The orange colored dog with yellow eyes and red noise have caused me to invest additional time, energy and money. It all started about two-months ago when I decided to take my kids to the adoption agency. They picked out this dog of many who were barking from their lunges, shaking their tails and trying to grab their new owner’s attention from their innocent eyes. I was left with this unique animal with an unknown past. My doubts about his past had me thinking if I selected the right choice. On the very first day, Precious, my other dog accepted Red as he explored his new home and turf.
As the night started to rest, Red began barking at the unknown. I responded to the windows peaking out while I had my lights out to ascertain the cause of the barking. Perhaps, he did not enjoy the cooler weather, the darkness that surrounded him, or he was just being plan outrageous. The nights past as he "yaped" all night and I realized only my dog was the only outlaw barking excessively in the neighborhood. I decided to lock him in the garage at night as an alternative to muffle his barking. Nevertheless, my neighbor on the south of me complained to the Los Angeles Animal Care and Control that I was keeping a dog unlicensed without any food or shelter.
One day when I got home, I was greeted by one of my neighbors who keep an eye on the neighbor hood 24-hours a day. Noisy was my first choice of thinking of her, however, she actually came to my property to find out what was the animal control officer was doing at my residence. Since my residence is set-up in a disadvantage for the officer, he could not make any assessments; he just left me a notice to comply with submitting proof of a valid dog license and shelter. It all made sense to me. My other neighbor approached me last week and practically demanded that I stabilize a fence on her side where the dog has access. I paid it no urgency since I realized the fence was secured.
Nevertheless, the dog continued to bark nightly even when I placed the dog in the garage. As a result, I had to invest in a $80 shock collar. The petco representative advised me that this collar is the best on the market. The decision was very easy since I had no other choice. It is the second day and I did not hear a word from the dog. No more getting out in the middle of the night to put the dog in the garage. I also made contact with my neighbor to confront her regarding her “anonymous” call to the shelter, which she admitted to calling. I bridged the communication between us and advised her that I was not going to address the problem she previously brought to my attention. I feel that Red is getting to that point to fit in with the rest of the family. The time, energy and money are well worth the trouble.
