My parents' dog is nuerotic

No, really. I mean, she's still young, so maybe its that, but I don't think that's all of it. She refuses to be alone most of the time. Rosie will follow me around the house, which is fine, until she starts whining and barking simply because you've stopped paying attention to her. She's like the screamapillar. "Without constant reinforcement, it will die..." But I guess that's her understandable fear of abandonment.
Oh, and I thing she has nightmares. She sometimes growls and barks in her sleep, and then wakes up and wants attention to make sure she's not alone.
All in all, she's a sweet dog, though :)

Oh, and on an unrelated note, I started reading Dracula.