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Idislikethis_ t1_j6fpltk wrote

I mean, I hate small talk and don't like speaking to people I don't know but it's a very Vermont thing to know everyone and talk to all the people. My Grandpa would go for milk and come back an hour later because he knew everyone at the store and had stopped to talk to them. My husband is the same way. We always joke about old Vermonters doing this.

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greenmtnfiddler t1_j6fo9ij wrote

<sigh> I feel your pain. There's a reason I know that (VERY LARGE VERY LOUD) Great Pyrenees will happily warn off coyotes ALL NIGHT. The sheep-guarding breeds will sometimes just do that, which is why PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS SHOULDN'T KEEP WORKING BREEDS AS DECORATIVE PETS DAMMIT whoops sorry I digress..

but anyway, the below-20 isn't going to ring any alarm bells on its own. Plenty of dogs can be just fine down into the single digits if they have a dry spot and wind protection.

You're probably going to have to do this from the reasonable-expectation-of-peaceful-enjoyment angle.

If you own your home, the town needs to help you out as a taxpayer. If you rent, is your landlord on board with going to bat for you? Landlords don't like to lose money/good tenants over this stuff, and you're back to the taxpayer thing again.

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