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Anxiety, age related, my late terrier did this in her last year quite a lot. She became quite deaf and eye sight was failing too. These thing’s obviously didn’t help. She had access to dog flap so this would sometimes be outside or inside. She was only comforted by a visit stroke and then back to bed by either of us. There was no question of dementia a very sharp little dog. Sounds like yours could be similar.

Our dogs have always had beds in our bedroom. They like our company and we like theirs. I think yours wants to be with you and is trying to tell you so.

I don’t suppose this is what you want to hear, but when she was still quite young, our dog used to bark at night - not non stop, but enough to be a flaming nuisance.
Eventually we let her sleep in our bedroom - on the floor beside our bed.
Problem solved.

Good advice from Georgesgran and talking to your neighbours is also a good idea bevisp1 so they'll know that you're not ignoring the problem and are trying to find a solution.

Good luck.

Thanks, maybe I’ll inform the neighbors that that’s what I intend to do. I had in earlier days did this, it’s like the dog cottoned on and then started the barks louder. I realized he thought he’d won as I’d go to see him. Just concerned about the neighbors hearing. Thanks for your advice

Kennels won’t stop dogs barking, either day or night. Dogs will bark at each other and others will join in. Remember, once kennels have fed and bedded the dogs down, they are left overnight, even if the kennel owners live on the premises.
Read your post again - ‘when I go downstairs’ - so the dog has won! He’s got your attention and knows that if he barks, you’ll go to him. I think it will take time and you might have to buy earplugs, but if you know he’s fit and well, warm and fed - you need to ignore him and he will learn that barking gets no results.
Is he a daytime barker? Never give a treat to distract him - he will think that’s a reward, so if you want to give him a biscuit, do so when he’s quiet and again the penny will drop - quiet, I get something, bark and I don’t.
It’ll take time and patience.