Worried about next door’s dogs.

I would offer to walk them or let them out in the garden in the middle of the day. My neigh our does this for me of I'm out longer than four hours and I reciprocate by baby sitting their pup who has separation issues. Couldn't listen to a dog crying and not help.

You did the right and responsible thing.
An owner owes it to their pet to act in their best interests.

So this owner could have his dogs taken away possibly euthanised when they are otherwise well looked after feed snd healthy. Why not explain your concerns snd that one of the dogs cries and see what he says. When my job changed and I couldn’t get home in the middle of the day I rehomed my dog and it broke my heart give him a chance before calling anyone

If it were me I would ring RSPCA ANONYMOUSLY.its recognised as cruelty and abuse to leave animals for so long.no one else cares so someone needs to speak up for these animals.I could never ignore something like that no way.

My experience of the RSPCA which I posted about earlier was very positive.

GSDMum you are right and I agree.

The RSPCA aren't always useless. Someone reported me years ago as my collie looked in bad condition and had a head tilt.
They came 2 weeks later and were very thorough.
Dog was 14, had had a slight stroke and was very ill from kidney failure. They checked fridge for prepared food. I had rice and chicken prepared every day 6 small dishes low protein diet as advised by vet. Checked my vet appointment card, where the dog slept, and examined the dog.
They said she was in v good condition considering her age and terminal kidney failure. Were very nice to me, but sadly advised me to pts soon.

Caleo

It is not an easy problem for you. I just wondered if you could ask the neighbour to LEND you the big old dog to keep you company during the day.

But what about the other one Caleo? Both dogs yes, just one would leave the other even more lonely and distressed.

Find a couple of ads for doggy daycare (!) and put them through his door.
It might spur him on to find out more.
If it doesn't then you could tactfully point out that his dogs are distressed when left.

He genuinely may not realise.

Casdon

Why don’t you offer to pop round and let them out for him in the middle of the day when you’re at home? I wouldn’t leave my dog for 10 hours at a time, but if he treats them well otherwise it would make all the difference to them if they could go out for 5 minutes at lunchtime.

Excellent suggestion and one I'm sure would be welcomed

Sorry, I read your intro again. Could ask neighbour if he would kindly lend you the dogs during the day?

Oh, dogs and neighbours... be very cautious indeed.

So by your reckoning User7777 it's OK for dogs to be left without companionship or care for 18 hours out of 24.
I totally disagree and think people who have pets and also work should make provision for someone else to go in and walk, feed their dogs. Alternatively rehome the dogs with someone who actually cares about their welfare. In my opinion it is a form of abuse to regularly leave dogs alone for this amount of time.

RSPCA are useless. I tried complaining about a similar issue, but was told because the dog wasn't left for more than 12 hours it was fine......
You can try the council noise team depending where you live.
Im in Scotland, I have been told its a civil matter and I would need to take the person to court!! Its ridiculous, poor dog ?

I think you need to speak to your neighbour as having to work a long shift like that probably isn't his choice and he may well have no idea about the dog crying!
You could always offer to let the out at lunchtime for him or at the very least, suggest that he leaves a radio playing when he leaves for work.
Does he have any family nearby? or perhaps you could find out for him how much it would cost for him to employ a dog walker - is there any reliable teenager that might be looking for some pocket money that would be happy to walk the young dog?

It is not an easy problem for you. I just wondered if you could ask the neighbour to LEND you the big old dog to keep you company during the day.

Is there actually any point in having an animal that is expected to sleep all day and night?
It's rather pointless, I'd say.

How do dogs sleep at night. 8 to 10 hours while we are asleep.They might well be alone while we are asleep. I would leave radio or TV on low when I went out for an hour shopping. No pets now. Or toys to keep them amused.

By all means follow your caring heart, offer to walk them etc. Just like the saying, 'It takes a village to raise a child' it could be that it takes a good neighbor to balance out a less-than-perfect dog owner.

Leaving dogs for such a long time every weekday is cruelty in my book. Dogs are sociable animals and need exercise, company and attention to stop them from being bored. You could continue to turn a blind eye and keep listening to them howling or you can consider the dogs distress and either have a polite but firm word with your neighbour or contact someone like a vet or RSPCA for their advice. He could get daycare for them but that would be at a cost. Personally I don't think he should be allowed to keep dogs.

I agree with Miss Adventure and GSM. The dogs are much more important than the neighbours feelings.
Our neighbours use to leave their beagle outside in all weathers, one day it started go snow.
When they got home, l knocked at the door and told them she had been barking and crying for hours and it wasn't right. They didn't do it again. I wasn't rude . They still live there and we still speak.
I know l am soft and my son laughs at me but we don't go on holiday unless we can take our dog, we don't leave him on his own for more than 2 hours.

I think the days of leaving dogs alone all day are finally being seen as what they are - cruel.
Animals aren't commodities or ornaments, and it's high time everyone recognised that fact.
So, we all need to do our bit to ensure we move forward from outdated ideas and practices.

A lot of dogs are left alone all day, we are not going to change that, as long as they are not causing a nuisance and are well looked after do not interfere.
Turning a good neighbor into a bad one is a risk you don’t want to take

What happened to the gsd eventually Iam64? Poor thing.

tickingbird

*Casdon*. We have every right to criticise the RSPCA. I’m rather involved in animal welfare and I can assure you the RSPCA is one of the wealthiest charities and not above criticism. The small charities do so much more and with much less money.

Someone told me this many years ago. At the time I never thought to question the RSPCA but after he told me I started to notice the way they operate. As he said to me, the have more money than other animal charities but euthanise healthy animals.