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I have a problem - and it's not even my dog. A new neighbor moved in upstairs. I think she's quite young and maybe not too used to apartment living, because it didn't even occur to her to get rugs until I complained about the noise. Unfortunately, it turns out that part of the problem is that her young dog is large and heavy. I'm awakened every morning by the dog galloping down the hall, and the same on and off during the day, and again late at night.
Okay, I understand that the dog is young and energetic. But are there any suggestions I can make to the neighbor? She said she was going to hire a dog walker to work off some of his energy, but it's not happening - and anyway wouldn't apply to the morning wake-up. I've never yet heard her grab the dog to stop him, just like she never stopped him when he was barking.
These might help. She can get them anywhere even Home Depot in packs. She can buy a pack a week until she covers the whole place. They're like little squares you put together. I actually used them in an apartment in the past. Under my office desk chair on wheels.
Otherwise, complain to the landlord. They need to at least put carpeting down.
If you don't see her taking the dog for a LONG WALK every morning herself, she's not going to do anything about it, let alone hire a dog walker for a lousy half hour that will not fix the problem.
Tell her straight up, "gurl, you seem like a nice person but no WAY am I dealing with this noise."
You can't train the dog to never run or jog through the house. They get excited just like any other living organism. I think the best solution would be for her to move to a ground floor apartment. The management office should be able to move her when there is a similar apartment available. I lived in an apartment for a while, and several of my neighbors moved to other apartments in the same complex for various reasons.
When I was an apartment dweller, I always insisted on the bottom floor for this very reason. You can not stop a dog from walking, jogging or running. They get too excited sometimes, they are puppies and they have a high level of energy. The bigger they are, the louder they are...
I currently have two, 70 and 85 pounds and would never consider an apartment above the bottom floor.
Quick story...I was living in a new apartment complex and my upstairs neighbor moved in. She had a lab puppy. I could actually hear the ball bounce and the pup running and jumping to try and catch and retrieve it. Drove me CRAZY
Besides, putting down carpet/carpet pieces/runners, she needs to burn some energy off that dog. Long walks in the morning, lunch time and evening would be great but is she willing to put that kind of time in? If she is not, you may need to approach management and ask to move or ask that she move.
Shame on the management for allowing this to happen.
grabbing the dog and "making" it stop will only intensify the running and barking issues.
the dog is bored and has pent up energy, it needs to be taken OUT for some LONG walks (not jus 1/2 an hour at lunch time...)
unless you see her maing the effort to take the dog for an actual structured walk in the mornings and evenings...nothigns going to change.
Encouraging the move to a 1st floor unit is a great idea, as are the matts which work very well to muffle sound although I am not sure they would muffle it entirely especially if this happens to be an older building.
I agree with those who said exercise isn't likely to solve this...basically any young dog is going to be excited to go out in the morning so while exercise may be of great benefit overall, I doubt you would se any change in this behavior.
I don't know... I'm feeling like this may simply be one of the risks associated with living in an apartment that allows tenants to keep large, heavy dogs. I'm probably neighborly enough to at least seriously consider moving to a ground-floor apartment if there was no expense to me associated with it, but my response to a suggestion that I should spend money on something that may or may not cure the noise associated with having a dog in my apartment would probably be a question about why you haven't bought a white noise machine and/or ear muffs.
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You can not stop a dog from walking, jogging or running. They get too excited sometimes, they are puppies and they have a high level of energy. The bigger they are, the louder they are...
