We have a five month old Vizsla who cannot handle being alone in the garden.
I am at home during the day with our newborn baby so the dog has lots of company. He also goes for a walk in the country with a dog walker (and with us on the weekends) so he is not lacking exercise and I only put him outside in nice weather. When I put him in the back garden for short periods he yelps and barks so loudly you can hear him down the street. We have tried ignoring this hoping it will go away but once he gets started he doesn't like to stop. When we want to bring him in we wait for a quiet moment and then walk into the garden ignoring him, distract him with something else after a few minutes and then bring him inside. We also realise if we don't take care of this now it is just going to get worse.
We are now concerned about our relationship with our neighbours and obviously our own sanity. Does anybody have any advice?
Thank you in advance!
I am at home during the day with our newborn baby so the dog has lots of company. He also goes for a walk in the country with a dog walker (and with us on the weekends) so he is not lacking exercise and I only put him outside in nice weather. When I put him in the back garden for short periods he yelps and barks so loudly you can hear him down the street. We have tried ignoring this hoping it will go away but once he gets started he doesn't like to stop. When we want to bring him in we wait for a quiet moment and then walk into the garden ignoring him, distract him with something else after a few minutes and then bring him inside. We also realise if we don't take care of this now it is just going to get worse.
We are now concerned about our relationship with our neighbours and obviously our own sanity. Does anybody have any advice?
Thank you in advance!