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[quote=Anonymous]Are you crate training?  I would have them in the crate for these times.  You have to make the crate a place of comfort for them and then they will just settle down in it.  Give a treat every single time they go into crate and lots of happy praise.  Put in a comfy blanket.  
My dogs have never slept in bedrooms and they are happy dogs.  At some point we stopped closing the crate door but he still typically sleeps there overnight because it is his comfy place for when he’s really tired.  
It’s also unclear to me why one parent doesn’t stay downstairs for the night routine.  You may also need to switch up the timing of his walls.  I’d return from a long walk with him about 20 minutes before bed.  Like a kid, after a long walk they are sometimes riled up and want to run around inside like crazy and play tug etc.  but then will realize they are exhausted and just flop down to sleep.  Then give him another decent walk before you go to bed — at 9 or 10.   If he’s a large doodle he should be able to sleep thorough night at that age.  It’s not clear to me if he’s barking because he wants to play or he’s barking because he’s anxious—they may have different solutions.
PP’s question about what he’s crossed with is also important — if it’s a border collie or something like that, this will all be harder than if it’s a golden or a Bernese.[/quote]

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