bunny

this is one of the neighborhood bunnies:

he is a pretty calm bunny

Bark management

sometimes these little gems just fall right into your lap...

In the billing statement for the electric (since it comes from the city)-

"In Ames, dogs are allowed to bark a little -but not a lot- while outside. "

Oh good, thank YOU for clarifying that! But please, could we quantify "a little"- and could

someone tell my neighbors about this standard of conduct?

It continues with these words of wisdom " Every urban dog owner needs to have control of his dog's "off" switch". OH the OFF switch, well now why didn't anyone ever just say that. Does this work for crying infants and loud-mouth drunks too?

I do appreciate this earlier bit though, so poetic... "Explosive bursts of barking dogs quickly sours the healing benefits of fresh air, sunshine, and bird song".

In case you want further suggestions on how to remedy your canine's behavior, you can get information about "bark control programs"- huh, don't those people know about the OFF switch?

Sometimes, it's really just too much.