"It's my job! To give my opinion about anything and everything! I hear a noise outside and 'yackety yak!' If I'm outside and see another dog, I just have to say something - a lot of yackety yak, until long after he's out of my territory! A stranger? Boy, is that something to shout about -- endlessly! So what's all the fuss? If they think I'm going to shut up, they're barking up the wrong tree!"

Barking isn't the problem. Hans has an excessive barking problem. His owners didn't understand the difference between barking and excessive barking. So, they didn't teach Hans the difference - until the neighbors were pushed to the brink of sleepless exasperation - and filed a complaint.