Over Thanksgiving the new owner of the house next door moved in. Since we're eager to be on good terms with the rest of our neighbors, we made them up a little care package with a note that said, "Welcome to the neighborhood! From, the Barlows: Gregg, Jennifer, Ginger (black dog) and George (tan dog)." For the people I got two dozen assorted cookies from a local bakery. For the dogs (we knew there were dogs because I'd glimpsed a couple of small ones on leashes during the move-in) Gregg had brought home fancy treats from the pet store where he works. No one was home when I walked over to deliver the gifts, so I left them at the front door.
Today Gregg finally met our new neighbor! She's a single, middle aged woman with....wait for it......
FIVE DOGS!!!!!
Not only does she have five dogs, but she also fosters rescue dogs. So there should also be a steady stream of temporary dogs living there, too!
Take that, jerk!!! Hahahahahahahahahaha!
You have no idea how this information made my day!
bwhahahahahahaha! sounds like your new neighbor is a lovely woman. happy days are here again!
ReplyDeleteYes indeed!!
DeleteI can see you smiling between the lines.
ReplyDeleteI hope all those dogs don’t bother your dogs.
The first thing she did was have a big privacy fence built around her property, and her dogs seem to live inside, anyway. My dogs haven't paid much attention. Plus, they live indoors too.
DeleteKarma indeed. Keep your fingers crossed that the nutter doesn't now turn on her. It might be an idea to warn her about him!
ReplyDeleteWe may need to warn her! I've already wondered if he would start harassing her too. So far her dogs have been relatively quiet.
DeleteGood to know your new neighbour seems to fit the bill of "good neighbour" much better than Mr. Nutter.
ReplyDeleteI don't like to hear prolonged barking when I have my windows open, either, but I just can not imagine you letting your dogs bark for long; if it's just a "please let me in" bark occasionally, that should not be too hard to cope with, should it. Dogs are dogs, and one of their characteristics is that they DO bark every now and then.
We would never let our dogs bark non stop and truly bother our neighbors! In fact, our dogs live inside and can't possibly bother anybody 90% of the time.
DeleteHa ha...karma indeed! I hope that she also turns out to be a lovely lady too......must be if she cares for dogs! I don't like Alexi ( schnauzer) barking in the garden, but as you say, sometimes it happens when you aren't able to let them in immediately.
ReplyDeleteGregg liked her a lot, and I plan to stop over and say hi soon.
DeleteThat's hysterical. Ooh boy. I hope Grouchy Man doesn't have a heart attack.
ReplyDeleteOMG. That is AWESOME.
ReplyDeleteSometimes karma does work.
ReplyDeleteOur neighbors let their dogs bark all the time I heard them bark from 6:60 till I went to bed at 10. It was non stop yap yap yap. I think they leave them there and go to work ? to have a evening out ? I worry about the dogs I think they are scared. I am going to start writing down bark time. I have already called animal control. It is so sad.
parsnip
I would never knowingly let my dogs bark nonstop like that! Something mist be wrong, as you say.
DeleteI love Karma! Five dogs! That must be heaven!
ReplyDeleteAs they say, What goes around comes around!
ReplyDeleteThere was no need to call me a "jerk" and then to burst out laughing. I feel terribly hurt Jennifer - especially as I have always tried to be nice to you. I didn't know what a "jerk" was so I looked it up. "A contemptibly foolish person". Charming!
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