Inconsiderate Neighbors Bite

For the record please note the insane time of this post... Because it is so completely relevant to the entire rambling below...

Yes, I am awake at 4:03 in the morning not because I am an insomniac, but because a neighbor (although technically if her house burned many months ago and she has made no attempt to repair it and is not living there is she really a neighbor?) has a dog that barks and howls at every train that goes by our house (which occurs all throughout the night) - The dog does not do this just as the train goes by but for the preceding 15 minutes before when I suppose the freaking train is 5 miles away, but bet your butt it is coming.....

I am not a dog hater, I have three - but as a generally decent, considerate person if our dogs are raising hell in the middle of the night we get up and make the dogs shut up and if this is not possible bring the dogs in the house - so we are the only ones tortured not the whole freakin neighborhood....This is not possible with above mentioned neighbor because as I mentioned she IS NOT LIVING THERE......

Hello, if you move - TAKE YOUR DOG WITH YOU! Apparently she comes by and feeds the dog and I guess if the dog is really good (maybe it eats all it's vegetables that day?) she takes the dog with her for a little visit, but....she always brings him back.... To make matters worse the dog runs loose....I call the dog catcher at least once-twice a week to no avail...(Although if you ever want a good show I'll post when I do and you can come watch him trying to catch the dog - from my bedroom window I have a good view - it is quite entertaining and I must admit after one round and the dog catcher almost falling flat on his face tripping while running to catch the dog I almost peed in my pants laughing) I swear the dog recognizes the truck as soon as it comes down the street and immediately takes off running - usually before the poor guy can even get out of his truck good.

Now I have no experience with professional dog catching, but jeez a hot dog or some sort of treat always works for me- something about a long metal pole with a noose coming toward me might make me run too. I have even called the Friends of the Animals only to be told that if she is feeding the animal and it appears to be taken care of there is nothing they can do, so I ask....Does anyone have a paintball gun with a nightvision scope so I can go back to sleep? (JUST KIDDING - I would never intentionally harm an animal - but really how bad could a little paintball to the butt be?)