The life of Baxta, a 6-year-old Labrador cross dog, hangs in the balance as the Tauranga City Council decides whether the dog should be permanently removed from its Maungatapu home.
Baxta's night-time barking has been waking neighbours since his "master" died and ownership transferred to Kathryn Edwards last year.
Mrs Edwards told the council's hearings committee today she would probably have to put Baxta down because all her friends lived in town and she could not ask them to take him.
Today's hearing heard that the first complaint was received on May 22 last year, followed by a further 13 complaints from three households.
Animal services team leader Brent Lincoln said that each time the council took action following a complaint there was a reprieve in the barking, only to begin a short time later.