I find that I am unable to write much lately. Not for lack of ideas or subject matter, but for lack of the ability to form coherent sentences.
No, I did not actually go through with the labotomy I've asked for for years.
Rather, a lovely change recently happened in my neighborhood.
I have a new next-door neighbor. Actually, make that three, said neighbor brought two furry friends. I normally have no problem with dogs. I like them. I grew up with dogs. But this neighbor's animals are the spawn of satan. Untrained, unfriendly, un-quiet! These demon dogs, the very dogs that ought be guarding the underworld, barking and howling at anything and everything that moves! And also at anything and everything that doesn't move!
In short, they never shut up. I flush the toilet: Bark, bark, howl!!!!! I walk into my bedroom: BARK, GROWL, HOWL! BARK, BARK, BARK!!!!!!!!! I close a window.... You get the picture. And no, I'm not exaggerating.
The street I live on is on an incline and the dogs are at the bottom of the hill, creating a sort of echoing effect (this is the reason the Romans built amphitheaters into hillsides, because the sound carries: great acoustics for performances... but I didn't pay for tickets to a danged dog concert from 10pm to 6am!) So my mind is a bit sludge-like lately. My eyes are drooping and I'm super on-edge. I haven't slept properly now for nearly four weeks. I've tried speaking to the neighbor. Other neighbors have called animal control. I've tried sleeping with TWO fans on and I wear earplugs every night. There.Is.No.Relief.In.Sight.It.Seems.
Tomorrow I will begin the surely-to-be-a-long-process of filing barking-dog reports with the police and filing my own Animal Control report. F-U-N. Minus the N. Or something like that, if I used that kind of language.
... Yawn. Punch something. Yawn. Try to keep eyes open....
Any of you ever dealt with anything like this before? How did you resolve it?
No, I did not actually go through with the labotomy I've asked for for years.
Rather, a lovely change recently happened in my neighborhood.
I have a new next-door neighbor. Actually, make that three, said neighbor brought two furry friends. I normally have no problem with dogs. I like them. I grew up with dogs. But this neighbor's animals are the spawn of satan. Untrained, unfriendly, un-quiet! These demon dogs, the very dogs that ought be guarding the underworld, barking and howling at anything and everything that moves! And also at anything and everything that doesn't move!
In short, they never shut up. I flush the toilet: Bark, bark, howl!!!!! I walk into my bedroom: BARK, GROWL, HOWL! BARK, BARK, BARK!!!!!!!!! I close a window.... You get the picture. And no, I'm not exaggerating.
The street I live on is on an incline and the dogs are at the bottom of the hill, creating a sort of echoing effect (this is the reason the Romans built amphitheaters into hillsides, because the sound carries: great acoustics for performances... but I didn't pay for tickets to a danged dog concert from 10pm to 6am!) So my mind is a bit sludge-like lately. My eyes are drooping and I'm super on-edge. I haven't slept properly now for nearly four weeks. I've tried speaking to the neighbor. Other neighbors have called animal control. I've tried sleeping with TWO fans on and I wear earplugs every night. There.Is.No.Relief.In.Sight.It.Seems.
Tomorrow I will begin the surely-to-be-a-long-process of filing barking-dog reports with the police and filing my own Animal Control report. F-U-N. Minus the N. Or something like that, if I used that kind of language.
... Yawn. Punch something. Yawn. Try to keep eyes open....
Any of you ever dealt with anything like this before? How did you resolve it?
we have a neighbor dog that goes poo in our yard. so when Sebastian wants to go back there an play...well, there is feces all over our yard. I think I'm going to call the dog fouling hotline or something because I'm sick of it.
ReplyDeleteAt least you have a dog fouling hotline! Man, we have animal control, but this is California and it seems that dogs have more rights than humans. ABSURD!
ReplyDeleteI was reading about high frequency remotes to stop barking and had an idea about an hour ago... you'll laugh so hard!
My epilator totally emits a high frequency. So I started pointing it at the dogs out the window and it's TOTALLY WORKING so far. I've done it three times now and every time I turn that thing on they shut right up. Fingers crossed it keeps working! Hahaha...
I say a paint ball gun or bb gun. Take 'em out. :)
ReplyDeleteDes, you have no idea how badly I've wished for both recently... Fortunately, Animal Control should be taking them out quite soon. :)
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