An odd concern
@wilsongoddard (7291)
United States
November 15, 2021 7:26pm CST
As we were looking over our new lease earlier, my husband paused. He had found a part that deeply concerned him.
What, might you ask, was so concerning? There is a part about disruptive pets. Specifically mentioned, "barking."
I know that our male cat has many interesting quirks. He even has some doglike behaviors at times. However, he has yet to manage to take up barking. 
Has your spouse come out with something strange like that? Something that you can't quite figure out why they would zero in on that particular thing?
Has your spouse come out with something strange like that? Something that you can't quite figure out why they would zero in on that particular thing?10 people like this
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@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
16 Nov 21
I do understand why the lease might include language to address barking. I'm still confused, though, why my husband was concerned about it. We have two cats; neither has managed to take up barking yet. 
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@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
16 Nov 21
@wilsongoddard Oh, I see, That’s a little odd that your husband was concerned since you have no dogs.
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@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
16 Nov 21
He can be chatty, but there's no barking from him. I don't know what my husband was so concerned about.
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@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
16 Nov 21
@Nawsheen Maybe, our male cat is secretly a dog... 
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@Nawsheen (28643)
• Mauritius
16 Nov 21
@wilsongoddard no idea. Maybe he wants to have a dog
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@snowy22315 (170383)
• United States
16 Nov 21
Umm, I would say since you have cats, barking shouldn't be a major concern.
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@snowy22315 (170383)
• United States
16 Nov 21
@wilsongoddard Did you look at him strangely, and say..."Have you ever known our cats to bark?" I would have for sure.
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@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
16 Nov 21
Yeah, that was basically my reaction. I do sometimes wonder about my husband's thought process. He is a good guy, but he does sometimes come up with really strange things like this.
He is a good guy, but he does sometimes come up with really strange things like this.1 person likes this
@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
16 Nov 21
They only allow two pets there anyways. We have two fuzzy family members, so adding a dog isn't possible until we buy a place.
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@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
17 Nov 21
@rebelann I want to try before I buy with an area. We did briefly own a house, and we sold it because the area was something that Dante wrote about. 
It might serve as a good basis for a novel or two one of these days, though.
It might serve as a good basis for a novel or two one of these days, though. 1 person likes this
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
16 Nov 21
I don't have a spouse, so would think it really odd if mine found anything to complain about.
The next-door neighbor's dog barks any time I turn on the light in the kitchen or if it can hear me moving around in my kitchen... It's extremely annoying. It's not like I'm making noises a person could hear outside. My daughter doesn't even hear me when I'm in the kitchen...
The next-door neighbor's dog barks any time I turn on the light in the kitchen or if it can hear me moving around in my kitchen... It's extremely annoying. It's not like I'm making noises a person could hear outside. My daughter doesn't even hear me when I'm in the kitchen...1 person likes this
@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
16 Nov 21
Apparently, the dog considers your house part of his territory. Must. Defend. Territory.
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@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
16 Nov 21
@DaddyEvil Poor pup. Hopefully, he will "accidentally" get loose and wander off down the road to someone who gives him a proper home.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
16 Nov 21
@wilsongoddard That's entirely possible. He belongs to the neighbors who don't take care of their pets. The dog might get fed in the morning but doesn't have a place to go out of the cold and isn't allowed inside their house. If he isn't taken inside when it snows, I'll be calling one of the groups around here who take care of animals.
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@MarshaMusselman (38663)
• Midland, Michigan
17 Nov 21
Many hotels allow dogs but if you have the room next door it can be awful at times. Because cats are less noisy they are allowed more often.
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@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
17 Nov 21
Dogs can get rather noisy. Although, I've also witnessed some real vocal displays from cats as well. Our boy does talk, but he isn't a nonstop meow-er, thankfully. I think that more space should (hopefully) get him to calm down some.
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@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
17 Nov 21
@MarshaMusselman Our boy would be heartbroken if he weren't able to be next to us. Our two sleep in bed at night and spend much of the day cuddling up with us if they can.
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@MarshaMusselman (38663)
• Midland, Michigan
17 Nov 21
@wilsongoddard my daughter has one car that is noisy also but she now stays mostly in the basement.
@kareng (55119)
• United States
18 Nov 21
My neighbors in the subdivision we used to live in used to make comments about my parrots. I had one that was very talkative and also liked to sing. The man liked him and always laughed and said he enjoyed him but I don't think his wife was on the same page as he was.
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@kaylachan (58114)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Nov 21
We do have a cat that really does bark when she gets excited. But, no. George isn't always the most observent.
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@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
16 Nov 21
Did your cat have a dog she was really attached to when she was a baby?
Our cat will sit, raise his head like he's getting in touch with some wolf ancestry that he doesn't actually have, and let out a, "ME-OW." However, he has never let out anything that would be considered a bark. He also isn't that loud--just loud for a one-bedroom apartment.
@Marilynda1225 (79933)
• United States
16 Nov 21
Seems a bit odd if neither your husband or the cat barks
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@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
16 Nov 21
My husband can be an odd man sometimes. It's good, though, that they didn't say anything about snoring, since my hubby and both of the cats are prone to doing so.
It's good, though, that they didn't say anything about snoring, since my hubby and both of the cats are prone to doing so.1 person likes this
@Marilynda1225 (79933)
• United States
17 Nov 21
@wilsongoddard snoring is a whole different ballgame! my dogs snore louder than humans
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@jefferson126 (3057)
• Shenzhen, China
16 Nov 21
So,actually your pet didn't bark,just sounds like barking when it yelled.you may make a explanation when someone query.
@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
16 Nov 21
No, our cats don't bark. Our male cat meows a bit sometimes, but the paperwork specified "barking." So, my husband's concern about it seemed a bit odd.
@jefferson126 (3057)
• Shenzhen, China
16 Nov 21
@wilsongoddard ,maybe your husband is planing to adopt a dog.This clause will abort his plan.
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@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
17 Nov 21
@jefferson126 I think that it's possible that he is training our male cat to be a dog.
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