Today, my neighbour's puppy has developed separation anxiety. Every time my neighbour leaves for work, the puppy constantly whines and barks until he gets home. He works night shifts. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I got back from a two-week vacation. During my vacation, I had a friend from work watch my puppy. My puppy now likes him more than me, and won't stop whining sadly since he left. FML
Today, I’ve been at my new house for a week. My new neighbour’s dog barks non-stop all day, and their newborn baby cries non-stop all night. FML
Today, my roommate switched jobs and now goes to work in the morning. His dog has declared that going on a barking frenzy right after he leaves is a great thing to do. Earplugs don't work - I move too much and they fall out too easily. Only 30 more days until he moves out. FML
Today, as usual, my neighbor's 9 year-old son came over after school. I work from home so he stays until his mom gets home. My dog mopes around the house until 3 p.m., then gets all excited because he has a friend to play with. I'm almost jealous because a dog I've had for 11 years likes him more than me. FML
Today, I was woken up by my neighbour's dog losing its mind, and I remembered reading a story about someone ignoring a dog and later finding out that their car had been stolen. Paranoid, I went outside to check on mine. Nope. Just the damn dog barking at one thirty in the morning. FML
Today, I had finally gotten my dogs to quiet down and my baby to fall asleep. Not thirty seconds later, my neighbor's car alarm went off. They aren't home for the weekend, and the damn alarm has now been blaring for three hours. FML
Today, my new boyfriend is so scared of dogs that he won’t even go in the room where my new puppy's bed is, so even on the days when he’s at home not working, I still have to pay the lad next door to come round and let it into the garden for a pee, because he’s too scared to open the door. FML
Today, I had a phone interview for a better position at work. I've been training my puppy recently not to bark. I put on dog-calming videos while she was in the kennel. During the interview, my neighbor's dog started barking and my dog immediately responded back. My boss ended the interview. FML
Today, the neighbor's dog has been barking for over 5 hours. It is barking directly at my window. FML
Today, I don't think my neighbours realize that, by getting that dog they have been wanting, they ruined the peace and quiet of the entire neighbourhood, consisting of ten houses. I'm the person underneath whose window that dog barks every day - mostly when I'm either trying to fall asleep or wanting to sleep in. FML
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TwinChapter 15
Maybe you could dog-sit that poor puppy nights? That way you could pet it until it fell asleep. You'll get to sleep and the puppy won't be so lonely :)
martinez121797 15
My dog has that
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Comments (64)
Smeelover27 15
That's nothing to bark about OP! The pup just wants some doggone loving!
dectivebobby 6
would be a shame if it..."accidentally" ran away
ParadoxicalPea 8
Just like it'd be a shame if you had a tragic, fatal "accident". Ha.
iloveandy143 7
That's ****** up =
karlcolt45 19
I feel worse for the dog!
sneeze_watch 19
The quick way to solve this problem would be to man the **** up and talk to your neighbor about it. Maybe offer to keep the pup at night so it has someone to hang out with while he is at work.
mmaflake 19
^ winner.
Ameel_fml 19
Exactly. If nobody has told the OP's neighbor, they might not even know their dog barks all night when they're gone.
sofitina 20
that happened quite often with my dog. I would just make her take a sleeping pill for dogs. it relaxed her. helped a lot.
TheDrifter 24
You drugged your pet to keep it silent? Did you at least try training it first? Maybe leaving something out for it to entertain itself?
sofitina 20
I did try, it wasn't even my idea to give it the sleeping pills. it would vomit from being so hyper active at night and nit getting enough sleep so the vet told me to give her one every night till she stopped. which she eventually did. Its not like I forcefully drugged her because of a little barking.
alycion 39
My mom's dog would do that if they travelled with him. When they came for a visit and brought the dog, I tried some chamomile calming treats that I had for my skittish dog for traveling purposes. Worked like a dream for both of them, and was much less harsh then the anxiety medication the vet wanted to prescribe. I used those treats with Sid as well after he injured his leg at the dog park so he would rest. If it can keep a husky puppy calm for a couple of days, it is pretty good in my book.
rockydify 22
And this is why I don't have a dog. Shift workers shouldn't have dogs - we don't have a constant schedule which is not fair on the dog. Dogs like regularity.
alycion 39
There are ways to make it work. Certain breeds could be better for that situation. There are doggie daycares and in home walkers that can help. When I worked in tv, my shift would always bounce. My husband also worked in tv at the time and was always on call. My dog at the time wasn't home for very long by herself, but it was never a set schedule. We found in that case, a playmate worked out best. I do love that other then errands I am home all of the time for Sid and now the foster dog I have.
dotar_fml 23
Where I'm from it's illegal to leave a dog by itself more than 6 hours.
MidnaLink 35
I can imagine what you'll actually do in that situation. And why is 26 getting down-voted. If it's actually a law where she's from...
EffTheRest 6
*earplugs*
desertlovebird 11
Just wondering how this op gets YDT when it's not even their dog? Sorry about the problem but like everyone says go talk to your neighbour and maybe get some dog sitting in too.