Annoyed by Barking Dogs

Both of your recent articles “Art or Vandalism?” (Aug. 23) and “Barking Meters” seem seriously schizophrenic to me. How can it be art and glorified by pictures when you admit that it’s completely against the law? Likewise, how can it be humorous (“HoooooOOOOF!”) when barking keeps whole neighborhoods awake and send citizens out to work too tired to do their work safely?

The sad truth is that both these problems are extremely serious because they ruin the quality of life in certain neighborhoods, and open them up to decay. In time, both families and buildings are gone.

ANDY EISENBERG, Santa Clara