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Dog owners, could I ask your advice, please?

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MayBee70 Sun 15-May-22 18:04:57

Might be worth suggesting to the neighbour that a dap diffuser might help. They release pheromones which help to calm the dog down.

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Blondiescot Sun 15-May-22 17:52:02

Totally agree with MayBee70 - definitely sounds like separation anxiety and there's not really any other way she's going to know. Better to hear it from someone like yourself who can phrase it in such a way that she's not likely to take offence than having someone simply report it to the council or police.

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MrsPickle Sun 15-May-22 17:39:29

Agree on all above.
Plus someone may tell the council, with all that entails.
There are lots of things she can try, from daycare, to playing the radio and remote cameras etc. but if she doesn't know, it won't get fixed.

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Chardy Sun 15-May-22 17:37:38

Take some dog treats round to her, ask how her new dog is getting on, then tell her.

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Urmstongran Sun 15-May-22 17:29:21

And if you don’t mention it (kindly, it’s not her fault) then she won’t get to be aware about it.

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Urmstongran Sun 15-May-22 16:53:07

I agree - it’s distressing for the dog ... and the neighbours!

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BeEmerald Sun 15-May-22 16:25:59

MayBee70 is spot on. It’s separation anxiety and it is in the dog’s best interests to tell her.

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MayBee70 Sun 15-May-22 16:03:20

Just point out that you are concerned about separation anxiety not that you’re complaining otherwise she might go on the defensive…..

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MayBee70 Sun 15-May-22 16:02:04

She needs to be told. The dog obviously has separation anxiety which is not good for the dog.

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grandtanteJE65 Sun 15-May-22 15:52:59

We don't have a dog, although both DH and I actually like them.

Our neighbours do. The elder lady has two small dogs that yap incessantly, which we try to ignore. Her adult daughter who lives in flat below the mother has frequently said to me that she finds her mother's ill trained little dogs annoying.

Now the young woman has acquired a young dog (not a puppy, a bitch that has obviously had a litter not too long ago). This dog barks when in the garden with her owner, but stops when told to. But and here is what I need your advice about, this dog has started howling when her owner is not at home.

Should I mention this to the owner (on the assumption that she cannot know what is happening when she is out ´, as the dog quietens down when she hears the car in the drive, or will I simply be seen as an interfering so-and-so if I say anything?

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