Neighbour behind me got a new puppy it seems. (Looks like a smaller dog of some kind)
First couple of weeks it was crying and it seems they leave it outside. No issues because I could hear they did attend to it, but the last few nights at intervals of around 1am, 4am and this morning at 6am the puppy will just start barking and crying.
It's slowly finding its voice, and well its keeping me awake until I try and find a slot to fall back asleep.
The kicker is, our master bedroom backs onto the backside of there house where the dog is, which is why we are hearing it.
Dog owners, I understand puppies are handful at the beginning, and I've given it a couple of nights, but I am not the owner and its causing me to lose sleep on multiple nights now.
Do I let this slide and not mention it to the neighbour or should I have a kind word to them?
I don't want to sour my relations with neighbours because I know some can be temperamental and take it the wrong way.
I don't want them taking it out on the dog also.
I am just seeking some advice on what you would do and how you think I should handle this.
Thanks
Update 1:
Spoke to the owner at 6.30am.
Seriously, the puppy was barking at intervals all night ffs.
Their english is not very good, said the puppy stays outside (owner said he thinks the puppy is scared- no shit pal).
I relayed the information that the puppy needs to be inside. Said he was sorry for the noise.
Ive only spoken to them a couple of times but they do seem genuine. Noise probably won't stop but hey at least now they are aware.
Could be my father and just threaten them but that does not get anywhere 🤣.
Will see how it plays out. Needed my sleep today and I partially snapped.
Spoke in a nice tone to them as well, they probably realised with the bags under my eyes that I had it after 4 to 5 days of constsnt barking and weeks of crying
Good job OP but seriously your neighbour could well be lousy dog owner. I am a dog owner and have had 2 puppies who are supposed to be barking prone types. You must be very firm on the first few nights when the puppies got home from the breeder. I stay very late (into the early mornings) to comfort and control the 'crying' and 'barking" …. it is lots of efforts but if you are lazy hey juts don't get a dog, it is a lots of joys but lots of work. Both dogs are very calm … never bark unnecessarily, even when there are loud sound like fireworks, they are very relaxed….not like some of the dogs in the vicinity who just keep barking for slightest noise.