Howling Madness! Hahahaha!  

no but I did have a bassethound once that could never be left alone otherwise you would hear him 3 blocks away

Lol no I haven't thank goodness but they know that Gissi will only bark for a reason
Gissi also seems to sense 5 minutes before that someone will walk past it is quite scary sometimes lol
Buster is a lovely Dog and he is just doing his job really

Hi Grandpa Bob! I couldn't stop smiling as I was reading your post. Trying to get a picture of Buster in my mind, howling heartily :) I'm sure your neighbors are already used to Buster's howling. That's why they don't make any complains anymore. And as my neighbor told me, they are dogs and they naturally do their thing.

We also have a dog, and her name is Ashley. She's a German Shepherd and she's nearly 5 years old. Her specialty is to let out a very creepy howl at midnight. Ashley will do this for a few minutes, then she will stop ( I guess she's just taking a break) then start all over again.

I didn't wait for my neighbors to call someone for their complaints because I did the first move and apologized if they are being disturbed by our dog's favorite habit. They did admit that Ashley were creeping them out the first time. They are a little superstitious and they strongly believe that my dog is seeing ghosts, that's why she howls at midnight. :)

Besides her midnight howling, she has the tendency to bark longer than necessary. And her barkings are so loud that my other neighbor complained to my husband that sometimes he feels as if Ashley's barks are vibrating inside his house.

So far, no cops visited us. My neighbors, instead of complaining, got their own "little revenge" lol! They now have three small but grumpy dogs. And they all bark simultaneously! And sometimes they drive me nuts with their incessant barkings!

Grandpa Bob that is a funny story ;)
As you know i had a beagle for 16 years when i was little,he did exactly the same thing,no one ever phoned the police.I think they were too scared my dad might lock them up,he worked in a prison,well that is how daft people were in those days;) Anyway Benji used to know when my dad was arriving home,he could smell him before we saw him walking down the drive.You have many years of pleasure still to come with Buster.Enjoy it,let him bark & basically stuff the neighbors ;)

One of our dogs, but not both, do the howling thing. Our Dalmation howls at every siren he hears, ambulance, police & firebrigade. As we live near a fire station, he gets to howl frequently. This of course sets off all the other dogs in the district.
His howl is funny. It starts off as a kind of growl, & then develops into a kind of singing howl.
I love the photo of Buster, & I rated it & wrote a comment.

Our mini fox terrier doesn't howl at all.

I had to give a dog away when I lived in one neighborhood. The dog barked outside and inside. He just loved to bark. I had the doggie cops called on me more than once, so I had to get rid of the dog or get fined... so I found a home for the dog. I don't remember the breed but it was a barker.

What a sore subject for me. Yes I had the police called on me for my dog. I had the police called on me for my dog and the neighbor said the dog barked till eleven pm when the dog use to be put in his kennel at 8pm. I finally got a bark collar for the dog and the police where called once again. I think the neighbor just did not like us without knowing us. The house was empty for years and I think the neighbor did not like someone here who made any noise.
The cops came over and made sure I had the bark collar on my dog correctly. Now I only put the collar on my dog when his barking gets out of control. I usually have to warn him by asking him if he wants his "Necklace on" and he he will stop barking. In fact the battery is dead on the bark collar.