Watchdog cynicism grows tiring

Last night I was wakened by the sound of coyotes yipping and yapping coming through the back window. Soon the sound of a neighbor’s dog responding to this intrusion could be heard out the front window.

 I listened and in a while a soft growl from the front porch told me the coyotes were passing by. After while they could be heard in the distant, the dog across the road still barking.

I appreciate the watchdog groups that keep unscrupulous visitors honest in our county. But like the relentless cynicism that the neighbor’s dog presented, it grows tiring.

As at my house, Bonner County has the welcome mat out. And for some guest, the key is under the mat. The rottweiler is on the mat.

JEFF WISE

Oldtown