Too soft?..... placed in mailbox later tonight?....

Dear Ches,


I apologize for my abrupt request regarding your dog barking steadily for an hour and ten minutes last evening.

I have never said anything to you about your dog barking in the past two years, but I have been under a great deal of stress and strain lately and the pinched sciatic nerve in my back has made me irritable for over three weeks. Well, more irritable than usual.

I hope my request did not upset you and your missus too much. Last thing I would want, really.

I think you should be made aware that I am not the only neighbour who finds the often prolonged barking annoying. Neighbours who live further away from you than me have told me they are upset at times by it. But, like me, they have not said a word. Good neighbours cut good neighbours some slack.

I realize that a dog's job is to protect home and family and part of the duties is to bark when strangers near the property and that is acceptable. Continuous and prolonged barking is not. I assume you would agree.

Again, my apologies if I upset you or your wife in any way. I will continue to strive to be a good neighbour to you and I trust you will return such courtesy.

Sincerely,

g