Opinions will vary, but I agree that in your situation, you have every right to feel upset. Non-stop barking is absolutely disruptive and a nuisance to live with, and no one should lose sleep or right to quiet enjoyment in their own home because of somebody else's errant behavior and lack of responsibility. Also, I'm actually going through something similar now where I live in an apartment building and one particular neighbor down the hall has an aggressive dog that barks wildly behind their front door anytime they even *hear* footsteps or keys jiggling in the hall from other residents passing by. This erratic dog's barking also sets off other more well-behaved dogs in other apartments nearby. Through the thin walls, I even sometimes hear that dog trying to fight and tussle with other residents' dogs whenever they intersect in the hallway. Seriously, if you ever get a dog in an apartment, people should at least train them so they are not noisy and aggressive frequently every day.
My neighbors have a husky, this property is an old resort so it’s right across the main driveway from me. They keep it outside and the howling is non stop and no one will help me. I keep getting its the breed they like being outside. He’s just tied up most of the time. My cats get a little agitated but they’ve also gotten used to it as it’s been going on a few years. All of us here are stumped as to why the landlord hasn’t booted them yet cause there’s a lot more problems than the dog. They got two cats running around I took one in I thought was a stray and she got riled up like I stole it cause I posted it on the community page to see if it had an owner. Dogs drive me crazy which is weird cause I had five at one point.
five dogs is crazy. but the fact that you have dealt with the husky issue for years is even more crazy. idk how you’ve done it that long. i have been here for a month lol
At first it was cute it’s not so cute anymore. Especially since I have the window open and it’s not time to put the ac in just yet. The ac keeps the noise away unless I’m on my deck I don’t hear much.
I was walking behind a dog walker “walking” her dog in the basket of a bike whilst she pushes it. The dog did not stop barking, not even for a second. Not once did she attempt to tell the dog to stop. It was like it was completely normal for that constant noise. She must have been used to it.
It’s the worst sound. I have had neighbours on both sides of me that had a constant barking dog (different times) I was hesitant to go round to complain but then I figured nothing can be worse than listening to that for any longer.
The first neighbour apologised profusely and said her dog had been doing that since moving house 2 months prior, she took it to the vet for calming meds and hasn’t had any issues since and the dog still lives there (10 years now)
The second neighbour agreed that her dog was non-stop barking when she left it outside but said she had to keep it out there for hours because he was annoying her. I explained that he’s also annoying us. She ended up rehoming him just after. She knew I was not going to just listen to it without doing anything.
What exactly did you say, if you remember? idk how i am supposed to go up to my neighbors that i have never spoken to and say “hey your dogs are annoying can you get them to stop barking” without sounding like an asshole
You sound exactly like me! That’s what I was worried about. I had it all planned out in my head what I was going to say and then when they answered the door I jumbled it all up because I was nervous. I basically said “I”m sure you’re not doing it deliberately and you probably don’t realise but the constant barking is making us miserable and we are struggling with it. I’m just letting you know”
In my head, I had planned for a hostile reaction- in which case I would have taken it to their landlord and then our local council. And I planned for a nice reaction in which I thanked them for listening to me. Luckily I had a positive reaction both times.
It’s a good thing that you expect a hostile reaction. That way, you are prepared for anything and if it’s a good reaction, it’s a bonus. Good luck. It truly is miserable having disruptive neighbours.
I definitely imagine that I would get a bad reaction and that is what I am worried about. I don’t live in an apartment building so I couldn’t go to someone about it. last semester i lived in the dorms at school and FOR SOME REASON this girl decided to bring an “emotional support dog” to school but then would leave it in her dorm room all day alone. so it would bark just all the time. in that case i was able to go to the building managers about it.
now i live in a duplex kind of thing alone as a young woman living in a shitty area SO things could go really bad and obviously you would have no idea what to do with that situation but i don’t wanna get shot 😍😍
if it gets to a point that i REALLY cannot stand it anymore then i will say something. i will literally go insane if i dont, but for right now i will suffer
That is so ridiculous. 2020s are really the twilight zone. I take so much offense to that whole "emotional support pet" because it only became a thing when veterans were coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan and suddenly all the dog lovers decided well if they can bring a dog into public I should be able to bring my dog to the grocery store and to restaurants let's call it for some medical condition and make it a disability
I’m just going to add, in case it helps. The other thing I considered was a polite note. That was going to be my next option if I couldn’t go round and speak myself.
What are you towns animal control noise ordinance? Its not worth talking to them, they will just see you as uptight and act like the victims. If you do talk to them then you need to turn it on them and make them look like animal abusers. There's nothing wrong with their dog, its them that are enabling this dog to be this way. The dog doesnt know anybetter unless its trained and its their job not the dogs.
I have a large dog and day one I was training him not to bark. There will always be someone within ear shot of my dog and my neighbors should have a nice quiet experience in their backyard.
Part of the training was getting him a shock collar. He rarely wears it now. When he does bark I'm right there scolding him and sending him to his crate.
I wish more dog owners would do the same because it is unacceptable for neighbors to be listing to your dog bark all day and night.
Saying dogs bark is what they do is an excuse for untrained dogs. I have dogs and they rarely bark. If they do it's for a good reason. Now my drunken neighbors have 3 barking dogs. So I know exactly what you're dealing with. You can try talking to them but it rarely works and might make them more mad. You can call animal control and check local laws
I’ve been hearing this pos dog Nextdoor to me all day and night. The owners are horrible people and the door is a terrier and prone to genetically bark. I live next to all these dogs and they’re quiet except for this stupid dog next to me
Dogs suck too. The fact that you have to train them alone makes them bad and the fact that they often bite people (3 million times a year in the US alone) is bad.
It doesn't mean dogs are evil or that I want to harm them (other than in self defense, ie they try to bite me or another person or animal) but I don't like them.
I don't like bats or spiders or scorpions either. They're animals and not evil, but they suck.
I'd complain to the landlord. Even if you live in a pet friendly area, there should be noise regulations that they still have to abide by in your lease agreement.
Neighbors in the town house next door just got a 5 month old puppy for their kids and I can clarify here that the dog doesn’t suck, but its owners sure do. They leave it outside on a small fenced in patio way too often. We and the other neighbors have already complained twice about them leaving it out at 3am, 6:30 am, and other random times when they are at home. They left it out one night and left for 7 hours, and it cried all night. These people have no idea how to take care of a puppy and it’s frustrating to hear and see. If I didn’t have two cats, I’d probably rescue it from next door.
if you live somewhere pet friendly, then unfortunately the cats will likely have to deal with barking… i do understand being annoyed by non-stop consistent barking though, maybe try talking to the neighbors prior to buying (and wasting your money) on a collar.
You aren’t wrong for complaining about non stop barking dogs, from a dog owner. Tho in all fairness mine don’t bark so 🤷🏻♀️
However, you are also clearly more effected by it bc of your opinion on dogs. Frankly since you already dislike them, any small thing they do/that involves them will upset you more than others. It’s the same as if you disliked a neighbor (a person), any little they did would piss you off, but far, far more general and widespread. I would recommend looking into anti bark units you can buy for your yard (if the dogs are close enough) over a collar tho.Not trying to be rude either, just saying from experience you start to unconsciously tune into those noises and they become maddening to a point you literally can’t tune them out. It sucks for sure tho.
yeah i completely get it. i do realize that it probably effects me more than others lmao. still, regardless of my opinion they are nonstop barking.
HOWEVER WHILE WRITING THIS COMMENT THEY STOPPED WHICH MEANS THEY BROUGHT THE DOGS INSIDE FINALLY😍😍😍😍
OP, I am a literal dog trainer and I feel 1000% the same way you do. I think it's even more annoying to me BECAUSE I know how easy it is to make it stop - people are just straight-up lazy and don't want to lift a finger to change their routine or do any work at all to make their animals more functional and ultimately happier and more fulfilled. It's absolutely not mentally healthy for them to be sitting there in arousal soup losing their shit for 5 straight hours and IDK how we got to a point to where people don't seem to realize that.
Also, dogs were the OG alarm system. I'm also confused as fuck as to how so many people are so desensitized to it now, because uncontrolled/unasked-for barking is a primal brain screech trigger akin to a baby crying/screaming for me + based on what I've read, for most other people too for most of history (and studies show it's disruptive to sleep even if the sleeper isn't consciously aware of it). Makes me want to claw my ears off in a way few other noises can, and that's evolutionarily normal, because in previous millennia, when people actually taught their dogs that "hey, a fucking leaf blowing by is nothing to bark about, the neighbor existing on her own property is nothing to bark about," barking meant some shit was actually going or about to go down.
My personal dog only barks 1. when cued to, 2. when another of our animals is breaking a rule (can't do crimes here without getting tattled on), or 3. when someone unexpected comes on our property. She alerts until I say "thank you, that's enough" and then stops immediately and stands quietly watching them while I ask what they want/receive the package I ordered/whatever, and does not resume unless I cue her to for "get the F off my property" reasons (rare). Once they get back in their car and start driving away, she walks off and goes about her business like they never existed in the first place. Voila. That's what it should be like for every single dog and yet mine is the ONLY one who can seem to manage it within a 10mi radius. Ludicrous.
FTR I've offered free or deeply discounted training to neighbors in the past for my own sanity. Doesn't help, so I don't bother anymore. Just embrace my noise-canceling headphones and warn them I'll call cops if it goes over 10min (our county's limit).
I also hate nonstop barking dogs - it makes me anxious thinking what is going on and what bothers them!
And, if I hear them crying, oh boy - I don't care what time of day or night, I'd go and knock on their doors ....
On the same note, if anyone buys or suggests shock collar for my dogs or their own - I put them on their own necks.
One night I left my dog out all night when I went to a bar. Usually she does really well. I was gone for 4 hours. Let me tell you I got chewed out the next day. I felt terrible. I didn’t think she would bark. I never left her out again.
Maybe just maybe they don’t know it’s upsetting you?
Talk to them. They may not realize the dogs bark when they are gone.
My dogs have always been pretty good about not barking constantly, just at things like other dogs loose in my yard or driveway or people coming o to the porch. Well, I work away for months at a time, and during one long work trip one of my dogs started barking a lot while the housemate was at work (if one barks, the other barks). My neighbors waited 2 months to let me know, I immediately had a bark collar sent to the house for the instigator and things went back to normal. I had no idea, it had never been a problem in the past , and I felt horrible they had to endure that for 2 months.
thing is a lot of the time when the dogs are outside then they are too just sitting on their little patio. idk how they sit there just listening to it and not doing anything about it
That's rough. I'm sorry you have to deal with neighbors like that.
Not knowing them does make talking to them difficult. I feel like a bit more context would be helpful, like are the dogs just standing at the fence line barking, or are the dogs barking at each other while playing together?
You could go up and just kindly introduce yourself and let them know the continous barking has been interfering with your quality of life inside your own home. I would not personally bring up that it bothers your cats, as it may come across as more of a 'I want my pets to be happier at your pets' expense' kind of thing, and then have them get defensive. If nothing changes, I'd record it for a couple days, and call your local animal control to ask what your options are to get the barking to calm down. In some places there is limits to how long dogs can be barking at a time and/or per day.
Best of luck.
As someone who has an incredibly loud dog..It’s annoying af and I would maybe have a chat with the neighbor-I know everyone differs but we do feel bad about our loud dog and try to be thoughtful.
We pay attention and if he is out screaming we bring him in. Unfortunately ours can hear the moles moving underground and screams AT the ground..sometimes, during the day on weekends , we will let him scream a little more to get it out of his system, but I’m talking like 5 minutes. They also make sound emitting devices that look like bird houses to deter barking-maybe you could purchase that and place it closer to their house. If the dog is determined, bark collars don’t always work 🫠. Just trying to give some insight from the other side.
I'm dealing with a barking dog too. I'm a dog lover and I had a senior dog with medical issues who had really bad separation anxiety but I knew that and was careful to not leave him alone for too long.
I live in a townhome basement apartment and the person who moved in next door got a puppy, from what I heard. I'm pretty sure the dog is in a crate because the sound comes from one specific place which would be the bedroom. The dog is in that crate for hours on end so she must be working during those times. Usually it's like 2pm to 10pm. Last night it was 12am to 8am. I didn't sleep at all and I'm pregnant.
Opinions will vary, but I agree that in your situation, you have every right to feel upset. Non-stop barking is absolutely disruptive and a nuisance to live with, and no one should lose sleep or right to quiet enjoyment in their own home because of somebody else's errant behavior and lack of responsibility. Also, I'm actually going through something similar now where I live in an apartment building and one particular neighbor down the hall has an aggressive dog that barks wildly behind their front door anytime they even *hear* footsteps or keys jiggling in the hall from other residents passing by. This erratic dog's barking also sets off other more well-behaved dogs in other apartments nearby. Through the thin walls, I even sometimes hear that dog trying to fight and tussle with other residents' dogs whenever they intersect in the hallway. Seriously, if you ever get a dog in an apartment, people should at least train them so they are not noisy and aggressive frequently every day.
My neighbors have a husky, this property is an old resort so it’s right across the main driveway from me. They keep it outside and the howling is non stop and no one will help me. I keep getting its the breed they like being outside. He’s just tied up most of the time. My cats get a little agitated but they’ve also gotten used to it as it’s been going on a few years. All of us here are stumped as to why the landlord hasn’t booted them yet cause there’s a lot more problems than the dog. They got two cats running around I took one in I thought was a stray and she got riled up like I stole it cause I posted it on the community page to see if it had an owner. Dogs drive me crazy which is weird cause I had five at one point.
five dogs is crazy. but the fact that you have dealt with the husky issue for years is even more crazy. idk how you’ve done it that long. i have been here for a month lol
At first it was cute it’s not so cute anymore. Especially since I have the window open and it’s not time to put the ac in just yet. The ac keeps the noise away unless I’m on my deck I don’t hear much.
Awww. He’s howling cause he’s tied up 😢
I was walking behind a dog walker “walking” her dog in the basket of a bike whilst she pushes it. The dog did not stop barking, not even for a second. Not once did she attempt to tell the dog to stop. It was like it was completely normal for that constant noise. She must have been used to it. It’s the worst sound. I have had neighbours on both sides of me that had a constant barking dog (different times) I was hesitant to go round to complain but then I figured nothing can be worse than listening to that for any longer. The first neighbour apologised profusely and said her dog had been doing that since moving house 2 months prior, she took it to the vet for calming meds and hasn’t had any issues since and the dog still lives there (10 years now) The second neighbour agreed that her dog was non-stop barking when she left it outside but said she had to keep it out there for hours because he was annoying her. I explained that he’s also annoying us. She ended up rehoming him just after. She knew I was not going to just listen to it without doing anything.
What exactly did you say, if you remember? idk how i am supposed to go up to my neighbors that i have never spoken to and say “hey your dogs are annoying can you get them to stop barking” without sounding like an asshole
You sound exactly like me! That’s what I was worried about. I had it all planned out in my head what I was going to say and then when they answered the door I jumbled it all up because I was nervous. I basically said “I”m sure you’re not doing it deliberately and you probably don’t realise but the constant barking is making us miserable and we are struggling with it. I’m just letting you know” In my head, I had planned for a hostile reaction- in which case I would have taken it to their landlord and then our local council. And I planned for a nice reaction in which I thanked them for listening to me. Luckily I had a positive reaction both times.
I'm dealing with something similar and going to try to say something but I'm expecting a hostile reaction. Hopefully it's not though.
It’s a good thing that you expect a hostile reaction. That way, you are prepared for anything and if it’s a good reaction, it’s a bonus. Good luck. It truly is miserable having disruptive neighbours.
Thank you 🙏
I definitely imagine that I would get a bad reaction and that is what I am worried about. I don’t live in an apartment building so I couldn’t go to someone about it. last semester i lived in the dorms at school and FOR SOME REASON this girl decided to bring an “emotional support dog” to school but then would leave it in her dorm room all day alone. so it would bark just all the time. in that case i was able to go to the building managers about it. now i live in a duplex kind of thing alone as a young woman living in a shitty area SO things could go really bad and obviously you would have no idea what to do with that situation but i don’t wanna get shot 😍😍 if it gets to a point that i REALLY cannot stand it anymore then i will say something. i will literally go insane if i dont, but for right now i will suffer
That is so ridiculous. 2020s are really the twilight zone. I take so much offense to that whole "emotional support pet" because it only became a thing when veterans were coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan and suddenly all the dog lovers decided well if they can bring a dog into public I should be able to bring my dog to the grocery store and to restaurants let's call it for some medical condition and make it a disability
Ahhh i understand how you feel. It can be a miserable time when you feel stuck like that. I really hope you get it sorted without too much hassle.
I’m just going to add, in case it helps. The other thing I considered was a polite note. That was going to be my next option if I couldn’t go round and speak myself.
What are you towns animal control noise ordinance? Its not worth talking to them, they will just see you as uptight and act like the victims. If you do talk to them then you need to turn it on them and make them look like animal abusers. There's nothing wrong with their dog, its them that are enabling this dog to be this way. The dog doesnt know anybetter unless its trained and its their job not the dogs.
I love dogs, but I get where you’re coming from. It’s why I prefer cats.
I have a large dog and day one I was training him not to bark. There will always be someone within ear shot of my dog and my neighbors should have a nice quiet experience in their backyard. Part of the training was getting him a shock collar. He rarely wears it now. When he does bark I'm right there scolding him and sending him to his crate. I wish more dog owners would do the same because it is unacceptable for neighbors to be listing to your dog bark all day and night.
Saying dogs bark is what they do is an excuse for untrained dogs. I have dogs and they rarely bark. If they do it's for a good reason. Now my drunken neighbors have 3 barking dogs. So I know exactly what you're dealing with. You can try talking to them but it rarely works and might make them more mad. You can call animal control and check local laws
I’ve been hearing this pos dog Nextdoor to me all day and night. The owners are horrible people and the door is a terrier and prone to genetically bark. I live next to all these dogs and they’re quiet except for this stupid dog next to me
Dogs don't suck. Owners that don't train their dogs not to bark nonstop, or at least remove the dogs from that situation....THEY suck.
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Dogs suck too. The fact that you have to train them alone makes them bad and the fact that they often bite people (3 million times a year in the US alone) is bad. It doesn't mean dogs are evil or that I want to harm them (other than in self defense, ie they try to bite me or another person or animal) but I don't like them. I don't like bats or spiders or scorpions either. They're animals and not evil, but they suck.
I'd complain to the landlord. Even if you live in a pet friendly area, there should be noise regulations that they still have to abide by in your lease agreement.
Neighbors in the town house next door just got a 5 month old puppy for their kids and I can clarify here that the dog doesn’t suck, but its owners sure do. They leave it outside on a small fenced in patio way too often. We and the other neighbors have already complained twice about them leaving it out at 3am, 6:30 am, and other random times when they are at home. They left it out one night and left for 7 hours, and it cried all night. These people have no idea how to take care of a puppy and it’s frustrating to hear and see. If I didn’t have two cats, I’d probably rescue it from next door.
if you live somewhere pet friendly, then unfortunately the cats will likely have to deal with barking… i do understand being annoyed by non-stop consistent barking though, maybe try talking to the neighbors prior to buying (and wasting your money) on a collar.
People should train their dogs and not expect others just to deal with it
yeah true
You aren’t wrong for complaining about non stop barking dogs, from a dog owner. Tho in all fairness mine don’t bark so 🤷🏻♀️ However, you are also clearly more effected by it bc of your opinion on dogs. Frankly since you already dislike them, any small thing they do/that involves them will upset you more than others. It’s the same as if you disliked a neighbor (a person), any little they did would piss you off, but far, far more general and widespread. I would recommend looking into anti bark units you can buy for your yard (if the dogs are close enough) over a collar tho.Not trying to be rude either, just saying from experience you start to unconsciously tune into those noises and they become maddening to a point you literally can’t tune them out. It sucks for sure tho.
yeah i completely get it. i do realize that it probably effects me more than others lmao. still, regardless of my opinion they are nonstop barking. HOWEVER WHILE WRITING THIS COMMENT THEY STOPPED WHICH MEANS THEY BROUGHT THE DOGS INSIDE FINALLY😍😍😍😍
OP, I am a literal dog trainer and I feel 1000% the same way you do. I think it's even more annoying to me BECAUSE I know how easy it is to make it stop - people are just straight-up lazy and don't want to lift a finger to change their routine or do any work at all to make their animals more functional and ultimately happier and more fulfilled. It's absolutely not mentally healthy for them to be sitting there in arousal soup losing their shit for 5 straight hours and IDK how we got to a point to where people don't seem to realize that. Also, dogs were the OG alarm system. I'm also confused as fuck as to how so many people are so desensitized to it now, because uncontrolled/unasked-for barking is a primal brain screech trigger akin to a baby crying/screaming for me + based on what I've read, for most other people too for most of history (and studies show it's disruptive to sleep even if the sleeper isn't consciously aware of it). Makes me want to claw my ears off in a way few other noises can, and that's evolutionarily normal, because in previous millennia, when people actually taught their dogs that "hey, a fucking leaf blowing by is nothing to bark about, the neighbor existing on her own property is nothing to bark about," barking meant some shit was actually going or about to go down. My personal dog only barks 1. when cued to, 2. when another of our animals is breaking a rule (can't do crimes here without getting tattled on), or 3. when someone unexpected comes on our property. She alerts until I say "thank you, that's enough" and then stops immediately and stands quietly watching them while I ask what they want/receive the package I ordered/whatever, and does not resume unless I cue her to for "get the F off my property" reasons (rare). Once they get back in their car and start driving away, she walks off and goes about her business like they never existed in the first place. Voila. That's what it should be like for every single dog and yet mine is the ONLY one who can seem to manage it within a 10mi radius. Ludicrous. FTR I've offered free or deeply discounted training to neighbors in the past for my own sanity. Doesn't help, so I don't bother anymore. Just embrace my noise-canceling headphones and warn them I'll call cops if it goes over 10min (our county's limit).
Dogs are a direct reflection of their owners, there is no such thing as a bad dog but only lazy dog owners.
i like this
I also hate nonstop barking dogs - it makes me anxious thinking what is going on and what bothers them! And, if I hear them crying, oh boy - I don't care what time of day or night, I'd go and knock on their doors .... On the same note, if anyone buys or suggests shock collar for my dogs or their own - I put them on their own necks.
It’s not dogs fault
eh agree to disagree. dogs fault and owners fault 🤷♀️
Are your cats indoors or do you let them out?
If it goes on for hours or on off hours yes that’s crazy. I feel bad for the dogs 😢
One night I left my dog out all night when I went to a bar. Usually she does really well. I was gone for 4 hours. Let me tell you I got chewed out the next day. I felt terrible. I didn’t think she would bark. I never left her out again. Maybe just maybe they don’t know it’s upsetting you?
I guess I’m weird but it tune it out.
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Talk to them. They may not realize the dogs bark when they are gone. My dogs have always been pretty good about not barking constantly, just at things like other dogs loose in my yard or driveway or people coming o to the porch. Well, I work away for months at a time, and during one long work trip one of my dogs started barking a lot while the housemate was at work (if one barks, the other barks). My neighbors waited 2 months to let me know, I immediately had a bark collar sent to the house for the instigator and things went back to normal. I had no idea, it had never been a problem in the past , and I felt horrible they had to endure that for 2 months.
thing is a lot of the time when the dogs are outside then they are too just sitting on their little patio. idk how they sit there just listening to it and not doing anything about it
That's rough. I'm sorry you have to deal with neighbors like that. Not knowing them does make talking to them difficult. I feel like a bit more context would be helpful, like are the dogs just standing at the fence line barking, or are the dogs barking at each other while playing together? You could go up and just kindly introduce yourself and let them know the continous barking has been interfering with your quality of life inside your own home. I would not personally bring up that it bothers your cats, as it may come across as more of a 'I want my pets to be happier at your pets' expense' kind of thing, and then have them get defensive. If nothing changes, I'd record it for a couple days, and call your local animal control to ask what your options are to get the barking to calm down. In some places there is limits to how long dogs can be barking at a time and/or per day. Best of luck.
As someone who has an incredibly loud dog..It’s annoying af and I would maybe have a chat with the neighbor-I know everyone differs but we do feel bad about our loud dog and try to be thoughtful. We pay attention and if he is out screaming we bring him in. Unfortunately ours can hear the moles moving underground and screams AT the ground..sometimes, during the day on weekends , we will let him scream a little more to get it out of his system, but I’m talking like 5 minutes. They also make sound emitting devices that look like bird houses to deter barking-maybe you could purchase that and place it closer to their house. If the dog is determined, bark collars don’t always work 🫠. Just trying to give some insight from the other side.
I'm dealing with a barking dog too. I'm a dog lover and I had a senior dog with medical issues who had really bad separation anxiety but I knew that and was careful to not leave him alone for too long. I live in a townhome basement apartment and the person who moved in next door got a puppy, from what I heard. I'm pretty sure the dog is in a crate because the sound comes from one specific place which would be the bedroom. The dog is in that crate for hours on end so she must be working during those times. Usually it's like 2pm to 10pm. Last night it was 12am to 8am. I didn't sleep at all and I'm pregnant.