Hmm

We live on the first floor and are surrounded by the back of other apartments. Also when she is inside all she does is sleep.

Firstly she is a staff x sharpei and she can't come in because my mum and little sister developed allergies, they can touch but not for a long time. She does come in at extreme weathers and have around 1 or more hour walks. Truthfully my mum works irregular hours and my sister and I are still underage so we have school. The time we aren't out I am always with my dog out on the balcony or walks

Firstly she is a staff x sharpei and she can't come in because my mum and little sister developed allergies, they can touch but not for a long time. She does come in at extreme weathers and have around 1 or more hour walks. Truthfully my mum works irregular hours and my sister and I are still underage so we have school. The time we aren't out I am always with my dog out on the balcony or walks

Am I a bad owner for my dog? Currently my dog is an outside dog, she has lived like that for around 5years except for when she was a puppy. We have moved around several times to houses with yards but it is the first time in a apartment. So she is out on the balcony. The balcony is big as it covers our whole unit and there are shaded areas. I have bought real grass for her to do her business and am cleaning it eveyaay. She still has her house and flea bed with blankets. Her toys are still with her and the water bowl is always filled. I go out to pet her in the morning before school and walk her after school. Pet and play when I feed her. But she sometimes whines during the first week of our move so it normal for us to hear her whine and it was around a few days after we moved that she whined. But a neighbor yelled at us saying we weren't taking care of our dog properly. Like my dog was whining for a minute and we have moved into the apartment for a few days now she starts telling us when our dog is whining that we aren't looking after her well. I mean dogs are vocal animals they have to make a sound. Personally I don't understand how I am not taking care of her any answers?