At least he barks, our "baby" is 18, she never barks anymore, and when she gets up it's a crap shoot as to whether she will make it outside or not to piddle so now we're trained to pick her up, take her outside to her favorite grassy area, and set her down so she can do her business! And sometimes it's 2 or 3 in the morning!
Thanks goodness we live in a area where it doesn't snow!