[Velvet]

The new neighbors I mentioned on a previous thread are now at Mallory for several months now. They used to just let their two dogs out and (they are previous Villagers) so people got to know them not by their name but as …. We have many social events here, from driveway parties to neighbors taking you to places to home invitations etc etc. These people were invited nowhere by anyone. No one bothered to even find out their names. Now it is a few months later and the change is quite amazing. The two dogs stay on their veranda, they still bark a bit much but even that is improving. And now the couple is included in the community. I am glad for them because I have the best, most helpful, friendliest and giving neighbors (nearly every one of them has a dog) a person could want. And I am glad that the new people are part of the community now too.

It is possible to change behavior, it may take a concentrated effort.