My chow/pit bull mix is the sweetest dog I have ever known. I wish I had more room. I would take every abandoned pit mix at the pound.

(I wouldn’t send my kids to the desert because they would figure out how to find a phone, call me, and complain about the heat. Too much of a hassle.)

I do my best with my three dogs, one of whom does bark some at the squirrels in our back yard. It’s not continuous and I do not allow it to occur early in the morning or at night. If only my neighbors had the same courtesy. I hear their two kids screaming at all hours of the day and night.

our 2nd puppy, we got a few months ago was just dropped off in a bin in the parking lot of an animal supply store along with his four other siblings. luckily, they were all put into homes within 5 days.

There are some noises in cities that are unavoidable — I can’t reasonable ask that cars not drive on streets, or that people not have conversations outside. Some noises, though, are avoidable. Dogs barking loudly and frequently (which, by the way, is the real issue, not dogs in general which was an exaggeration on my part above) is something that is avoidable and I think it’s perfectly acceptable for me to prefer that it not be part of my local environment. In the same way that I might love my loud Jethro Tull, I understand that my neighbors likely don’t and I endeavor to keep any noise that I make as much on my side of the property line as possible, I’d hope that dog owners could do the same.

If you can’t train your dog to remain quiet most of the time, keeping it indoors or on a muzzle seems like a reasonable accommodation to your neighbors.

I donated! I wish I could have a dog but it’s just totally unreasonable with my three cats and my miniature sized condo. Someday but until then, I give money.

I don’t know rumorsdaily’s situation, but if he was told to “just deal with it” I can understand his frustration.

That said, I do understand the point made that there’s noise in the city, and I agree that a nasty note on your front door is no way to deal with a dog situation. However, in choosing to have a dog, we assume the responsibility to have a well-mannered dog and obey leash laws, scoop our sog’s poop, and and be respectful of neighbors and noise ordinances. If we cannot do those things, then getting a dog might not be a great idea.

Lest anyone think I am unsympathetic to dogs, allow me to point out that I a) own a well-behaved pit bull who does not aggravate my neighbors and b) I am the woman holding the dog in the above photo. And you can find us (and me) at the Centinela Pet Store every other Sunday from 11-3!

Of course the point of this post had nothing to do with barking dogs.
Hopefully some readers are taking the time to check out what the Bill Foundation is doing to make sure dogs find good homes.