Dogs in my neighborhood are just a fact of life, single-story homes maybe 20ft apart, from back in the days when people wanted back yards. Most backyards including mine got a dog or three in ‘em which, depending on the people, receive varying amounts of care. Folks are pretty tolerant.

I guess after a while you just zone out the barking, but then I ain’t next to a beagle either.

"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744