From the "pissed off" department: Last night, when Kara got the mail, we found a lovely note stuffed in the mailbox. It read, "Please stop the dog from Barking @ Nite: OR ELSE"
My anger over this note has been building over several reasons. First, if someone has a problem with our dog, the testosterone-challenged complainer could have simply knocked on our door and spoken to us about it, instead of leaving an anonymous note in our mailbox. Second, I don't even think that it is our dog that they are complaining about; on our cul-de-sac of eleven homes, there are seven dogs. Buffy, the nine-week old puppy doesn't spend any time outside without us, and certainly not at "nite" [sic]. She barely knows how to bark yet (though that probably won't be a problem for long.) Giles, also, spent almost no time outside by himself, and very rarely barked (when he did, it was because we asked him to "speak".)
There are other dogs on the circle that do spend more time outside and at night, so I suppose it could be one of those dogs. I can't remember any night recently where I thought something like, "I wish those people would shut their dog up!", so I can't figure out what this pussy whiner is complaining about.
After sharing this with a few people here at work, I was convinced to call the police and file a report. I did so, though the officer didn't seem too concerned (I don't think he filed an actual report, since he didn't give me a case number.) Still, he suggested that I mention the note to my neighbors and ask them to keep an eye on things.
I really wish I knew what "OR ELSE" meant. It sounds like an empty, bombastic threat, but there are crazy people in the world (I know, cause I am one.)
OK, I'm done with my rant now. Thanks for listening. :-)
Update: So it turns out that we weren't the only ones to get one of these love letters. At least four houses on our circle got similar notes; two of the families don't even have dogs.
Posted by ssklar at March 31, 2004 10:29 AM | TrackBackOK here's the truth. I've taught Sadie how to throw her bark. The world's only ventriloquist dog is causing all the upset in your neighborhood.
Posted by: Linda Bodie at April 1, 2004 08:13 AM