<human>: At the beginning of November, I moved into a duplex. My neighbor, in the other half of the duplex, seems to be a mom with a couple kids. Not sure how many, we haven't introduced ourselves. In the mornings, I hear her let a dog out and call it back, though I haven't seen the dog myself. I think it might be the pitbull I've seen playing in the yard with one of her guests. That's cool, I have a dog, so its nice to be living next to people who might understand the occasional bark next door.

The problem: its been in the lower 30s here recently, and last night when I got home I heard whining and from within the neighbor's garage. She wasn't home, so I thought maybe the dog had just been left in there for a bit? Weird. But I got home for lunch again today and heard whining again. I think she's keeping the dog in the garage while she's gone, which generally seems to be 9-6 or 7. It makes me feel terrible, but I don't know if its something I should report? I would never keep my dog in the garage, but I do crate mine when I'm gone, and I know some people consider that cruel even...is this a big deal? I don't know the state of the garage or if she has a heater or blanket in there for it, I just know the dog sounds awfully sad.

The other thing is, pitbulls are forbidden in our lease, so if I report it and someone comes and finds out it's a pit, what if it's taken away? Pit bulls already overwhelm the shelters around here. I also don't want to set a bad tone with this lady so soon, especially if keeping a dog in the garage is nothing - we just moved in.

Any advice would be appreciated.

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<bot>: I think my neighbor keeps her dog in the garage while she's gone for the day and its been really cold - is this a big deal? Should I report?