Well, this question isn't about my dog, but my upstairs neighbor's dog. They got a puppy a couple of months ago and leave it in a crate all day when they go to work. As a result, it barks and yelps a lot. This is very unfortunate for me, since I work from home during the day, and either have to crank up the music in my home office or run two high-powered fans to drown out the noise. The property manager will do nothing about it except to tell the neighbor that his dog is barking, which she has done several times, and the neighbor doesn't seem to care.
So I am seriously contemplating escalating to the police and/or animal control, but before I do that (and risk getting evicted, which would be very inconvenient for logistical reasons), I wanted to ask a question here...
The dog used to bark pretty much non-stop all day long, but now will shut up after awhile, and then start up again an hour or two before the owners get home. If I let this go long enough, is there a chance that the dog will just resign itself to its fate and stay quiet through the whole day? In other words, as a general rule, will dogs that hate being left in crates bark indefinitely if left to their own devices, or will they eventually submit to it and stop the whining?
So I am seriously contemplating escalating to the police and/or animal control, but before I do that (and risk getting evicted, which would be very inconvenient for logistical reasons), I wanted to ask a question here...
The dog used to bark pretty much non-stop all day long, but now will shut up after awhile, and then start up again an hour or two before the owners get home. If I let this go long enough, is there a chance that the dog will just resign itself to its fate and stay quiet through the whole day? In other words, as a general rule, will dogs that hate being left in crates bark indefinitely if left to their own devices, or will they eventually submit to it and stop the whining?