For some excellent advice on how to handle noisy neighbors with or without a barking dog, including the anonymous letter approach, click here:
How to Handle Noisy Neighbors and Their Barking Dogs
If you are a victim of irresponsible dog owners with barking dogs, visit BarkingDogs.net
If you live in Monroe/Union County, NC also see Ordinances and Local Contacts
If you are in a position (e.g., judge, magistrate, law enforcement, city council, county commissioner, etc.) to put an end to nuisance dog barking or to enforce noise nuisance laws but don't view the problem as serious, click here: Why Exposure to Chronic Dog Barking is So Profoundly Debilitating and here: The Deleterious Effect of Exposing People to Noise

Monday, January 18, 2010

Bad for Business...

I was up really late last night, into the wee A.M., just surfing about barking dogs (why??? you say...I know, I'm wondering why, too) and came a cross a large number of businesses named Barking Dog this or that. Now why in the hell would you want to name your business after something that most (reasonable) people want to avoid because it is so damn annoying, irritating, despicable, damaging to one's health and well-being, lowers property value, makes your friends not want to come over...? I just do not get it, and especially after experiencing Harley I will never step foot in, in fact I'll cross the street to avoid even just walking in front of, one of these so named estabishments. Can you believe this crap? I don't know. Maybe it's just me. PTSD or something. Click on Harley's photo at the right and you'll see why I hate...that's right people...hate...barking dogs.





Barking Dog...WTF??? I'm not going in there!!! I don't give a shit if they have the best food in town or not.

Obviously these folks have never lived next door to a barking dog is all I can say. Or maybe they are the people who own the mind shattering nuisances.

Why not something friendly and inviting like Laughing Dog, Smiling Dog, Running Dog, Flying Dog, Sitting Dog, Dancing Dog??? There are a zillion good dogs out there, but they had to create another Barking fucking Dog... Hmmmm....sounds like my neighbors.