I don’t deal with neighbors very well. The neighbors are good people more or less. But I really can’t deal with them. Right now they have a stray dog in the yard. It is scared and barking. It does not help that my dog encourages it to bark. So someone comes out and is all angry. “Don’t bark.” To that, how I want to respond is to scream. Not any words. Just scream. But I know that would not be good
I am the person who likes to have her dog play and bark through the fence. I’m okay with it. But to be considerate I brought my dog in and closed the door to keep the other dog from barking. It is the considerate thing to do.
It’s too hot for the dogs to run and play anyway. But other times when I hear the neighbors say just about anything I can’t listen. I can’t because it hurts in a weird way. I can’t really explain it. I have too much empathy or sensitivity to the world.
I like having the door open as much as possible. It gives my dog the opportunity to go in and out as she pleases. But when I can’t take the neighbors anymore I go in and close it. I either hide or go to sleep to avoid.
Right now I am a nervous wreck because I don’t want the stray dog to bark. On the other side, I have to tell my dog she can’t go out and play and that breaks my heart. But life is about choices and keeping my dog in is the better choice. I hope they find the owner soon.