as noted in a previous thread, i have neighbors who don't take care of their dogs.

upon calling Animal Control this morning, i learned that you can have as many animals as you want. any kind. the puppies were still crying last night at midnight.

i feel so helpless over this. the shelter officer is going to come out and take a look around. i "think" that she can cite them for not having enough shelter for the dogs. i only see two dog houses and five dogs.

my little neighbor girl suggested that i try to put up some kind of screening so that i can't see their yard. they can hear the dogs but my house keeps them from seeing them. i don't know what i would put up and i'd still hear them and know what's going on.

what to do? beat my head against the wall, i guess.

what are the laws in your towns?

here you can also keep a dog on a chain if it has a house and water. i've quit walking on a certain street because a chain is all that holds three dogs back from me. in Lawton, none of the above was allowed. three dogs and no chains.....nada. even if the dog was chained in your yard, you got a citation and it was $150.00.

i don't know if this town has a town manager system or a city council system. you can bet that i'm finding out and going to raise some questions about this.

AND last night i went to the grocery store and actually had to stop and chase five little dogs back to their house when they chased my truck! no leash law here? the owner yelled at me to "quit chasing my g.d. dogs!" i yelled back for her to keep them out of the street then. i could have run over any one of them. it was dark and they were little bitty dogs.

another drama in the life of me, myself and i. the dog soap opera.

pat