Sleep

oh, i know this problem well - a couple of years ago, in our other house - our next door neighbor decided to get a puppy for her teenage daughter - bad idea - they left all the upkeep to their not-so-responsible-could-care-less offspring - and consequently, all i heard all night and day was this pitiful howling and barking from the lawn next door - because they had the dog outside, tied up close to it's dog house - as it happened, the bedroom was on the same level and just about 20 feet away from the backyard and the dog - i got far less than optimal sleep for several weeks - one day, at 4am - after a completely sleepless night, i drove out to my friend Mary's house, parked and slept in her driveway until 6am - when they got up - and then slept till noon in her spare bedroom! - we called the council and complained - they did nothing - we went next door - and found out the above details - not only did the daughter not care for the dog, but the parents actually had been leaving for weekends and left the poor thing out there! - unluckily, NZ is not so quick on the uptake with these - but after slightly more than a month or so of this, they apparently got rid of the dog - boy, did i feel badly for the unfortunate thing:( - i would NEVER treat anything like they treated this dog!

anyways, i empathize