DEAR ANNIE: My husband and I have lived in our home for 12 years. We adore our neighborhood, but our next-door situation has gone from mildly irritating to something I now dread daily. Our neighbors recently adopted a large dog who seems to bark at absolutely everything: leaves, mail trucks, passing clouds, and especially us. The barking starts around 6 a.m. and continues in bursts all day long.

We tried to approach the issue kindly. My husband mentioned it once over the fence, and they apologized and said the dog was “still adjusting.” That was three months ago. Nothing has changed except that now they seem to avoid us altogether. If they see us outside, they hustle inside like we are the problem.

To make matters worse, their teenage son has begun practicing drums in the garage. Loudly.

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