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Dear Forum members!
I know its the place to introduce, but im not a dog owner.
I just living in the Netherlands and I have a Golden Retriever dog in my neighbour. My neighbour is an mid aged woman or older. I living here from 2011. When I moved here the dog was here already. Mostly was silent. But from the last year August, I hear the dog always cries alone in the garden. Anytime I look out from my window I see the dog is closed out to the front of the garden where is only concrete floor (maybe 25 m2). I did never talk to the woman who is the owner of the dog, because she even did not receive my welcome on the first day, she never say hello to me even if I do. Maybe she don't likes foreigners... I can understand if so, but I affraid for the dog... Once I talked to her mother and she said: her doughter can't talk - have problem with speak, maybe sick or something. Her mother not comes too often, or i'm just not here in the same time. So I have not much chance to communicate her. I speak only English in this moment.
I simply affraid for the dog. I think it's not normal if a dog cries months long every single day... The woman always home, I'm sure she don't go anywhere except the supermarket, but she never goes out to the garden if the dog cries. Sometimes i see her on the streets with the dog, but not so frequently. Im sure she feeds the dog, but seems like she don't give attention enough. I feel already bad in my herart if I hear the dog cries alone on the concrete... Maybe the dog is sick? If I had a sick dog, I don't let him/her cry alone.... I don't want to arrest her or anything because I even don't know about the whole situation. I just would like to get some advice what I should to do in this situation? I don't feel like I should to let this dog suffer more longer. I suppose the dog mostly cries when he/she sees some activity in the house/kitchen, but the woman never visit the dog... I can record a video from my window, but I think it's not legal. Please someone give me advice!
Thank You In Advance!
Greets: Karoly

Hmm.
Does the dog have a doghouse or something? They don't do anything if the dog has food/water and shelter. If the dog don't have one of those 3 u can call the animalpolice, (144). Or the animal protection. Dunno where u live but i guess u can search up the number on the internet.

It's hard to say if the dogs needs help from the outside, but i don't think it's okay to just let your cry all day..

Go and talk to her.

rose schreef:Go and talk to her.

Dat kan niet..
Once I talked to her mother and she said: her doughter can't talk - have problem with speak, maybe sick or something.

thanks for the quick answer.

I think the dog has no house or i just can't see from the wall... but sometimes the door is open of the garden house where I think the dog can walk in..
I saw once a little blanket in the middle of the garden and a steel dish for food - that the last time was empty and was standing on the side... I dont want to arrest her at any police. Especially if i can't talk to her before... I was thinking: maybe she also sick? But I see her almost every week going to the supermarket by bicycle... She looks like not sick...

Well animal police does not arrest someone They go and talk to her. And they will warn her if that doesn't change anything they will get the dog away from there (but most times they dont, it seems that most people will change when they come and talk.)

Tbh, i don't know what i should do.

hm, okay thanks!
I found this link about the phone number you said:
http://www.government.nl/issues/police/ ... e-officers" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

btw: I living in a small village called 's-Gravenpolder in Zeeland province.

I think the dog got water and food enough, not hungry or thirsty, and never barking but cries and looks like sad.
Same sound like someone grab the hair of the dog in the neck and start to pull... (its just an example.: some owner do this to discipline the dog). the sound I hear is like cry, not barking...

This is the number u need to call for the animal protection in your city.
+31118490572

Maybe u could call and tell your story to them. They will know what to do better then us i think.

Feather__ schreef:

rose schreef:Go and talk to her.

Dat kan niet..
Once I talked to her mother and she said: her doughter can't talk - have problem with speak, maybe sick or something.

Oh, overheen gelezen

Maybe you can put a note in her mailbox that you want to speak with her or her mother?

ansx82 schreef:I think the dog got water and food enough, not hungry or thirsty, and never barking but cries and looks like sad.
Same sound like someone grab the hair of the dog in the neck and start to pull... (its just an example.: some owner do this to discipline the dog). the sound I hear is like cry, not barking...

I can imagine that sounds heartbreaking.. The only thing I can think of is file a complaint about the barking with a police officer who's especially for the neighborhood? It's called 'wijkagent' in Dutch. They can talk to your neighbor maybe.

I think I will try ask her other-side neigbour what they think about this situation... They must hear also...
If they even don't care, I will try to call this number: +31118490572. thank you for everyone.
I hope I can change on this because I already feel bad because of poor dog...