batsbrew
ah yes, las vegas style...
my brother in law has a house in vegas, same kind of setup with the neighboring walls....
there's almost no setback between the houses, nice gated community, but really tight properties side by side.....
 
i have a really big yard, but i'm on the foot of a mountain, all the properties rise behind me, and the three houses behind me LOOM over my yard.... two of the 3 houses have barking dogs, that they allow to bark constantly.
 
if i owned a dog that i could not train to NOT bark, i'd put a muzzle on it.
 
i don't hate people, i hate people with barking dogs.
it reflects on the character of the owner.
 

The one thing I can say I miss is having a big yard.
 
 
Ours is actually one of the small ones I've seen (and w/o a pool) - that's probably the only negative thing I can say about this place. We have no desire to move out anytime soon, but when we do, the one improvement we're looking for is a bigger yard. The house itself is darn near perfect for us.
 
The day we do buy our own, I think the first thing I'll do is find a dog - probably a Rottweiler, a Doberman or a Bullmastiff. But I will certainly make sure that he's not left outside on his own barking for hours at a time.
 
Most people around here seem to prefer those little old ladies dogs and not to care that much when they're barking for hours. At times, it's like they're answering each other all over the neighbourhood.
 
 

"ruff ruff ruff 'hey fido?' ruff ruff ruff ruff....."
 
"yea, ralphie? ruff ruff ruff ruff ruff ruff ruff....."
 
"ruff ruff ruff 'guess what i just did?' ruff ruff ruff ruff....."
 
"ruff ruff ruff...... ruff ruff ruff......... ruff........'whadidya do?' ruff ruff ruff ruff ruff ruff ruff....."
 
"ruff ruff ruff 'heheh'  ruff ruff ruff ruff ruff ruff ruff ruff ruff ruff ruff ruff.......
ruff ruff ruff.....ruff ruff ruff....ruff ruff ruff......"
"i sh!t the rug, rolled in it, and laid on the couch"
ruff ruff ruff ruff ruff ruff ruff ruff ruffruff ruff ruff
ruff ruff ruff ruff ruff ruff
ruff ruff ruff
ruff

Rain , 
I'm in the big dog camp ….big dogs are great if you happen to get the right one 
I've got an American Bulldog , when I got him he was still somewhat of a puppy ….he clocked in at 110 pounds 
now he is pushing around 130 plus and I kid you not this guys stops surface street traffic lol
at times we seem to be a walking mobile petting zoo ,
every body wants to pet Duke …they even get out of their cars where there is very little traffic
 
Big dogs are great as long as you put in the time they need to keep them happy ...
to keep them happy and for them to have a decent home life the whole key is to exercise them every day 
my guy D ...loves when I take him on the everyday 3 mile afternoon local walk
also i try to bring him to an off lead dog park a few times a week just to let him run free and socialize ….
when a big dog or any dog for that matter has an  outlet to burn off all the pent up energy , they become very well behaved when the are inside the living space ,..
I live in an apt and I have to stay on top of doing my keeping my dog happy chores …
I enjoy doing all this btw…..it makes me feel good 
good luck, 
 
Kenny

craigb
Hehe...  Can you imagine a few of the characters looking over the fence at the neighbors?
 

 

 

Great!!! I like it!

Since you're new here, I'll give you the quick background on why I picked those images.  The above figures are all characters from different Cirque Du Soleil productions and Rain's wife is the star of one of them (Zarkana). 
 
(Which allows Rain to simply sit at home and wear the finish off of his new guitar.  )

craigb
Since you're new here, I'll give you the quick background on why I picked those images.  The above figures are all characters from different Cirque Du Soleil productions and Rain's wife is the star of one of them (Zarkana). 
 
(Which allows Rain to simply sit at home and wear the finish off of his new guitar.  )

LOL
 
Well, should be noted that the house and the cats keep me busy and that my lovely wife never once had to even prepare tea for herself, less so to do the laundry, wash the dishes or prepare a meal. Not to mention that I'm also writing and recording music for her, helping with all her projects.
 
I'm quite the housewife.