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I am posting this as a follow up to all those who wanted to know what
they could do about a neighbor's barking dog.        

From the ARLINGTON JOURNAL (Virginia), no permission was given. All typos are
mine. anything in [] is my addition.

BARKING DOG CASE MAKES IT TO COURT  by Scott Schraff
        Barking dog complaints are common enough, but the case involving
a Siberan Husky named Jesse took an uncommon twist: It actually went to
court.
        "I have never had a case involving a noise complaint in my court,"
said Arlington Circuit Court Judge Paul F. Sheridan, who found himself pre-
siding over a jury trial yesterday.
        Arlington police receive thousands of noise complaints a year, said
police spokesman Tom Bell. Most are resolved by police and no report is ever
filed.
        Not so for Dwayne Callaway and Jesse, his 1 1/2-year-old pet.
        Last fall, police fined Callaway, of 1047 N. Manchester St., because
Jesse's constant barking had kept a neighbor awake the night of Sept. 20.
        After interviewing neighbors, police determined Callaway should be
fined for the racket.  It is unlawful for a pet to create a "frequent or
continuous disturbance across a property boundary or within a nearby
dwelling."
        If found guilty, the pet owner can be fined up to $2,500, jailed for
30 days, or both.
        Callaway appeared in Arlington District Court in December, was found
guilty and was ordered to pay a fine.
        He filed an appeal, and the case was moved to the Circuit Court.
        Bill Gardner, Callaway's lawyer, yesterday called four witnesses who
live in homes adjacent [to] Callaway's to testify that Jesse's barking had
not kept them awake. But the jury of seven found Callaway guilty again.
~
Susan

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