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It is strange, FSI. Like I wrote, they seem like such friendly, playful dogs too. It's too bad.
posted by
JimmyA
on March 21, 2012 at 2:27 PM
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I know, Sam. It does seem somewhat ridiculous, doesn't it? Why have them? 
posted by
JimmyA
on March 21, 2012 at 2:26 PM
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I wonder too why they got those dogs when they do not seem to have any interaction with them.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on March 21, 2012 at 9:42 AM
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Re: How sad. I don't see any point in having an animal unless it is for the
Yeah, Kabu, it is a shame. I actually prefer cats to dogs ( we have four ) but my best friend has a miniature pincher that my wife and I love dearly and always play with and take on walks whenever we get the chance. Every animal deserves as good a life as can be provided, but unfortunately that's not always the case with certain owners! I hope things improve for them soon. 
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JimmyA
on March 21, 2012 at 7:43 AM
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My first thought was that they had the dogs for security purposes, even if only in their minds, and perhaps that is why they do not interact with them. I have not been around folks who have animals that do not interact with them so this is foreign to me! sam 
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sam444
on March 21, 2012 at 7:41 AM
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Wow, Bright, that is horrible. Again, I know that the situation is not the dogs fault, and I wouldn't want anything terrible to happen to them simply because they were stuck with insensitive, unfeeling owners. We're hoping some day soon that the situation might change for the better, although I'm not sure how!
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JimmyA
on March 21, 2012 at 7:39 AM
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Re: I live with a very similar situation right next door to my house
Yes, Katray, it is somewhat of a sad situation, and I know it's not the dogs fault. There are times when either my wife or I would love to simply wander over into their yard ( there are no fences ) and play with the dogs, just for a little while. They really do seem playful and friendly. They were just stuck with the wrong owners!
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JimmyA
on March 21, 2012 at 7:37 AM
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Well, EX, it is really so much a point of the new neighbors not fitting in, as much as it may be a point of our new neighbors just being somewhat inconsiderate. My wife has made efforts to talk with them ( it just so happened that my wife and the neighbor's wife went to grammar school together some forty years ago . . . talk about a small world! ) but still they seemed very distant. I have a feeling that this scenario is going to be played out for quite some time!
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JimmyA
on March 21, 2012 at 7:34 AM
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How sad. I don't see any point in having an animal unless it is for them to
be an animal family member. I adore dogs but we settled (of course I am very happy that we did) for a cat, the notorious Mr. Graysome.That was because we didn't feel that during the long snowed in Winter that we could exercise a dog properly, or even in the Summer. Graysome is content in his confinement and we are three happy family members together...as it should be. These sound such nice doggies what a shame.
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Kabu
on March 20, 2012 at 5:34 PM
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I do feel sympathy for your situation and for the dogs. The neighborhood that I live in now has many dogs but they are all loved and well cared for but there was a time when across the street a neighbor had a dog that ran loose and barked at every squirrel, bird or any other animal or person who crossed it's path. We all found this dog annoying but noone wanted to report the dog and this continued until someone poisoned her. Then, I wished a report had been made in order to stop the annoyance before someone committed the terrible act against the dog who did not know better. 
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BrightIrish
on March 20, 2012 at 2:50 PM
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I live with a very similar situation right next door to my house
A quiet, well kept subdivision; mostly retired folks and professionals. The woman who owns the 2 dogs lost her husband unexpectedly at a fairly young age a couple of years ago and he was the one who paid attention to the noisy canines. Her college age son moved back in with her recently but he also ignores the dogs! (they are in a large, fenced in yard too, kept fed, watered and I assume cleaned up after) Some neighbors feel kind of sorry for the family; think they are still grieving (maybe the dogs are too) but it is sooo annoying to be disturbed at all hours by constant, almost desperate barking. These dogs seem hyper responsive to anything that moves - tree rustlings, a squirrel or skunk or stray cat. They go nuts and drive everyone else around here nuts too! Yes, I feel it is a form of abuse - of the dogs and neighborhood. But what can one do?..
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Katray2
on March 20, 2012 at 1:01 PM
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JimmyA,
I live in New York. I have some of the most cultured neighbours you can ever find. But the days, especially weekends, are bland and monotonous. I wish I had yours. Then the dogs are being fed. It is better than they were strays.
Instead of blaming your new neighbours for NOT fitting in, may I suggest you go over and politely welcome them? Then, gradually, you can objectively vent your frustrations. You see, changes come because of what you do, not because of what others do not do.
Stay well; walk good always.
posted by
EX_TURPI
on March 20, 2012 at 11:47 AM
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