I got my black and tan coonhound a bark collar for Christmas. It was either that, or a new home. For some reason, my new neighbors don’t like the sound of a hound dog baying all day long. I know that because we went to a neighborhood holiday party last week and got to meet our new neighbors and more than one of them asked, “Is that your dog barking all day long?” We figured our dogs would be OK on the five-acre parcel we bought, but it took one day for them to decide five acres aren’t nearly enough. …



