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Who Let the Dogs Bark? That dog is out there barking day and night，and we dont know what to do anymore，she said. I cant wait，Mrs.Czarnecki said.The council took up the ordinance for a first reading on Tuesday;a final vote is scheduled on August 8. In New York，at least 30 towns in Nassau and Suffolk Counties have similar laws，as do about 25 towns in Westchester County.Connecticut has a statewide law barring dogs that are a nuisancebecause of excessive barking or other disturbance. Many of these ordinances go back to the 1800s，said the New Rochelle corporation counsel，Bernis Shapiro.Theyre just carried forward and they dont get changed until an issue comes up. As for those who contend that a barking dog should be a low priority，Councilman Fusco said，If the dog was next to your house，youd sing a different song. But David Axelrod，a groomer at Furrs N Purrs on Valley Road，said he did not think the measure was tough enough. The ordinance says barking must be sustained to be illegal，and it bans excessive barking only from 10 p.m.to 7 a.m. Last year about a dozen warning letters were sent to residents about their barking dogs，Clifton officials said. The new ordinance has some bite to it，Mr.Fusco said.Eric M.Zwefiing，director of the Rutgers University Noise Technical Assistance Center，trains police officers on noise complaints and writes municipal noise codes. | 
