This is in response to letters on barking dogs in the Acorn June 19 and 26.

To some of you who wrote in, you are right—as a society we have forgotten how to have a little respect for mankind.

What you did not mention is that as a society we have also lost the ability to show a little consideration and to have a little sense of responsibility.

The statement: "What if the noise from the next yard was just as constant and loud but was kids playing and laughing? Not so bad now, right?"

Why? I have children that live on both sides of me, as well as dogs on both sides and behind me. The kids are louder and more annoying than the dogs.

I know, I know, now I'm a child hater. I only ask parents to show as much consideration and responsibility as the people who wrote in are asking of the dog owners.

When I grew up it was not acceptable to run down the street screaming at the top of my lungs. I raised a child and did not let them do this.

One writer said that letting the backyard be a dog care service when they go out was being irresponsible. So what is letting the kids play in the front or backyard unsupervised?

It seems that there are many in Simi Valley who are quick to criticize dogs barking unchecked. How many have looked into why the dog is barking—is it being antagonized by kids or cats?

I have inherited a dog from some friends because they happened to live where a paseo used by many in the community was visible from the backyard. The dog barked at people walking by; the dog was only doing what it has been genetically trained to do for thousands of years, protect its master's domain.

Now the dog barks when someone drives by with the car radio so loud I can hear it over my TV in the house (where are all the complaints about that?) or the FedEx, UPS truck stops in the driveway, someone knocks on the door or the neighborhood kids decide my driveway is the place to hang out and scream.

I guess if people were half as concerned about showing a little consideration and being responsible for themselves and their children as they are about dogs, I could understand. Victor L. Fousel II Simi Valley