I want to shoot the dogs

I have never been one to endorse animal cruelty, but I think I am on the brink of looking into stockpiling mass amounts of chocolate and force feeding it to the various dogs who live around me.

Imagine that you are exhausted because of being home for a week with two sick children and you have also been working all day...your husband lovingly offers to wake up with the children at 6:30 am so you can get some more rest before you have to go to work for the day. Of course, I am no fool, and I accept this offer. Just as I am about to nod off for a few more hours, the cacophony begins. There are 3 mastiff dogs who live behind us that bark INCESSANTLY.

Dan has gone over there to ask them to try to be aware of their dogs barking. I have called animal control, but what good does that do? Filling out a report seems to be worthless.

I am literally at my wits end. If any of you have any suggestions as to how I can overcome this obnoxiousness, let me know. For now, I just want to cry into my pillow that I can't get any rest in my own house, in my own bed.

And, for the record, telling me that many people can tune out incessant dog barking and that I should invest in earplugs will only make me grumpy.