Dear Neighbor who called Animal Control on me for barking dogs:

It was Saturday at 4:00 pm. The noise ordinance states that quiet hours are between 10 pm and 6 am. My dogs sleep inside. They don't bark at night, so you've never heard them. I'm sure when you peeked out your window and saw me laughing and joking with the AC officer, you were aghast. We were talking about his run-in with an armadillo, but I'd much rather like you to think we were talking about you!

By the way, I know the little white dog has a loud Beagle bark, but she doesn't live here, and she'll be gone when her owner is through moving. You would have known that, had you simply come to my door to speak with me about it, instead of calling the police (which you had to do to get an AC officer on Saturday).

And he said I was doing nothing wrong, and he could clearly see all the dogs were cared for, licensed and just having a good time, and there's no law against having four dogs, even if they were all mine. Doesn't that chap your butt?

Signed,
Dog lover, but not a moron