - she cried for a couple of hours but when no one came she shut up. Then on the second night my mother brought her inside cause she wouldnt stop crying! They give it up rafter a couple of days anyhow. Good luck bud!

[MasterOfReality]

I just wanted to ask, why the hell get a dog when there is nobody at home to look after it during the day? Is that responsible dog ownership? Its going to whinge, bitch and carry on all day when its left by itself, like the staffy that used to live next door to me. It drove me mental.

Your neighbour was right to complain, I would have to if I was kept awake until 3am.

Edit - do you have another room in the house that is away from your neighbour's side? Somewhere central? When we got our border collie, we stuck him in the laundry out the back of the house overnight. It took a few days for the crying to settle down, but he always had someone with him during the day.