It's bad to ignore a yelping dog.
Greg's dog is standing at the basement door barking incessantly.
Greg wants to respond to the barking dog.
Greg enters the basement with the dog to see what has the animal agitated.
Greg takes the dog outside and leaves it in the back yard.
Greg discovers a family of raccoons have burrowed into his basement.
Greg fails to notice that there is a problem in the basement.