... finally, neighbors have never bothered me, they come and go. But students seem to think they *must* own a big dog, especially the girls. Dogs are good conversation starters for meeting "people," then they become an inconvenience, get put outside to bark all day. I've seen it over and over again. Very short sighted, imo. If three unrelated girls move in, there will be 3 dogs come with them, and my neighbor has a partially fenced back yard.
One of my obsessive porch observations is the weird goings on with pets. I classify them as dog - cat - neutral people. There seems to be a division between the residents, the dog people cuss the cat people & visa-versa then the ones like me that are neutral, shake our heads in disbelief how the limitations caring for a pet seems to control your life. I like neither, cats are aloof, shed, some like mine are bulimic (upchuck, at inopportune times). Dog lovers have to walk theirs daily sometimes many times. Because of the limitations & leash rules we've had a few injured trying to control their animal when a squirrel breaks from cover. My wife is a reluctant cat owner (the cat adopted her), responsible but just waiting until our semi-invalid 16 YO feline passes on. We've both agreed no more.
Our cat is black & white & seems to shed 365X7X24. My wife cleans up the hair balls, disgusting piles of whatever all day long. We are supposed to keep her on a leash, that ain't happening, she tried to hang herself the first time we put one on. The only time she shows me any consideration is when I'm wearing something black. Can't declaw them too cruel, so our furniture needs replacing every so many years. She uses her scratching pole when first bought but loses interest after a few days, then it's back to the arms of the sofa. Monthly flea treatments only work to make me include it in our budget. The litter box is kept clean, either by my wife or that damn cat, she likes to kick out the small granules just before my shower & bare feet.
My wife sweeps up at least enough hair to build 2-3 cats weekly. We replaced all our carpets with laminate flooring, easier to sweep & the disgusting piles don't leave embarrassing stains. The cat's lost a few steps but still thinks she needs to investigate our neighbors porches & garbage areas. We try to keep tabs on her but she ignores my calls for her to come back. She is definitely not earning her keep. The dog lovers think I actually like their dogs, some I do a lot better than the owner. They figure I want to see them on their walks, so they let them come up on my porch, growl at my cat & pee on my wife's flowers. Don't even think about taking an extended vacation, who will watch the cat/dog or can we haul them along?
Both daughters & son have dogs/cats & think I want to see them. They lovingly talk to the dog in baby talk calling me grandpa, like the stupid pet know what that means. Then they got to sniff my plate, crotch or chair. Jump in my face, slobber on my shoes & run in front of me on my bathroom ventures. I cuss them, my children get insulted that I treat them harshly & take them home to punish me. I had pets when we were younger & the kids wanted them, it seemed like I was always taking them to the vet, chasing them down at the neighbors or buying cayenne pepper so the neighbor could keep our lame brain basset hound out of their garbage cans. You can't pen or chain up a basset, ever heard them at night wanting to roam. When the one neighbor shot mine I took it to the vet, asked if I docked him would it keep him home, nope it's inbred in them. How much to fix him up, what that much? How much to put him down? Dump him.
I'm through with animals, like to look at them from a distance. Don't hunt no more, too much trouble if you happen to get 'lucky' & actually shoot one.
I knew you were spoofing me. The room and all the furnishings look great. 
