Barking dogs may have provoked Ariz. family slaying

[shanti]

PHOENIX -- Michael Guzzo was becoming increasingly unhinged.

For months, he complained about incessant dog barking coming from homes all around him. He even put up fliers on doors throughout his Phoenix townhome complex advising people of pet ordinances and fines.

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It never occurred to Mr Guzzo to move?

[sharp_stick]

1. Yeah cause that's always so easy to do

I don't advocate taking out your neighbors for it but assholes that refuse to control yapping dogs at all hours of the day and night are some bloody annoying.

[atreides1]

3. But were they barking all the time?

Or was Guzzo already on the edge, because of some other problems?

[Blue_Tires]

6. I'm thinking this dude already had spiders in his brain

and the dog barking was the "justification trigger"

If it wasn't dogs barking, he'd have snapped because the houses were all painted the "wrong" colors or something...

[sharp_stick]

7. No doubt this guy was

off his rocker.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

2. i posted animal noise ordinances for a particular neighbor as well

and i must admit, during a sleep deprived moment, considered shooting the dog (not too seriously... but it DID cross my mind). After he failed to control his mutt, I called the Sheriff. The first visit was a warning. When they returned two days later (yes, I called them again at 2AM) the fine was $300... if there had been a third visit they would have seized the animal.

sP

[atreides1]

4. That's a question that needs an answer

Did this man call in a complaint about the barking?

[ProdigalJunkMail]

5. either way... no excuse for shooting folk

but maybe the local Sheriff might have been failing to respond. i don't know WHAT to do in that situation...

sP

[magical thyme]

11. no excuse for shooting the dogs, either

call animal control if they're barking past the local ordinances...

[ProdigalJunkMail]

12. of course... n/t

[get the red out]

8. My parents last dog

My parents last dog barked almost constantly for the entirety of her 15 1/2 years on the planet and no one shot them.

This guy had issues already, no other answer for it.

[BlueJazz]

9. My neighbor had a large dog that barked incisively...day and night. I finally went over ...

...to her house and asked if there was something wrong with the dog.
She said "I'm not sure but you can check him if you want", so I picked him up.
After about 4-5 minutes I said "I sorry but he's gonna' have to be put down"
She said "OMG No!" I said "Yeah, he's getting heavy"

[magical thyme]

10. I very nearly dognapped a sad little hound from a neighbor

They left the poor thing on a tie-out by himself all night, where he'd cry and cry. He had a lousy half-assed shelter of just a plywood board spread over some blocks -- this were it gets nor'easters and 15 below and blizzards that blow every direction. Just as bad, tied out alone he was coyote and coy-dog bait...

It turned out they were occasionally caring for him for his real person, and then they moved away before I could figure out how to get him out of there without getting caught.