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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3">So I got a call Wednesday. From the landlord. Unhappy neighbors. Reggie is barking when I'm not home. (So how long has this been going on, and why has nobody told me sooner?) It's hard for me to believe the dog's barking is in the "nuisance" category, since he's in the house when he's barking, but a complaint is a complaint. The landlord isn't going to come by to actually determine if the complaint is fair or not.</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">I guess it's after I leave for work. Like between 6 am and 7 am, during the mobile home park "quiet hours". So now I have to remedy this pronto. The park management has evicted FOUR dogs in the last year: mine will NOT be added to that list.</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">I'm getting a pet monitor camera and app, and I'll try monitoring him. I can talk back through the camera, but I doubt he'll listen and obey when I'm not visible. (He IS a basset, after all.) I'm also going to keep them in a room on the other side of the house. But since I don't know WHICH neighbor complained (management won't tell me that...) I don't know if it will help - I might be moving him CLOSER to the person who complained. But at least I'll be able to determine (and record!) how much barking is really going on, and maybe figure out what's triggering the barking too. It's probably boredom or loneliness, and that's hard to fix. He's not alone - Dexter is there, but Reggie wants me there too.</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">If I have to, my boss will let me work a later shift. I don't want to go that route, because I like my early starts and long afternoons home. But my boys are everything to me, so I'd live with that. (If the barking is after 8 am the complaint is less of an issue unless the barking exceeds the county regulations.) </p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know - I don't want to be at risk of losing this dog - he really is (almost) perfect.</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Tim</p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri" size="3"></font><br></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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