My neighbor dog!!!

[Baby~Braatens~Mama]

This poor dog! It is outside all day, every day. It cries, barks and squeals ALL FRICKING DAY. They used to let him in in the evenings... but haven't the last two nights. About an hour ago I heard his people out there yelling at him, and happened to look out the window. They have given their daughter a new puppy and the veteran dog had pounced on it. The owner jerked the dog up and held him by his collar in an aggressive chokehold for a minute. This new puppy is one of those tiny high dollar ones you can carry in your purse. Apparently the dog who has been living there, a cockerspaniel, wasn't cute enough? IDK. What I do know is that since they got the puppy their dog is now outside at night as well. The puppy is only out when the girl and her mother is.

What would you do? I feel that they have treated their dog with borderline neglect! They have already shown a refusal to really care for the dog they owned, and now have brought another into their household. What happens when they get sick of this puppy? Will they leave it outside on a leash all day as well? My baby will be born any day! I can't stand hearing this dog bark and cry and scream anymore! They only come outside to yell at it to shut up!!

Winter in the great plains is brutal! If they continue to leave this dog outside for 12 or more hours a day and all night I won't have to worry about the dog barking for much longer. It will freeze. (not exaggerating)

[SubliminalDarkness]

That's sad.
But I don't know if there's anything you can do. We've had issues with our neighbors and their three dogs, who they leave outside 24/7. They also bark, scratch, and make all kinds of noise all the time. But, as long as they have some kind of shelter and water, there's no law or rule saying they can't be out. You can make noise complaints, but they really don't get anywhere. It stinks, for everyone.

[~Adorkable~]

In my town where I had a similar problem there was a law that they could not be kept outside if they barked straight for more than 15 minutes unprovoked. I reporteted them at least once a week, finally getting the other folsk on the street to do the same. After a few reports they came and talked to people. The dog when in the house and then was given away soon after since the owners hated having the barking inside where it now bugged them.

I suggest you call animal control with noise complaints and again with neglect complaints.