Our next door neighbors have two Schnauzers that I detest. The couple that lives there is cool, but I have to wonder why they keep those dogs. When they're in their back yard and I or anyone in my family steps out into our back yard, they bark non-stop until dragged into the house (and bravo for their humans for bringing them in). It sort of pisses me off that I'm in MY yard and not THEIR yard and am getting barked at. Bark if I step over the line, but until then, shaddap!
But what makes me feel sorry for the couple is they have a narrow, vertical glass window about one dog wide beside their front door. Sometimes when I'm on the sidewalk or street in front of that house, I can see and hear the dogs pushing and shoving and jumping over each other to get in front for the best view, and the whole time both are barking like crazy.
I don't know how the people who own those dogs can stand it inside the house every time someone walks by.