DOGS

My neighbors have dogs. I think about 6 of them. Really, I just want to kill them. They bark, and bark, and then bark some more. I have peeked over the fence (they are katty corner to us in a different neighborhood). The dogs are just scratching at the door to the house and barking to get in! I yelled over one day until someone finally came out. She was in her pajamas and claims they are "dog sitting." That's a lie! It's been like this for years! Last Monday, I yelled over the fence for someone to come out. I could see them looking at me through the kitchen window-but no one came outside. So, I drove my little booty over to the other neighborhood, found their house, and talked to them. Lady, once again in pajamas, claims they are just dog sitting. How can THEY stand the barking? And, even if you are dog sitting-you need to care for the animals and not just throw them in the yard to bark all day!

Today, I REALLY thought I was going INSANE! I totally lost it on all of my kids. I just wanted to run away. I went on the property appraisers website and found the people's address (it is not posted anywhere on their house), called Animal Control and filed a complaint. All they do is send out a stupid letter telling them their dogs are pissing their neighbors off.

So, I was browsing the internet to see if there is anything out there to stop dogs barking. There is some ultrasonic sound/bird feeder thing. Not sure I'll do that...but here is what someone else wrote-SO HOW I FEEL

"The difference between dogs barking and a football game or leaf blowers is that you know it will stop. And, it is seasonal or will be present during a given time. I can deal with that. Dog barking is like fingernails on a chalkboard… it just gets to you on a whole different level. It permeates you. You know it isn’t going to stop and is going to be there again and again and again. You also suspect that the owner’s don’t care. Can’t they hear the same thing that I hear? Are they deaf?"

My next step is to do some reverse address action and find their phone number. I'm going to call them everytime I hear the dogs. Hopefully they are home-otherwise this is totally pointless. We'll see how it goes. Figure I should do that *67 (or whatever you press to make your number come up unknown)...this way I can avoid getting a bunch of calls in return. :-)

ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS!! I'm going to end up in a nut house if this doesn't stop!! It's AWFUL!! If there's no hope, just admit me now!