Neighbors - rednecks, old Fords, dogs

Well, guess we can't go thru a buffet line of neighbors, and pick ones with the qualities we'd like to see in them, so guess we learn to live with the ones we end up with as best we can.

Got some new neighbors on the northwest of me. House had been vacant for 9 months or so, actually had been enjoying the quiet. Prior owners had 3 kids, then the wife's sister got out of jail and moved in with her 2 kids and 3 dogs, so was a tad chaotic at times.

Now the new guys have moved in. He came over before they moved in, and seemed like a pretty down to earth good ole redneck kinda guy. Redneck has turned out to be an understatement. Complete with an old red/white Ford pickup with exhaust pipes straight up behind the cab, a young bloodhound, pit bull, and 16-yr old son with a Camaro with pipes like a WWII B-17 bomber and speakers that'll boom ya right outta bed when he drives up. The guy gets square in the gas in his old Ford p/u the other morning at 4:20am as he heads to work, bout blows me outta my bed from a deep sleep. Wonder if he understands shotgun shells?

What do you guys think of pit bull dogs? To cut to the chase, my opinion is if they were extinct, would be 100% ok with me. Only good or safe pit bull is a dead one. I really don't care for the risk to my guests, especially my two young naive grandkids.

I have an 11 1/2 year old Australian Shepherd who's been with me his whole life, best dog in the world, and I would kill anything that bothered him, 2 legged or 4.On the other hand, the young bloodhound is a gangly puppy, maybe a year old. I can't help but smile when he lumbers up, nuzzles my hand with his mouth, ready to play. I walk sometimes at night around the perimeter of my property, for exercise and for thinking, and he just kinda invited himself to accompany me. He's just funny, all long legs and tail, stopping every now and then to bump my hand and get petted.