The excerpt missed the point that this dog barks all the time. No wonder they want it gone!!! No where does it suggest the idiot dog owner is even the slightest embarrassed that his dog barks and barks and barks.
We have a neighbor that has two yappy dogs. He’ll be out on his deck with the two dogs yapping away and he doesn’t have a care in the world. He probably thinks its cute. Our dog knows better than to bark.
Except he’s figured out that if he rears up and pounces on our deck with his 75 pounds it makes enough noise to get a rise out of the yappy dogs!
I loved near a barking dog for two freaking years. All damn day. Into the night.
At night, I’d seal my house and run a fan so I could sleep.
But the day...
The animal NEVER stopped. NEVER.
The owners only let him in for the evenings.
Fried my nerves to the roots.
I didn’t hate the dog. I hated the stupid owners. Why do you own a freaking dog if you’re just going to leave it in the yard all the time? What’s the point? If you’re working all day, what’s the dog supposed to do? Don’t people realize that the animals need social interaction and exercise? At least take him for a walk when you get home.
Then they moved and I learned to appreciate true peace and quiet.