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Thread ID: 57706	2005-05-10 09:07:00	Dog Owners	manicminer (4219)	PC World Chat

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353880	2005-05-10 09:07:00	A question for all you animal enthusiasts...What kind of dog owner keeps their dog chained up outside the back of their house, in all weathers, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week? Food, water, kennel provided. But otherwise no protection from the sun during the day and the cold at night (and there's been a few frosts up here recently). It gets to go walkies once a week if it's lucky (not that we spy on the neighbours or anything, but we hardly ever see them take it out. If they go out, even for a whole weekend, dog stays at home tied up.) Is this normal in suburbia? I would have thought that most dog lovers would keep their doggies indoors to enjoy their company. Otherwise, what's the point in keeping such an animal? Reason I ask is that our beloved neighbour (yes - the same one with the rotten moggies) got a rottweiler about 4 months ago and the poor thing constantly whines and barks all day and night, even when the owners are in at home. One can't blame the dog, it's a rotten life being chained up 24/7. I don't call that pet ownership, more like imprisonment. :( The barking's driving the neighbours nuts (not just me). I just can't believe the owners are seemingly ignorant of the commotion going on in their own backyard. :(	manicminer (4219)
353881	2005-05-10 09:50:00	Shift .....	TonyF (246)
353882	2005-05-10 09:52:00	A question for all you animal enthusiasts...What kind of dog owner keeps their dog chained up outside the back of their house, in all weathers, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week? Food, water, kennel provided. But otherwise no protection from the sun during the day and the cold at night (and there's been a few frosts up here recently). It gets to go walkies once a week if it's lucky (not that we spy on the neighbours or anything, but we hardly ever see them take it out. If they go out, even for a whole weekend, dog stays at home tied up.) Yes it gets me too, there is a fine dog tied up to a kennel 24/7 a stones throw away, I have never seen it taken out. Our dogs have always lived inside, yet are taken tramping a lot, bush walked each day, they have a real life. They have more exercise each day than many dogs would get in a month, or some in a lifetime. But then they have the benefit of an English owner. :) It has always astounded me at the number of trampers who express absolute amazement that we actually take our dogs with us tramping and camping. The other bee in my bonnet is the number of horse owners who provide no protection for their animals, maybe a canvass thrown over them, but no shelter, not even tree shelter. Summer and winter, sun and frost, just left in open paddocks.	Terry Porritt (14)
353883	2005-05-10 10:24:00	Shift ..... All very well TonyF, but you know sod's law. :) You can't really choose your neighbours who move into the area after you. Just the same way these poor animals don't get to choose their owners. I'd rather deal with the problem than run away from it, cos I know damn well that these people are all over the place! The only real solution is to shift into the country and have no neighbours...but then I'll probably be too far from the exchange to get ADSL!	manicminer (4219)
353884	2005-05-10 10:30:00	All very well TonyF, but you know sod's law. :) You can't really choose your neighbours who move into the area after you. Indeed I know sod's law. Luckily we have nice neighbours, but if a bad lot moved in, what could we do. We like our house and the turmoil of shifting is just too much. Turn up the speakers and drive them away !!	TonyF (246)
353885	2005-05-10 10:38:00	well even in the country you need to keep dogs tied up otherwise they will go over to the neighbours and end up meeting hot lead . the problem i have myself is i can't always take the dog out, vechiles just get hot for the dog in summer to drive out to a place where they can go for a decent run . as long as the kennal is warm enough for cold winters nights and there is some shelter from hot sun then most dogs are fairly happy . if the dog is being miss treated then call the SPCA . the thing i hate the most is when you find their dog in the streets/padock, take it back to its home and the owners say "it not my dog" . one of the worse cases i have been told about was someone who shifted house and left the dog chained to the house :(	tweak'e (69)
353886	2005-05-10 10:43:00	It would pay to check up on what the local council bye-laws are as regards barking dogs and how they are housed. If a friendly approach to the owners doesn't result in any improvement, then a call to the dog ranger is in order. We had a similar problem a few years ago with 2 barking dogs in a rented property 2 doors away. The friendly approach produced zilch result, a phone call to the council produced almost instant results. It also turned out that the dogs were not registered, and the 'owners' were supposed to be looking after them for someone else.	Terry Porritt (14)
353887	2005-05-10 11:31:00	I have a neighbour with a rottie. The dog is outside by itself 99% of the time, barks incessantly & drives me mad. The only time the owner has any contact with it is when he shouts at it or feeds it. When it interferes with my sleep is where i draw the line in the sand. Just get on to your local animal control & do it regularly. We've heard of a dog that has to wear a collar that gives it an electric shock every time it barks. Hopefully this rottie'll get one too. Wired to the mains. It's not the dogs fault, it's the ignorant owner. If a person needs a dog like a rottie or pit bull or similar, then that tells you all you need to know about the owners. There really isn't much point in confronting your neighbour as all it does is cause neighbours from hell. I worked with a bloke who owned 2 rotties & they were poisoned while he was at work. He got home one night to 2 dead dogs. I've noticed this neighbours dog is quieter now (for now) Now there is the small matter of a very noisy car in the area. He has a girlfriend who lives in the same street as one of my sons friends. He peed that neighbourhood right off, enough for my sons mate & a few others to go to his house in the middle of the night & ram potatoes up the exhaust. I complained. It should have been a whole can of space invader as well.	Phil B (648)
353888	2005-05-10 11:55:00	Indeed I know sod's law. Luckily we have nice neighbours, but if a bad lot moved in, what could we do. We like our house and the turmoil of shifting is just too much. Turn up the speakers and drive them away !! My thoughts exactly - I love this house and neighbourhood - we've lived here for a year and a half. It was very peaceful until 6 months ago when new neighbours moved in.	manicminer (4219)
353889	2005-05-10 12:05:00	When it interferes with my sleep is where i draw the line in the sand . Just get on to your local animal control & do it regularly . There really isn't much point in confronting your neighbour as all it does is cause neighbours from hell . Agree with all of your points here . Confronting the neighbours - well the council suggested that but to be honest I'd rather not deal with these people . If they have no respect for their own animals then they are hardly going to have any respect for their neighbours . They've already proved that by letting the animal bark loudly without intervening . Dealing with the council - doing just that . Hopefully they will act sooner rather than later . It'll save me dealing with neighbours myself and starting a war . But like you say - when it interferes with sleep, often the first thing I feel like is marching next door and settling it all once and for all . :groan:	manicminer (4219)
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