My neighbor's dog, aka The Barker, only howls when the owners are both gone. Said howl is so loud and pathetic that other neighbors across the street became concerned. Under normal conditions TB is only capable of growling and a bark that sounds unusually angry. TB is notoriously determined to growl and bark at all comers, including me, despite knowing them for months.
Then again, TB resides with my neighbors because no one else in their extended family can forgive his unsociable ways, thus my neighbors grudgingly save TB's life. Exasperated apologetic eye rolling ensues regularly.
On the bright side, the JG Wentworth commercial passes with less amusement than at the OP's house.