Hello everyone I have just joined, I have two Golden Retrievers who have completely opposite characters.
I am hoping someone out there has some good advise for me about teaching my 6year old Goldie to stop barking if he is left for over an hour and a half. They are both walked morning and night and sometimes midday, and I do not leave them every day. They get left with the radio on and stuffed kongs. My other Goldie is 11 and is quiet and steady, he however does get his sleep interupted by the younger one!
We take Giles (6 year old) to socialbility classes and have spoken with a behaviourist as my neighbour is very sensitive to the barking. ( at most Giles is left 2 hrs and all the time I am away I am worried incase the neighbour is being disturbed).
Anyone got any suggestions. We use Dap to relieve stress as Giles has a heart condition and is on medication. We also leave Giles with an old jumper of mine.
Sorry to have such a long first post.

Hiya and welcome
If you also post in the dog section you may get a better response and some advice.

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Hello Amjs,
and welcome to Pet Forums. I'm new to this site too, so I guess I should really search, and see if you have made a further post elsewhere. As I find forums a bit confusing I'm going to make a suggestion here.
I have a friend with two dogs and she has the some problem. Her solution is to leave the dogs with me
Not ideal but at least it means the dogs are OK, the neighbours isn't disturbed and my friend can do what ever with out worry.
Not everyone has friends who are willing and able to do this, but it might help you if you have, as a solution until you find a better one. Now I'm going to try to find out if you have made a further post

Thanks for the post Wendy, some really helpful advice. Welcome to the site too.
I do have one lovely neighbour who will let the dogs out if I am out, but she can't do it on a regular basis and I need to sort my problem.
I have some health issues which limit me going too far, but at the moment other than walking the dogs, I am beginning to feel a bit trapped.
My lovely neighbour couldn't pop over last time I was out as she had someone with her and Giles barked for 7 minutes and then was quiet until I came back. She is very good and timed him for me. My other sensitive neighbour however was waiting to tell me how noisy my dogs had been all morning! It leaves me feeling worn out and extremely low.


Although I realise I cannot sort my dog barking out immediately, I will have to keep trying as I can do nothing to make my sensitive neighbour any more friendly and tolerant.
Thanks again for the welcome and the advice.
Angie

Hello Angie,
Well it sounds like you have one really nice neighbour anyway, that's a start. I guess living next to barking dogs can be annoying, but your other neighbour does sound a tad over the top. Some people like to moan and look on the bright side, at least you've given her/him a chance to do something they like.
I'm a wheelchair user my self so I know just how difficult mobility problems can be. I am lucky in that I have a mobility scooter and I used that when
I had my last dog. He was a Yorkie and used to ride at my feet until we reached somewhere safe . Then the pair of us would bomb along together, it was good fun.
I know this idea might sound a bit odd but have you thought of trying to find a medium who can understand dogs ? I know of someone in the US who can
understand horses, and has helped many horses explain to their owners what the problem is. I have no idea how one would search for such a person, but
it would be interesting to try. Beware of bogus ones though.
Have you thought of a temporary measure of employing a youngster to walk your dogs ? Many teenagers love dogs and would jump at the chance to earn a little pocket money. It would cost a bit, but what is that compared to peace of mind? You could do quite a bit whilst the dogs are being walked and a long fast walk tends to be tiring so they would sleep more maybe.
Keep me posted on how things are going please and good luck from Wendy