I had an apartment and then a new neighbor moved in next door. She put her dog in a cage that was in her bedroom closet. That bedroom closet was on the wall opposite my headboard side of my bed. Of course, when she went to work that dog would bark all day. I attempted to complain to the apartment manager but guess what happened? Nothing happened because that apartment manager also had a dog that she put in a cage and kept in her apartment while she was away.
In a different apartment I was on the ground floor. There was a lady above me who would let her dog do its business on her concrete patio which was above mine and then she would sweep it over the edge until my patio below looked like a minefield of dog turds.
Dogs need yards and should not be locked up in a cage or in an apartment nor should their barking invade the space of others.
If you own a dog, live in an apartment, and the noise from that dog’s barking is inside the apartments of your neighbors then you are a shitty inconsiderate person!
As a former building/property manager, the steps to take are to record the audio, then take the complaint directly by email to your management company. You must specify that the problem should be solved within one week and that if not resolved you will escalate.
Don’t argue, don’t negotiate, simply establish the request that the noise be dealt with.
After one week, go to the tenancy board in your area, and go through them. Keeps receipts and recordings.
You have the legal right not to be disturbed in your rented accommodation, and it’s too bad, so sad if they have dogs. Other tenants may not disturb your peace at any time, period.
Don’t communicate to anybody verbally about this, don’t complain to your neighbor, don’t verbally tell the landlady, just go straight to the management company with a documented request, and follow up with legal enforcement.