Distraught puppy next door - what to do?
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Rather an interesting update on this one.
Quick recap, next door gets Husky puppy despite both working full time. Puppy absolutely distraught, whining, crying, howling, desperately upset all day. Couple of polite conversations with next door, told all is okay, have checked it out with vet etc (worth mentioning also that I was told it was kept in a cage 'for its own safety'). Then one less polite conversation where I told them basically to stop being so bloody cruel and face up to their responsibilities or I would be contacting the relevant authorities, RSCPA and environmental health (which saw me ejected from their house).
Next day - utter silence and not a squeak from then on in (even when the postman called and put stuff through the door), which really concerned me because I figured maybe they'd muzzled the poor bloody thing.
Asked them, told 'you do not need to know'. (Nice people, clearly).
So, not much else I could do - can hardly complain that there is a dog making no noise.
Fast forward a couple of weeks - just been up to my shed to get something out, and the steps down from my garden look directly into their back yard, and into their kitchen through their french windows (albeit from fairly high up so is a very shallow view - can't see far in).
And who do I see today but Husky puppy by the french windows, happily chewing away on something (looked like he might have been pulling up the floor tiles actually, but hard to tell with the reflections). After a while he got up and wandered off, tail erect.
So I'm massively massively relieved to see that he doesn't appear to be currently muzzled or caged, and most importantly looks quite content with his lot.
Still mystified as to how they turned a genuinely distraught howling creature into a totally silent one overnight though...
Quick recap, next door gets Husky puppy despite both working full time. Puppy absolutely distraught, whining, crying, howling, desperately upset all day. Couple of polite conversations with next door, told all is okay, have checked it out with vet etc (worth mentioning also that I was told it was kept in a cage 'for its own safety'). Then one less polite conversation where I told them basically to stop being so bloody cruel and face up to their responsibilities or I would be contacting the relevant authorities, RSCPA and environmental health (which saw me ejected from their house).
Next day - utter silence and not a squeak from then on in (even when the postman called and put stuff through the door), which really concerned me because I figured maybe they'd muzzled the poor bloody thing.
Asked them, told 'you do not need to know'. (Nice people, clearly).
So, not much else I could do - can hardly complain that there is a dog making no noise.
Fast forward a couple of weeks - just been up to my shed to get something out, and the steps down from my garden look directly into their back yard, and into their kitchen through their french windows (albeit from fairly high up so is a very shallow view - can't see far in).
And who do I see today but Husky puppy by the french windows, happily chewing away on something (looked like he might have been pulling up the floor tiles actually, but hard to tell with the reflections). After a while he got up and wandered off, tail erect.
So I'm massively massively relieved to see that he doesn't appear to be currently muzzled or caged, and most importantly looks quite content with his lot.
Still mystified as to how they turned a genuinely distraught howling creature into a totally silent one overnight though...
We have a dogwalker.
She does only our eldest dog, not the younger one (her daughter) as she is not yet 1 year.
When the eldest dog is out on a walk, the younger will one cry / whimper for a bit. The dogs are kept in the very large kitchen most of the day.
But chuck her a few toys and distract her, even if you then leave again and then she is fine.
Dogs are funny creatures. Like if our life partner left us we would be down for a bit if you chuck us the latest playstation game we would be fine... :-)
She does only our eldest dog, not the younger one (her daughter) as she is not yet 1 year.
When the eldest dog is out on a walk, the younger will one cry / whimper for a bit. The dogs are kept in the very large kitchen most of the day.
But chuck her a few toys and distract her, even if you then leave again and then she is fine.
Dogs are funny creatures. Like if our life partner left us we would be down for a bit if you chuck us the latest playstation game we would be fine... :-)
Nothing much has changed, but amusingly they now absolutely refuse to speak to me, at all. If I see them I call out 'good afternoon' (or whatever) just to see their reaction - it's like watching spoilt children sulk.
Clearly the whole situation is entirely my fault. Somehow...
Never ever seen the dog walked either.
Clearly the whole situation is entirely my fault. Somehow...
Never ever seen the dog walked either.
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