I had an apartment and then a new neighbor moved in next door. She put her dog in a cage that was in her bedroom closet. That bedroom closet was on the wall opposite my headboard side of my bed. Of course, when she went to work that dog would bark all day. I attempted to complain to the apartment manager but guess what happened? Nothing happened because that apartment manager also had a dog that she put in a cage and kept in her apartment while she was away.
In a different apartment I was on the ground floor. There was a lady above me who would let her dog do its business on her concrete patio which was above mine and then she would sweep it over the edge until my patio below looked like a minefield of dog turds.
Dogs need yards and should not be locked up in a cage or in an apartment nor should their barking invade the space of others.
If you own a dog, live in an apartment, and the noise from that dog’s barking is inside the apartments of your neighbors then you are a shitty inconsiderate person!
It really depends on the situation and the dog, yours sounds like it leans towards being unhealthy but a dog can be an acceptable therapy companion for a lot of people and plenty of docile breeds do perfectly well in apartments. I think what you want is less “regulation” and more education. Addionally there are plenty of housing and apartment choices that specifically ban pets, you’re welcome to lease with one of them. If you feel that’s inconvenient try telling that to the person who considers their dog family and doesn’t have the financial weight to escape renting who you’d like to ban from having their family member. 🤷♂️ I’d say you should just be more considerate of your own triggers when renting a place.