Dog Tired

I have three. And a cat. Don't get me wrong, I love the furry ones. I vacuum wads of dog hair weekly and probably ingest a quarter of a pound of dog hair a year. My car windows are decorated with dog lick and nose prints and I don't own a black or navy coat without a few thousand dog and cat hairs. But it is the high pitched, maniacal, Cujo like barking that happens when the girls spot a squirrel, a chipmunk, a bird or a neighbor walking a dog. It is like being in a boat cruising along and suddenly having a giant freezing cold 40 foot wave toss your boat like salad. That is how disruptive it feels. I love the dogs, I hate the incessant barking. No amount of "NO" or bribing them with carrots or squirting them with water deters them once they have seen the enemy. Lordy. My kingdom for some peace and quiet.