Your dog has, however, no right to bark or howl at night and annoy your neighbors - unless he is barking at some intruder and notifying you of danger. If he gets into the habit of barking at night he must be broken of this, which can be done, and in a night or two. Slip quickly and quietly to his kennel, catch him in the act, have your whip handy, and give him a whipping for barking - scold him and tell him he must keep quiet. He'll soon understand what you mean.

A dog has certain inalienable rights, among which are those of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, subject, however, as the rights of human beings are, to the exercise of liberty without derogation to the comfort of others.