Distressed puppy next door

Grimm obviously has little regard for other people living around him/her or wouldn’t even think MYOB.
Why should someone have to listen to anyone making unresonable noise all day even if it is a poor dog.
It’s amazing how many people in Canberra own dogs when they have tiny yards and work all day.
Only in Canberra! If you lived in NSW you could speak to the local council but here no one is interested.
You could try the rangers but don’t hold your breath waiting for them to act.

Grimm said :

Masquara said :

Grimm said :

Or maybe I have more than a little experience in handling and training dogs and understand their behaviour quite well? This whole thing about “needing to socialise” is simply emotive and far from correct.

I’ve seen chain-mad dogs on farms – and I assure you you’re wrong.

There’s a bit of a difference between chained up and isolated/ignored dogs and a puppy pining for its mother the first few days away from her. They do not need constant attention. Spending the day alone in the back yard while the owners are at work is not detrimental to it at all.

Just waiting on somebody to suggest an animal psychologist for this traumatic event now.

As I said, if the dog has food, water and shade, it is fine. What it is doing is normal behaviour for a puppy recently separated from its mother and siblings. Turning up on your neighbours doorstep, implying they are neglecting their animal by going to work, is not exactly a great way to introduce yourself.

I don’t think they’re implying neglect. All they’ve been suggested to do is go next door, introduce themselves, and offer to look after their dog while they’re out. Honestly, if I was the dog owner and someone nice was willing to babysit my dog for free and keep him busy etc I would be extremely happy with their kind offer.

Masquara said :

Grimm said :

Or maybe I have more than a little experience in handling and training dogs and understand their behaviour quite well? This whole thing about “needing to socialise” is simply emotive and far from correct.

I’ve seen chain-mad dogs on farms – and I assure you you’re wrong.

There’s a bit of a difference between chained up and isolated/ignored dogs and a puppy pining for its mother the first few days away from her. They do not need constant attention. Spending the day alone in the back yard while the owners are at work is not detrimental to it at all.

Just waiting on somebody to suggest an animal psychologist for this traumatic event now.

As I said, if the dog has food, water and shade, it is fine. What it is doing is normal behaviour for a puppy recently separated from its mother and siblings. Turning up on your neighbours doorstep, implying they are neglecting their animal by going to work, is not exactly a great way to introduce yourself.

Grimm said :

Or maybe I have more than a little experience in handling and training dogs and understand their behaviour quite well? This whole thing about “needing to socialise” is simply emotive and far from correct.

I’ve seen chain-mad dogs on farms – and I assure you you’re wrong.

canberralyf said :

henryans said :

Maybe mind your own business for a start.
They aren’t mistreating it, aren’t doing anything illegal so leave your neighbors alone, sheesh people these days just itching to tell others how to live!
Sounds like you have lots of time on your hands, head over to
http://www.volunteeringaustralia.org/

I honestly cannot Believe I am being personally victimized for being concerned about the welfare of a puppy. Only on the #riotact.

Leaving a puppy on its own all day, distressed, is definitely not OK. Have you checked with the RSPCA? Go with their advice on what to do … if you don’t feel like having a chat to them yourself …

Grimm said :

canberralyf said :

Grimm said :

MYOB?

If it has food, water and shade, it is just a puppy being a puppy in an unfamiliar environment after being separated from its mother. It will get over it in a few days. Unfortunately not everybody can take time off work for however long it takes for a puppy to adjust.

Wow, I don’t think you could be anymore unhelpful, MYOB really??

For one it is loudly barking and crying so even if I wanted to mind my own business its cries are distracting. Secondly, puppies need to socialise especially when they are that young, even more so in the week after they are taken away from their mothers and siblings.

I agree they need to adjust to their new surrounds but neglect is not adjustment, if you can’t accept the fact your life may differ slightly for a few weeks after getting a puppy don’t get one, its pretty bloody simple.

Thank you for all the other replies though, it looks like talking to them will have to be my best bet.

Or maybe I have more than a little experience in handling and training dogs and understand their behaviour quite well? This whole thing about “needing to socialise” is simply emotive and far from correct.

You’re experienced at handling and training dogs but you reckon they don’t need socialisation? You couldn’t be more wrong.

Puppies should be socialised as much as possible before their first fear period (usually about the 12 week mark). Where people go wrong is in their understanding of socialisation when referring to puppies.

Knock on your neighbour’s door and have a chat with them about it.

canberralyf said :

henryans said :

Maybe mind your own business for a start.
They aren’t mistreating it, aren’t doing anything illegal so leave your neighbors alone, sheesh people these days just itching to tell others how to live!
Sounds like you have lots of time on your hands, head over to
http://www.volunteeringaustralia.org/

I honestly cannot Believe I am being personally victimized for being concerned about the welfare of a puppy. Only on the #riotact.

Sorry about the rude comments you’re getting back. I can only imagine that if you weren’t to do anything and then the situation occured where something bad happened to the dog people would then ask you why you didn’t do anything sooner.

Good luck with your chat to the neighbours. I’m sure if you are friendly and polite they will appreciate your concern 🙂 Good on you for caring about animals.

henryans said :

Maybe mind your own business for a start.
They aren’t mistreating it, aren’t doing anything illegal so leave your neighbors alone, sheesh people these days just itching to tell others how to live!
Sounds like you have lots of time on your hands, head over to
http://www.volunteeringaustralia.org/

I honestly cannot Believe I am being personally victimized for being concerned about the welfare of a puppy. Only on the #riotact.

Maybe mind your own business for a start.
They aren’t mistreating it, aren’t doing anything illegal so leave your neighbors alone, sheesh people these days just itching to tell others how to live!
Sounds like you have lots of time on your hands, head over to
http://www.volunteeringaustralia.org/

I agree with much of the above. It’s worth just heading over and having a chat to your neighbours. We had a similar situation with one of our neighbours. They would leave very early in the morning and the dog would whine outside, waking us up.
I had a chat to them and to their credit, they addressed the issue. They were unaware that it was still an issue (it only whines when they aren’t home). I’m not sure what they did to sort it out, whether they leave to dog inside or otherwise, but different dogs will need different training. If it’s a new puppy it might just take a little while to settle in.

canberralyf said :

Grimm said :

MYOB?

If it has food, water and shade, it is just a puppy being a puppy in an unfamiliar environment after being separated from its mother. It will get over it in a few days. Unfortunately not everybody can take time off work for however long it takes for a puppy to adjust.

Wow, I don’t think you could be anymore unhelpful, MYOB really??

For one it is loudly barking and crying so even if I wanted to mind my own business its cries are distracting. Secondly, puppies need to socialise especially when they are that young, even more so in the week after they are taken away from their mothers and siblings.

I agree they need to adjust to their new surrounds but neglect is not adjustment, if you can’t accept the fact your life may differ slightly for a few weeks after getting a puppy don’t get one, its pretty bloody simple.

Thank you for all the other replies though, it looks like talking to them will have to be my best bet.

Or maybe I have more than a little experience in handling and training dogs and understand their behaviour quite well? This whole thing about “needing to socialise” is simply emotive and far from correct.

Grimm said :

MYOB?

If it has food, water and shade, it is just a puppy being a puppy in an unfamiliar environment after being separated from its mother. It will get over it in a few days. Unfortunately not everybody can take time off work for however long it takes for a puppy to adjust.

Wow, I don’t think you could be anymore unhelpful, MYOB really??

For one it is loudly barking and crying so even if I wanted to mind my own business its cries are distracting. Secondly, puppies need to socialise especially when they are that young, even more so in the week after they are taken away from their mothers and siblings.

I agree they need to adjust to their new surrounds but neglect is not adjustment, if you can’t accept the fact your life may differ slightly for a few weeks after getting a puppy don’t get one, its pretty bloody simple.

Thank you for all the other replies though, it looks like talking to them will have to be my best bet.

Talk to your neighbours or drop a respectful letter. They are obviously new dog owners who think that it’s all good to buy a puppy and leave it alone in it’s new surroundings straight up.

– would having the dog over to hang out with your dog be an option?

MYOB?

If it has food, water and shade, it is just a puppy being a puppy in an unfamiliar environment after being separated from its mother. It will get over it in a few days. Unfortunately not everybody can take time off work for however long it takes for a puppy to adjust.

Well, if it was me, I would write a friendly note introducing yourself saying you’ve noticed they have a new puppy and that you don’t want him to be lonely so you’re more than happy to look after him when they’re out etc. It would be good for both dogs’ socialisation skills too.