Neighbours dog-separation anxiety

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I have a dog myself so am not unsympathetic but am struggling to know what to do. Our upstairs neighbour has a malamute/husky type dog. It looks well cared for and is walked but it barks and howls for hours if they go out which they do daily (to work I think). We can hear it over our tv all evening till around 10 and it has been as late as 2 in the morning. Its much worse outside though and must be heard by the whole street. The neighbours aren’t interested in our attempts to resolve and denied the dog makes any noise which has meant things are rather frosty between us currently. It’s awful as he’s clearly distressed-I don’t want to fall out but they clearly don’t care if we do.
They are tenants but the landlord is a friend of theirs.
Should I report to the council or write a letter to them advising I will report if things don’t improve. It’s cruel to the dog who is only young and it’s beginning to drive me crackers!

I don’t think it is ‘fine’.

What I actually said was that there is no satisfactory solution.

The noise must be dreadful, i feel very sorry for the OP.
Yes it would drive me bonkers aswell.
But.
I also feel very sorry for the dog owners because separation anxiety is a very difficult thing to fix and actually, in most cases the owners end up either ignoring it or getting rid of the dog because it proves too difficult to fix.

And because it happens to be a husky posters seem to pouncing on this as reason, but actually, separation anxiety is not a husky specific problem.
This could just as easily be a Yorkie or a spaniel (who can be just as loud) but I suspect if it was we wouldn’t be getting all the outrage of a large dog a working breed in a flat

The reality is most dogs have separation anxiety of some degree and actually, it is VERY possible to keep active working breeds healthy and happy in flats if they are trained and exercised well.
I would bet that when it has company this dog is perfectly content and well behaved in the house, like nearly all dogs.

These owners have done nothing wrong apart from have their dog develop separation anxiety.

Are we not allowed to have sympathy for both sides??
I did not realise you are only allowed to be on team dog owner or team suffering neighbour!

OP, if you are a dog person, could you maybe offer to help them out in some way, by walking the dog as it may be bored. They may even pay you to do so. Just trying to think of a solution in a difficult situation... Do they not have a dog walker?

It may be physically well looked after but its mental health will be diminishing daily. I would suggest it's not just separation issues but outright bloody boredom.
Anyone owned a husky???
No way should it be alone for more than absolutely necessary. They aren't a pet dog at all. Maybe print off some husky info and shove it through the door?

Hello all. I was in rather a negative frame of mind this morning when I posted which you may have picked up on . I’ve really thought about the advice I’ve been given and am appreciative of the responses and so I’m going to try the following-
Put a note through the door advising I don’t want to fall out, recognise it may be stressful for them too-and my hope is we can come up with a plan that works for everyone and see what happens.
We had considered offering to take the dog out a while back but decided against it when they were rude! It’s not impossible that we could do this on occasion but very much depends on them and I’m not sure my dog would cope with such a young lively dog (my dog is unwell with kidney problems and mobility issues sadly) and am not mad on the idea of becoming a free dog walking service. after along I have my own full time job and child and doggy responsibilities. But my husband might consider this on occasion as he works shifts so has bigger chunks of time off. I did take their post in for a while as they had a broken step and Royal Mail wouldn’t deliver so we are generally neighbourly.
I just think the noise and frequency impacts on my ability to be tolerant of it. I feel frustrated and irritated.
This feels like the final olive branch I’m willing to offer but a note might feel less frosty than our previous conversations which have had a more frustrated tone. So I’ll give it a try and see what happens.
Thanks for all responses. I’m glad I posted here.