I am posting to get some advice re our two greyhounds barking. Tip (male, un-neutered) is the main culprit, we can tell it's him because our female, spayed bitch Tegan has a much higher 'yip' type bark whereas Tip's is deeper.
To explain - they are kenneled during the day with a pen so they can get fresh air. When Tom gets home from work about 5ish, he walks them both and feeds them, they are walked about 9pm and in the morning before he goes to work. I walk them at lunchtime, or he pops home in the morning if he is close by to do this. They spend evenings in the conservatory with the radio on or the tv, and they are perfectly happy. They get lots of love and affection, we often sit in there with them.
But - around 4.30ish every morning, Tip will set off barking. He won't shut up until T gets dressed and goes to walk them. It's getting earlier and earlier and the mornings aren't even that light yet! Sometimes it's later but today was shortly after 4.30. This means that Tom stays up as he starts work at 7 so it's pointless going back to bed, but my sleep is disturbed not to mention our neighbours! Then he is shattered by 8ish in the evenings....and this is every day It clearly cannot continue - has anybody any advice or help for our situation? Tom has always had greyhounds and always kenneled them so the situ is not unusual - Tip is nearly 5 and Tegan is almost 4.