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[darkoshi]

It tends to cheer me up lately when I hear the neighbors' dogs barking. Even though it's an aggressive, territorial kind of bark, the antagonism of which used to bother me, and even though they still bark at me like that too. But it lets me know they are still there. The dogs and the people. Yesterday I was somewhat concerned, because the neighbors were loading a moving truck in their driveway when I got home. It would be unfortunate if they moved away just after finally having learned my name right. Plus, I've gotten used to them, even though I don't know them well. I wouldn't want to have strangers move in instead.

Having those dogs there also makes me feel somewhat safer. With those dogs barking at the slightest noise, it probably would deter anyone from trying to sneak in around the backside of my house. At least when the dogs are outside, anyway.

It wasn't good last year when the one dog jumped over the fence on the other side of their yard, trying to get at the person up on the pole who was installing my cable internet. But luckily no one got hurt, the dog was retrieved, and they put higher fencing up on that side of their yard afterwards.

And I don't like the thought of them breeding the dogs, and having a bunch of puppies each year, and selling them. But, oh well. It is how it is.