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Today, I got a stamped envelope addressed to "Occupant". The handwritten letter inside said:
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I am sure you have been told before that your dog barks incessantly and also whines and cries for hours on end -- Your neighbors find this very annoying and hesitate to call Animal Services without giving you a chance to rectify the situation, but if we have to, we will --
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My dog is a 7 year old basset/beagle mix we rescued 5 years ago. Like many dogs, he suffers separation anxiety and like many beagles he bays and whines a lot. Now that he's closer to a senior dog, he doesn't exhibit these traits as much as he used to, but his separation anxiety has become amplified since our other dog passed away earlier this year.
The only complaint we've gotten from our neighbors is from the first week we had him as a puppy. That was from my wife's long time neighbor and friend. Otherwise, nothing. We know the neighbors on each side, but not the neighbors behind us in another development.
When we're away during the day, he stays in our large patio with a doggie door to the yard where plays, lays out, and takes care of his business. These are pretty nice accommodations. One of us is at home most days with the baby, so he's been inside much more than usual the last 5 months. Sometimes we're away in the evenings and we leave him outside as well, but this is no more than once a week.
We walk him somewhat regularly but he has severe arthritis in one leg so he can't go too often and when he does, no more than about a blocks and back.
Normally, I wouldn't really pay much attention to this, but my wife said that she's heard of people killing annoying dogs by putting poison in dog treats and throwing them into the yard. The fact that this person went to such lengths to stay anonymous instead of talking to us face to face makes me think this is possible.
My wife is calling Animal Services today to get some recommendations. Any ideas how to handle this? Has anybody dealt with anything similar to this?
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I am sure you have been told before that your dog barks incessantly and also whines and cries for hours on end -- Your neighbors find this very annoying and hesitate to call Animal Services without giving you a chance to rectify the situation, but if we have to, we will --
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My dog is a 7 year old basset/beagle mix we rescued 5 years ago. Like many dogs, he suffers separation anxiety and like many beagles he bays and whines a lot. Now that he's closer to a senior dog, he doesn't exhibit these traits as much as he used to, but his separation anxiety has become amplified since our other dog passed away earlier this year.
The only complaint we've gotten from our neighbors is from the first week we had him as a puppy. That was from my wife's long time neighbor and friend. Otherwise, nothing. We know the neighbors on each side, but not the neighbors behind us in another development.
When we're away during the day, he stays in our large patio with a doggie door to the yard where plays, lays out, and takes care of his business. These are pretty nice accommodations. One of us is at home most days with the baby, so he's been inside much more than usual the last 5 months. Sometimes we're away in the evenings and we leave him outside as well, but this is no more than once a week.
We walk him somewhat regularly but he has severe arthritis in one leg so he can't go too often and when he does, no more than about a blocks and back.
Normally, I wouldn't really pay much attention to this, but my wife said that she's heard of people killing annoying dogs by putting poison in dog treats and throwing them into the yard. The fact that this person went to such lengths to stay anonymous instead of talking to us face to face makes me think this is possible.
My wife is calling Animal Services today to get some recommendations. Any ideas how to handle this? Has anybody dealt with anything similar to this?
