Okay, what the heck is that shrieking sound? My girlfriend was only mildly frustrated from

the background noise. I had looked it over with concern, as there was not much that I

could do to stop the frightful whaling coming from the backyard.

Sorry, my love. I told her through the phone, glancing up to my bedroom window across

the room. It's the neighbor's dog, there must be a rabbit or something in the yard.

I'm sure it's nothing. Well, it's kind of annoying to me. All I can hear is a static shrieking

through the phone, it's driving me crazy. Now, forgive me if I make it sound like my girlfriend,

in any way, dislikes dogs. That is not the case. She absolutely adores all animals, especially dogs.

My neighbor's pet was simply growling in such a fair way that it could hardly be called a

dog's barking. It sounded more akin to a wild animal fighting to the nails to save its life.

The first night that I heard the howling outside my bedroom window, I'd originally assumed that

a wild coyote had gotten a hold of the neighbor's pet. However, the sound did not cease like they

should have. Hours had passed further into the night and the dog continued to wail.

This continued every night for nearly a week. The timing in which the animal would begin to

render screaming was not consistent, nor was the duration in which that screaming had lasted.

I contemplated speaking to the neighbor's son about their pet dog. But due to my poor social

skills, I decided against it. Maybe I'll talk to my dad, or one of the neighbors about it

tomorrow morning and try to get some answers. I thought out loud. You should, because I don't

want to hear it every night we call. She stated with such a tone in a voice that I got the impression

the whole situation was my fault. Whether or not she intended to make me feel that way,

she would never tell me. However, it was likely she was not impressed with me ignoring the barking

as a whole, rather than simply speaking to the neighbor about the animal's noise.

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