I think it is all about respect and common sense. I live in Memphis ('nough said?) and rely on Tory and the Devine Miss Em as protectors and alarms...but these are inside dogs. I love my neighbors and they have a couple of dogs as well. Our dogs will bark at each other through the stockade fencing and we try to be respectful of when we let the dogs out. If I let mine out and they start carrying on, especially at 4 or 5 in the morning when both of us seem to get up, I will bring my dogs back in for a few minutes and the neighbors will gather up their crew quickly so that I can let mine out. It works very well for us all. If I had outside dogs, I would be very careful about the noise they make. Those of you who have tales about the dogs alerting for real danger...well, that is very cool, especially when they have assisted neighbors in preventing crime. Fortunately I have not been in that situation! Cynthia --- On Mon, 3/23/09, tsaligsds@xxxxxxxxxxx <tsaligsds@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: tsaligsds@xxxxxxxxxxx <tsaligsds@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: No Barking! I'm with the Neighbor To: myjoygs@xxxxxxx Cc: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Monday, March 23, 2009, 11:55 AM Same here. My neighbors are GREAT!! Both my closest neighbors go to bed EARLY and are up and about by 6 AM..... Helios lost his mind one late evening around 11 PM and stopped someone from breaking in my neighbor's basement... where he runs his business. I was still up but he woke both households including the owners and the retired Army Col next door who was out pistol in hand!! They found a crowbar and damage to the back storm door but no person [and he was entering knowing teh owners were home.....] We haven't had any problems since that night!! They asked if they could 'bond' with all the dogs and now, per my instructions, provide raw bones and Iams Cookies when the kids are out in the yard. Helios, my big tough import, now begs like a puppy when my neighbor opens his garage!! LOL I HATE hearing a dog barking for no reason....... Suzanne ----- Original Message ----- Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: No Barking! I'm with the Neighbor I have had others ask me to leave them out at night to warn them of any trespassers. ===========================================================================POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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 - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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 - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================