Dear neighbours, I am a dog owner and a dog lover. It pains me to hear the relentless, endless barking of some of the neighbourhood dogs (especially well past 10 pm). I'm not talking about intermittent barking at passersby, but what has become regular periods of sustained and desperate cries. Please pay attention to your dogs and don't leave them outside when you leave, that's cruel to your dogs and your neighbours! Dogs needed to be tended to, they cannot take care of themselves. If they are barking, they are likely trying to communicate - listen! Our new municipal law has reduced the time period of barking before police can be called; a reaction to this growing problem. Is that what we are coming to? We have long been a neighbourhood of community and conscientiousness, courtesy and kindness. We have been recognized nationally for this. Let's keep ourselves and our dogs in check. —Fellow Dog Owner