LAND THAT I LOVE

A DOG'S LIFE

Easement proposed for dog walkers. City councilman Bert Gray pushed for a bill to include an easement for dog walkers. "It is really city property out there by the road. I proposed a dog dumping easement of 15 feet from the street into the yard, but was shot down. I'm trying to get people to develop a sense of community, even if we have to force it on them. They say it takes a village to raise a child, well, the same goes for a dog."

Subprime loans filled once-sedate neighborhoods with raging idiots. Barry Funk watched as his neighborhood took the hit. "They were like ants on a sugar cube when they moved in--playing music, chaining their stupid big dogs to a tree to bark all night long, kids' toys were thrown all over the yard. We asked them to turn down their music and were met with threats."

Who's eating sugar now?
Once the higher interest rates kicked in, many borrowers defaulted.

"It was like somebody came in with a big can of Black Flag and sprayed it right in their stupid ant eyes. I felt like having a party when they moved out."

Man no longer called Dr. Doolittle after he was mauled by a neighbor's dog. Friends no longer call Bob White, Dr. Doolittle. "He used to talk to butterflies, saying, 'Hey, little fella, aren't you a pretty thing,' and stuff like that. He doesn't do much of that anymore," a friend said. "I told him to leave that dog alone."