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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Californian FB"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Kathy, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Californian FB"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I’ve dealt with pain-in-the-rump neighbors who would complain “anonymously”
about my dogs barking, again, like your sister’s in the middle of the
day, when there were strangers around, etc., but would let their dog out BEFORE
sunrise on a Saturday morning to wake up the entire neighborhood. He’s
a barker!! It’s frustrating to deal with someone like that, but I
found in my situation that going next door and engaging my neighbor in a
discussion about the dogs and asking politely that if there is something that
bothers them, especially if I’m not home or if I am not aware of it, to
come to me first and at least let me know so I can have a chance to get it
under control myself. I told my neighbor that she had my full permission
to call the authorities about my dog’s barking if she came to me first
and I did nothing to fix the problem or told her to shove it where the sun don’t
shine! Lol Which of course, I wouldn’t do. After our
talk, their dog mysteriously stopped barking before the sunrise on the
weekends, and she would go over to the fence to say hi to my dogs when she was
in the yard, and they stopped barking at her so much when she was out
there. All in all, it ended up being a good thing, we saved ourselves
from a bunch of nonsense and just figured out a way to be good neighbors…compromise.
Maybe your sister could try to talk to her neighbors and let them know she is
willing to compromise and find a way for all to be happy.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=4 color="#007122" face="Californian FB"><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Californian FB";color:#007122'>Jessica L.
Sutton</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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