Sad Dog!

Sam Quentin

What should I do about a barking, wimpering, sad dog?
This happens most nights now and has been going on at least 3 weeks, the people who own the dog are 'good' people. We live in a housing estate and I know this poor dog is being heard by at least 20 families. I can only imagine that some of them would like to put a bullet in his head!?
BUT NOT ME.
My issue is with the well being of the animal, I'm a dog lover firstly and basically an animal lover there after.
In the past I'm sure in similar situations I would just be thinking>>shut that bloody dog up for gawwds sake.. But not now and for the last number of years.
What should I do as I really feel bad and sorry for the poor dog

ardinn

Whatever happens - the suggestions you get here will probably not be good for the dog's well being!

Sam Quentin

ardinn wrote: »

Whatever happens - the suggestions you get here will probably not be good for the dog's well being!

Humans stink... Dogs rock :cool:

Are Am Eye

Sounds like the dog has separation anxiety. Someone let the
dog sleep in their room/bed at some point. Now it feels it is being
kicked out of the pack when it is put outside at night. A pack of dogs
or wolves sleep together.

Sam Quentin

Are Am Eye wrote: »

Sounds like the dog has separation anxiety. Someone let the
dog sleep in their room/bed at some point. Now it feels it is being
kicked out of the pack when it is put outside at night. A pack of dogs
or wolves sleep together.

Possibly but they should have thought about that before they turfed him/her out..
From the beginning decide indoors or outdoors(with appropriate dwellings outside)

Oblivoid

Sam Quentin wrote: »

What should I do about a barking, wimpering, sad dog?
This happens most nights now and has been going on at least 3 weeks, the people who own the dog are 'good' people. We live in a housing estate and I know this poor dog is being heard by at least 20 families. I can only imagine that some of them would like to put a bullet in his head!?
BUT NOT ME.
My issue is with the well being of the animal, I'm a dog lover firstly and basically an animal lover there after.
In the past I'm sure in similar situations I would just be thinking>>shut that bloody dog up for gawwds sake.. But not now and for the last number of years.
What should I do as I really feel bad and sorry for the poor dog

You wouldn't happen to live in or near Kildare Town would you? Have a similar problem. Dog wrecks my head with the constant crying, maybe because it's pretty much left on its tod all day long. Have had thoughts of hopping into their garden and bringing the dog into my house just so it'll have some company. I want to slap its owners.

Are Am Eye

All the dogs need is a bit of discipline and exercise.



You need a license for a child but ....oh no wait

Sam Quentin

Oblivoid wrote: »

You wouldn't happen to live in or near Kildare Town would you? Have a similar problem. Dog wrecks my head with the constant crying, maybe because it's pretty much left on its tod all day long. Have had thoughts of hopping into their garden and bringing the dog into my house just so it'll have some company. I want to slap its owners.

Yeah like it's annoying enough when you see teens usually after 17:00 when their parents or parent comes home and obviously 'force' them to take the dog for a walk, and they just drag it along as they stare at their mobile phone with the dog nearly on the road at the edge of the footpath. But at the end of the day and in the middle of the night you know 'adults' are responsible for the dog. IDIOTS

No sorry not Kildare.

Sam Quentin

Sam Quentin wrote: »

In the past I'm sure in similar situations I would just be thinking>>shut that bloody dog up for gawwds sake.. But not now and for the last number of years.
What should I do as I really feel bad and sorry for the poor dog

Give up your job. Study animal psychology. Qualify. Break into house every night. Give dog free psychoanalysis.

Erik Shin

The blue touchpaper has been lit !

DEFTLEFTHAND

Fairly normal practice for South Offaly lads. We had collies who were shot dead by other farmers for worrying sheep. Part in parcel of life in such a region.

Mrcaramelchoc

Sam Quentin wrote: »

Yeah like it's annoying enough when you see teens usually after 17:00 when their parents or parent comes home and obviously 'force' them to take the dog for a walk, and they just drag it along as they stare at their mobile phone with the dog nearly on the road at the edge of the footpath. But at the end of the day and in the middle of the night you know 'adults' are responsible for the dog. IDIOTS

No sorry not Kildare.

Im an adult dog owner and if i have had a hard day at work my teenage son will take our dog out for a walk.we as a family all take responsibility for walking the dog.
I do not see your point. And its such a sweeping generalisation the statement you have made.a rubbish one in fact.

Erik Shin

Wicked dogs?

I have a vision of a dog creeping thru the woods trying to find Snow White and give her a poisoned apple. ..or maybe a poisoned bone....or maybe he wants to give her a bone of his own the dirty dog....but that would be a whole other movie..

DEFTLEFTHAND

Erik Shin wrote: »

Wicked dogs?

I have a vision of a dog creeping thru the woods trying to find Snow White and give her a poisoned apple. ..or maybe a poisoned bone....or maybe he wants to give her a bone of his own the dirty dog....but that would be a whole other movie..

A vicious dog, a mad dog, a dog which views itself as being higher on the scale. No longer submissive and obidient to its owners. They can become a liability.

DrPhilG

Ps OP, report the poor mutt to the ISPCA. They can investigate.

Pac1Man

I couldn't strangle a mouse! I can't even imagine wrapping something around a dog's neck, pulling it tight, watching it panic and struggle and then watching it die.

"Sure it was actin' up, hai."

Teyla Emmagan

Just go round and knock on the door and say you are worried about the dog's well being. Are they aware it cries all the time, do they realise everyone can hear him. Maybe they are that thick they don't actually know.

We had a neighbour who left a puppy out the back all night by itself, it was distressing for everyone. But eventually they copped on. They had to be told their behaviour as a pet owner was not on though.

mackeminexile

Some seriously deranged people on this thread. A dogs behaviour is a direct result of the training and environment it exists in, full stop. If your dog 'won't accept it's place in the pack' bull**** then thats on you and your lack of training and the messages you're sending it. There's no excuse these days with such readily available information on dog training. To kill it in such a violent way isn't just cruel, it is psychotic.

begbysback

DrPhilG wrote: »

Ps OP, report the poor mutt to the ISPCA. They can investigate.

They will ask for his full name, DEFTLEFTHAND will not suffice.

Discodog

The Animal Welfare Act makes it a criminal offence to not provide for the needs of an animal. Report it to your local SPCA or ISPCA. You can also complain to the dog warden as it's a public nuisance.

DEFTLEFTHAND

mackeminexile wrote: »

Some seriously deranged people on this thread. A dogs behaviour is a direct result of the training and environment it exists in, full stop. If your dog 'won't accept it's place in the pack' bull**** then thats on you and your lack of training and the messages you're sending it. There's no excuse these days with such readily available information on dog training. To kill it in such a violent way isn't just cruel, it is psychotic.

way
Your're very right. A bullet behind the ear is probaly the most humane way of destroying a mad dog. We never kept guns though. A different time friend, we didnt train dogs or counsel them back then. Twas and still is the wild midlands.

spookwoman

Sam Quentin wrote: »

What should I do about a barking, wimpering, sad dog?
This happens most nights now and has been going on at least 3 weeks, the people who own the dog are 'good' people. We live in a housing estate and I know this poor dog is being heard by at least 20 families. I can only imagine that some of them would like to put a bullet in his head!?
BUT NOT ME.
My issue is with the well being of the animal, I'm a dog lover firstly and basically an animal lover there after.
In the past I'm sure in similar situations I would just be thinking>>shut that bloody dog up for gawwds sake.. But not now and for the last number of years.
What should I do as I really feel bad and sorry for the poor dog

Nip it in the bud and get it sorted or else you will be still listening to it in 4 years time.

Discodog wrote: »

The Animal Welfare Act makes it a criminal offence to not provide for the needs of an animal. Report it to your local SPCA or ISPCA. You can also complain to the dog warden as it's a public nuisance.

If the dog is getting fed and has shelter the ISPCA wont do a thing

Canis Lupus

Throw a cat at it

DEFTLEFTHAND

begbysback wrote: »

They will ask for his full name, DEFTLEFTHAND will not suffice.

You dirty tout.. What's your name? This was 15 years ago clown, stories from my childhood.

SteM

spookwoman wrote: »

If the dog is getting fed and has shelter the ISPCA wont do a thing

This is the truth.

OP, if the neighbours are 'good people' then just talk to them. Maybe they're just trying to turn an inside dog into an outside dog and hoping the whimpering will stop before people get too annoyed by it. Let them know that you're being distrubed by it and they might reconsider their 'training' method.

Wildcard7

I honestly couldn't care less if putting the dog down means shooting it in the face, putting it to sleep, or strangling it with barbed wire. What difference are a few minutes of pain to a lifetime of mysery?

I see people left and right going through the same cycle. That's psychopath behaviour to me, not the way the animal is put down:
- Gets dog
- Leaves it on its own all day. Dog suffers because it's a social and intelligent animal that needs company and stimulation, but hey, at least noone breaks into my house with a dog out the front.
- Dog starts to develop bad behaviours
- Dog starts to become "dominant". Chews up things, barks at everyone, nips people.
- Tries to fix it by shouting at the animal or by investing 5 minutes of "training" a week. Gets frustrated because it doesn't work.
- Dog doesn't get better
- Decides to put down dog because clearly it's gone bad. Shame but it's the right thing to do.
- Gets new dog
- Repeats cycle

There are no (or very, very few) bad dogs, but incredibly many incompetent and lazy owners with no sense of responsibility whatsoever. I'm no hippy or vegan by any means, but if you decide to get something like a dog (it's not a bloody goldfish), you become responsible of what it turns into. So either work it out or at the very least acknowledge that it's your fault and don't buy another puppy two weeks later.

Hooks Golf Handicap

Paige Gifted Tree wrote: »

OP, I suggest going to the pet forum to see if anybody has an answer for you. This is probably a very common topic over there.

Nope . . . OP, whatever you do don't enter the PET FORUM.
I once saw a lad get banned from there for sharing that his dog runs on a beach with no lead, the theoretical offence being that one of them could have an injured dog who was recovering from surgery & would be frightened by the unsupervised dog.
If you posted your problem in there you'll have an inbox full of crazies willing to take that dog away & pay for rehabilitation classes.
You'd also get a bollicking for letting it go on so long.
Take my advice, stay here in the real world.

WoollyRedHat

Take the dog to a comedy gig for the night, get him out of the estate for a while.

Buford T. Justice XIX

Mod note: I'm moving this to Animals and Pets as a more appropriate forum. Please note the new forum rules on this thread and post accordingly.

Thanks,

Buford T. Justice

Erik Shin

And....thread closed

kylith

SteM wrote: »

This is the truth.

OP, if the neighbours are 'good people' then just talk to them. Maybe they're just trying to turn an inside dog into an outside dog and hoping the whimpering will stop before people get too annoyed by it. Let them know that you're being distrubed by it and they might reconsider their 'training' method.

This! Knock into them and tell them that the dog is wrecking your head at night and you can't sleep with the whining, and would they mind taking it indoors at night for the sanity of their neighbours.

begbysback

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

You dirty tout.. What's your name? This was 15 years ago clown, stories from my childhood.

lol Francis Begby - and any remote chance of sympathy has most certainly evaporated since migration to this forum - go easy on him lads and ladies!!!!

DBB

Closed for review

DBB

Okay folks,
This thread started in AH. There it should have stayed because it has turned into a sh!tstorm that just can't work under the A+PI charter, and some site-wide rules broken too including a poster being allowed to dis this forum on another... For the record, nobody has ever been banned from this forum for the reasons stated... Ever. The A+PI forum is what it is. Take it or leave it. If you don't like it, don't use it. It's really not complicated.
OP, there are many, many threads in this forum on the very subject you want discussed. You might carry out a forum search for them, or you can re-start your thread here if you wish.
Thanks,
DBB