I've lived in a neighborhood in Kennewick for about 15 years now. Not one day of any of those years has been very peaceful due to neighbors letting their dogs bark all hours of the day or night, at anything. By golly when they go out to have their morning smoke or cough up their last one, Rover is right there to bark the day to life. These fine neighbors emerge from their slumber anywhere between 5:30 and 8 a.m. No matter what time we have our alarms set for, too bad, it's time to get up. Rover says so, all day long while their "masters" are out doing their "thing."

There have always been one or two who don't get it. I've left nasty-grams on their doors, screamed at them and their dogs in my jammies, threatened to call the cops, all to no avail. I'm left wondering which is the stupider species.

Please, inconsiderate neighbors, give the rest of us a break. Stop letting your stupid dogs out to bark all day until you return from wherever. Put a shock collar on them if they can't keep quiet. I don't work "your" shift. Please shut them up. Thanks!

Larry Wheat, Kennewick