The neighbors' dog will not stop barking. br He is barking the same high, rhythmic bark br that he barks every time they leave the house. br They must switch him on on their way out. br br The neighbors' dog will not stop barking. br I close all the windows in the house br and put on a Beethoven symphony full blast br but I can still hear him muffled under the music, br barking, barking, barking, br br and now I can see him sitting in the orchestra, br his head raised confidently as if Beethoven br had included a part for barking dog. br br When the record finally ends he is still barking, br sitting there in the oboe section barking, br his eyes fixed on the conductor who is br entreating him with his baton br br while the other musicians listen in respectful br silence to the famous barking dog solo, br that endless coda that first established br Beethoven as an innovative genius.