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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1) Swing by to welcome to the neighborhood.  Bring a loaf of banana bread and introduce yourself. You don’t want your first interaction with new neighbors to be negative!

2) Agree to give it more than three days. A move can be stressful for a dog, lots of new smells, new routine, etc.

3) If the barking is still constant in a week or two, swing by and, framed as helping them out, tell them they may not be aware of it, but the dog is barking basically all day while they’re gone. Wanted to make sure they knew - poor doggy must be struggling to adjust. This is a bit of a canard, but also may well be true - they may have absolutely no idea the dog is barking when they’re gone.

4) Give then another few weeks to adjust - may involve a visit to the vet or a behaviorist or something, so don’t expect an overnight cure.

5) Then, if no process has been made, it’s time to escalate in someway, but how will depend on how 1-4 go.

Never go over someone’s head without trying to work it out with them directly first. [/quote]

+1 this sounds very reasonable and well thought out.[/quote]

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