Brent,
With the amount of area I have I had thought about astro turf but it would cost as much as my house. Also they couldn't guarantee that it would stand up to the Winters and Summers and not start to rot after a year or so.
Fred,
Yes I have the bark thing and so far I don't know if it is responsible or not, but that dog next dooor doesn't bark now unless he seesanother dog or person going down the street and then he quits as soon as they pass by. But I still won't endorse it as being the thing that stopped this. I am just enjoying the quiet and don't want to jinx it.
Ron
