She didn’t quite come right out and say it, but I could tell in our conversation that this shepherd was definitely a problem with other neighbors of hers in her past/living other places. I went so far as to record the shepherd one morning for a few min’s straight with my phone and played it for her. All she could say is yep, that’s Bleu...
I don’t mind occasional barking, my dog does it just as well, like all other neighbors’ dogs around here, it’s simply what dogs do...but to incessantly bark at nothing all day long is a whole other issue. And he’s got a set of lungs on him...it comes in in stereo regardless whether I’m inside my home, much less in the backyard or shop.