Need help with barking and crying
Our boy is a 6 month old mixed breed and he is smart. He's a bit of a troublemaker but I was hoping it would calm down as he reached adulthood. I don't know if I can see him as an adult though because my household members are very seriously considering rehoming him for his barking, and although i dont want him gone he is honestly so hard to deal with. His barking, crying, howling, whatever noise he is making is relentless and absolutely does not stop for hours. Firstly he is super reactive, will bark at anything outside the apartment, or at our guests, or when the door rings for delivery, or when we're outside and there is another person in his visual frame. He also has crazy separation anxiety. Once we're out of the house he doesn't bark but while we're getting ready, or when we come back home, when he hears anything at the door's close proximity whether outside or inside, he will go absolutely batshit crazy. He will bark and howl. We try crating him when one of us is stepping outside sometimes and he seriously tries to claw his way out of it, despite usually liking his crate. He barks every single morning until we have no choice to pay attention to him. He barks for hours and hours until we will be out of bed anyways so there isnt even an opportunity for us to wait until he stops because he simply just doesnt. He's usually calmer in his crate and likes the space but sometimes seeing more than one of us together in the living room or the kitchen will make him go absolutely crazy and he will start crying. The noises arent just barking you can tell he ends up being in an insane amount of distress and we honestly have no idea how to calm him or reassure him. Or what we did wrong for him to feel this distressed over anything when we're in the house. It gradually got worse and now it is honestly unbearable. I dont even know how to train him to be quiet because there isnt any opportunity where he stops for me to reward him, and ignoring him is futile too, like i said. we cant even get out of the house without him making the most heartbreaking sounds for us to reward for his silence. i just dont know what to do because hes clearly having such a hard time and is clearly so so distressed when he's making these sounds.