In a message dated 9/5/2006 7:51:37 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Elsyd1@xxxxxxx writes: This entire area has been sold to developers, and I am surrounded by homes, the newest ones currently being built around 10 feet from my kennel. (They will have a 10 ft back yard, like all the rest on my street. Of course they made new streets for these homes). It is two story, ( they will be looking down on my dogs) and there will be 3 or four more lined up next to it. This entire area was previously agricultural, every house on acreage. In 35 years of raising dogs here, there has not been one complaint. Last month I got a notice from animal control that there had been a barking complaint, and they had sent the complainer a petition to get others to sign. They said if the petition comes back to them, they will have to pay me a visit. I have been on these poor dogs day and night, and things are pretty quiet, but not enough. We had to fold, ( me and the neighbor in back of me, who has three horses, a goat, etc,) and sell to developers ourselves. Oh yuck, that doesn't sound like a good situation! I have a friend whose husband's dad died and left then a smallish farm. They sold all but 13 acres for houses and townhome development (didn't want to, but had to sell to pay the taxes) but they were able to include in the agreement of sale a buffer zone so to speak. 10 feet is going to be a bear! What happens when they put in a swing set or trampoline???? Kathy member GSDCA, DVGSDC three generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions live here! visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_ (http://www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds/) ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================