Hi all,
I live in an apartment complex in California and this is a dog loving community. Most apartments have pets and our neighborhood/community park is pretty dog friendly too. About 2 weeks ago I started hearing a dog who would bark at all hours of day and even late at night. This is a first in our community where I have been living for the past 3 years and people take such good care of their pets there is hardly ever a barking dog so it caught my attention specifically. I located the dog and observed that he is always all alone on his 2nd floor patio and is never let inside. I am not sure about the night situation, although the dog is black and their patio is always pitch dark at night so i really can’t see the dog. Now, all of a sudden this dog has gone completely quiet although he is still outside on the patio throughout the day without any company/supervision. All he is been doing for the past day is peek his little head for a few moments and then recede back. Honestly, this is concerning me more than the barking because how does a dog go so quiet in a day? I don’t know if he is sick or hungry or thirsty or what possible explanation is there? Earlier my only concern was him being all alone all with the doors closed all day long but now this is worrying me even more. What should I do? I have no concrete evidence of neglect and there is no longer even a noise complaint, the dog is just there on a 2nd floor balcony, all day all alone!
I live in an apartment complex in California and this is a dog loving community. Most apartments have pets and our neighborhood/community park is pretty dog friendly too. About 2 weeks ago I started hearing a dog who would bark at all hours of day and even late at night. This is a first in our community where I have been living for the past 3 years and people take such good care of their pets there is hardly ever a barking dog so it caught my attention specifically. I located the dog and observed that he is always all alone on his 2nd floor patio and is never let inside. I am not sure about the night situation, although the dog is black and their patio is always pitch dark at night so i really can’t see the dog. Now, all of a sudden this dog has gone completely quiet although he is still outside on the patio throughout the day without any company/supervision. All he is been doing for the past day is peek his little head for a few moments and then recede back. Honestly, this is concerning me more than the barking because how does a dog go so quiet in a day? I don’t know if he is sick or hungry or thirsty or what possible explanation is there? Earlier my only concern was him being all alone all with the doors closed all day long but now this is worrying me even more. What should I do? I have no concrete evidence of neglect and there is no longer even a noise complaint, the dog is just there on a 2nd floor balcony, all day all alone!