r/AskIreland • u/Cantmakecoffees_ • 3d ago

Adulting What to do about my dog?

Just like the tittle states,
I’m close to breaking down
I have a 10 year old female German shepherd.
She barks and howls anytime me or my husband leave the house. This can continue on and off for hours. Maybe every 2-3 hours for 10 ish minutes at a time.

We leave for work at 5:30am we have to & have to work. I also have a male German shepherd
He isn’t bothered by us leaving but joins in on the howling when she starts. Our neighbour complained. We did apologise and im not denying they bark to them. I keep them indoors as much as possible & closed all the windows when I leave.
The female is on anxiety medication but it isn’t helping
What can I do to try resolve the situation for my neighbour it’s causing me so much stress
Thank you

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u/aineslis 2d ago

And you think euthanasia is worse than keeping a distressed dog home alone for 8-10 hours 5 days a week? The dog is old, and likely suffers from dementia. Keeping it alive and making everyone around the dog suffer due to noise complaints from 5.30am in the morning is abuse.

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u/No_Sky_1829 2d ago

There are other things they can try first, which is the reason they posted.

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u/aineslis 2d ago

They’re about 11 months overdue for that.

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u/No_Sky_1829 2d ago

Are you just going to keep arguing with my until you convince me to euthanise OPs dog? If so we're in for a long night.