04-10-2012, 06:58 PM
Seems I have new neighbors who moved in a couple of days ago with a very large dog, maybe two. I can only judge their size by the sound of their bark as I haven't seen them yet. The good thing is it really is an occasional "woof" and so far so good.
A few months ago there was a couple that moved into the same place with three dogs - two were very large and young dogs, I couldn't work out the breed, and one small yapper. They let the dogs run free and they would be in my yard most days.
I have two old cats who love to hang out on the porch but they stopped doing that after the two large dogs ripped everything apart they could find there. My gardening hat, cushions on the chairs, gloves - whatever they thought was soft and edible - got munched and spat out. Fortunately the cats survived.
They didn't bark very much though, but the neighbors did. Nearly every morning I was woken up by Mr and Mrs Neanderthal shouting their dogs' names because they'd been let loose overnight and didn't know where they'd got to. I could have told them - on my porch some of the time and more often than not in my yard - but I had no bullet-proof vest nor a couple of whiskys to even think about confronting them.
The point of this post? I don't know other than there are far too many inconsiderate pet owners out there who do not respect their impact on neighbors. I wish it would change one day but suspect it won't.
Tom
http://apacificview.blogspot.com/
A few months ago there was a couple that moved into the same place with three dogs - two were very large and young dogs, I couldn't work out the breed, and one small yapper. They let the dogs run free and they would be in my yard most days.
I have two old cats who love to hang out on the porch but they stopped doing that after the two large dogs ripped everything apart they could find there. My gardening hat, cushions on the chairs, gloves - whatever they thought was soft and edible - got munched and spat out. Fortunately the cats survived.
They didn't bark very much though, but the neighbors did. Nearly every morning I was woken up by Mr and Mrs Neanderthal shouting their dogs' names because they'd been let loose overnight and didn't know where they'd got to. I could have told them - on my porch some of the time and more often than not in my yard - but I had no bullet-proof vest nor a couple of whiskys to even think about confronting them.
The point of this post? I don't know other than there are far too many inconsiderate pet owners out there who do not respect their impact on neighbors. I wish it would change one day but suspect it won't.
Tom
http://apacificview.blogspot.com/