Best friend got a dog over a year ago. He's small and I generally love him, and have looked after him several times. However, I've noticed he's increasingly yappy; barks at everything. My dishwasher beeps, he barks incessantly, ditto washing machine, phone and anyone daring to walk past (I'm in a ground floor apartment).
Onto the real issue. On New Year's Eve she came over for the evening with the mutt. She brings him along without even asking now, I suppose I've not said to contrary, although I do find it slightly off.
Over the course of the night he was hyper at people walking past outside and barking like a banshee. I asked her to settle him but she almost encourages it saying 'oh poochy, look it's people'. I remind her I'm in a flat with neighbours (I've had horrid loud neighbours before so hyper conscious of this). Furthermore, not actually meant to have dogs in here, in title deeds, new build. While plenty neighbours do, I never hear a peep.
It really kicked off at bedtime. He goes into a cage and when we went to bed he howled and barked. The noise! She was in the bedroom next door and just ignored it. I got up. Not fair! She said 'he will calm eventually'..I said no way, not least for my neighbours, but for me too (insomniac). She grudgingly got up, clearly huffing at me, and had (or so I thought) dealt with it as there was no further noise.
Imagine my horror when he totted out of MY spare room BED in the morning. Now, I don't have a lot and what I do have I worked hard for. The bed was saved up for and the linen is good quality and silk (cue potential paw risk!).
AIBU to be fizzing she didn't deal with the issue in the first place the allowed him into my bloody bed with out even asking first? I feel really put out.
WIBU to say he cannot sleepover again and tell a white lie a neighbour complained to avoid an escalating conflict?
I really love her as a friend, but she cannot control her dog and is putting me in a crap position- we were both exhausted New Year's Day. Also, in another home I had my own dog for 15 years and he most certainly did not bark, nor would I permit him carrying on.
Help!