As some of you may know, I’m a cat person. I really do not have a problem with dogs, only with their owners who allow them bark or howl continuously.
Earlier this year I gave up hoping that one of the neighbours at the back would ‘do something’ about their dog’s continually howling. Well, it wasn’t so much of a ‘howl’ as a bark-cum-howl that got cut off at the end. We could only assume that the creature had one of those collars that are supposed to train the dog not to bark – it obviously was not working. In the end I phoned the local Council’s ‘Dog Squad” who said they’d deal with it. And very efficient they were. Within 24 hours the noise had stopped, the Council had phoned me to check that all was well – and we were once more able to sit in the garden in peace.
However, last week the ‘noise’ started again. By 8.30 a.m. this morning I’d had enough. At 8.40 a.m I phoned the Council. Extremely sympathetic woman, who told me that the offending animal was a beagle. At around 8.50 a.m. we decide to brave it, took our tea, coffee and cigarettes outside – and were greeted with….
… silence. We have not heard another sound since. We can only assume that the ‘Dog Squad ‘ phoned the owners immediately. I think tomorrow I will phone again and say “Thank You”.
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They’ve probably had it put down.
Commiserations, Boa. What did the Dog Squad – or the owners – do?
Oops, Jazz’s comment appeared after I wrote #2.
Jazz – within ten minutes? I doubt it! Hopefully they took the animal inside.
Ozzies, generally, do not treat dogs as ‘members of the family’. They are left outside all hours and all weathers and so it’s not surprising (to me at least) that they howl and bark. I’m naturally uncertain about dogs, but I steer well clear of most of them here – they so often appear exceedingly unhappy.
Dogs are like children. Your own are fine, other people’s are not.
My commiserations, Boa, and let’s hope the problem is solved. My daughter had a similar problem with a rooster owned by her next door neighbour. Quick disclaimer, my house in Cyprus is in a village in the mountains. I live in small-holding country, so everything that goes with that can’t be cured, so must be endured – fortunately, I’m usually up and about before the morning chorus starts 🙂
My daughter, however, lived in town. She finally called her local council and after a few weeks – it was Cyprus, after all, a scruffy bloke came round, asked my daughter the problem, knocked on next door, disappeared inside with the neighbour and came back five minutes later with a limp-knecked dead bird and said to my daughter – ‘Then ehi problema tora,’ – ‘No more problem!’ 😀
How I detest people that leave dogs alone in yards. They are pack animals and need company.
We have just rescued another Jack Russell from the next county south who was threatened with being shot for barking. We have had him a fortnight and have hardly had a peep out of him, a more loving, good and obedient little dog one could not meet.
Shoot the ‘f’ing’ owners more like!
Just shows you the type, the woman that owned the little dog wanted to visit us to see that all was well, when we invited her she couldn’t make it as she was going on ‘A retreat’. Stupid half witted cow!
Suggest you go round and liberate the dog before it is put down.
Bravo I hope they used him for stock.