Should she consult an attorney? sheila Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx wrote: cathy - i feel for you. i spent so many years in los angeles county dealing with crazy neighbors - everything from "he barked at me" to "i just KNOW they were having dog sex over there". it was never ending - and we moved twice! all i can say is that on the one occasion where it went so far as a hearing, the animal control officer, who had been SO friendly, turned into a version of hitler for dogs. the only advice i can give you that i KNOW will work is that Riley is never outdoors unattended - if you leave him indoors when you aren't home, leave the tv or a radio on loud for him - not only will that mask some of the sounds from outside that might provoke a (god forbid) bark, but it will muffle any sounds that come from riley. i hate the bark collars because they can malfunction, and have, causing the dog an immense amount of distress. i've used a barker breaker, the hand held noise that only the dogs can hear and it wasn't very effective. good luck - i will keep good thoughts for you. Silstra German Shepherds "Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole." - Roger Caras ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================ Sheila of Miami Mernydex GSD's Loving Obedience Dog Training --------------------------------- Groups are talking. We´re listening. Check out the handy changes to Yahoo! Groups. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================