In the Netherlands it can change from spring back to winter very quickly. Lol... Yes, last week 18 degrees Celsius, now only 9 degrees Celsius. It happens.
LOL. I know barking makes him a dog... but come on, seriously, he doesn't have to bark at literally EVERYTHING that passes by. Barking when something or someone comes into the driveway here is fine. Nice even! That's part of his duties. But that doesn't have to be extended to the neighbor who comes home, or the students who cycle past on their way to school and back home, farmers who go to work their land, a jeep that drives by, a truck that drives by... walkers or joggers on the forest path half a kilometer away. That's unnecessary barking, and that's why we bought a shrub and a few types of tall growing ornamental grass to block his view a bit. And let's be honest, it's also just a good excuse to go to the garden center and buy something new for the garden so that we have something nice to look at again when it grows well. LOL