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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 719482" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>The dog has separation anxiety. I feel very sorry for the dog, who is truly miserable, but sorrier for you. First of all, record the dog barking from your bedroom.</p><p></p><p>Then, show up with cookies or whatever, AND the recording, and tell the neighbors the issue must be taken care of. Try to brainstorm with them as this could result in bad neighbor relations, especially if it gets to the point of you having to complain to the landlord. There is also the risk of them being forced to/choosing to get rid of the dog, which may wind up with the dog in a not very good place, or dead.</p><p></p><p>Seperation anxiety is something that ideally should be addressed when the dog is a puppy. It can still be addressed with an adult dog, but takes some time and requires a period when one of the owners is off of work to do it. </p><p></p><p>Doggy day care is expensive, a great way to spread diseases, and very hard on some dogs' joints as most are on cement and some breeds run around the entire time they are there. </p><p></p><p>The training is pretty basic and requires the human to leave and show up at increasingly longer intervals, thereby showing the dog that s/he always comes back. It is important that the dog be totally ignored for at least fifteen minutes after the human returns home. </p><p></p><p>The owners can easily find instructions for this online.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 719482, member: 1963"] The dog has separation anxiety. I feel very sorry for the dog, who is truly miserable, but sorrier for you. First of all, record the dog barking from your bedroom. Then, show up with cookies or whatever, AND the recording, and tell the neighbors the issue must be taken care of. Try to brainstorm with them as this could result in bad neighbor relations, especially if it gets to the point of you having to complain to the landlord. There is also the risk of them being forced to/choosing to get rid of the dog, which may wind up with the dog in a not very good place, or dead. Seperation anxiety is something that ideally should be addressed when the dog is a puppy. It can still be addressed with an adult dog, but takes some time and requires a period when one of the owners is off of work to do it. Doggy day care is expensive, a great way to spread diseases, and very hard on some dogs' joints as most are on cement and some breeds run around the entire time they are there. The training is pretty basic and requires the human to leave and show up at increasingly longer intervals, thereby showing the dog that s/he always comes back. It is important that the dog be totally ignored for at least fifteen minutes after the human returns home. The owners can easily find instructions for this online. [/QUOTE]
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