The Hidden Benefits of Knowing Your Neighbors

Rooster in his roost

As I type this, I can hear my neighbor’s dog click-clacking his nails on the downstairs floor. Rooster is a scruffy old pup that weighs eight pounds, can’t see more than a few feet, and can’t hear anything aside from the loudest thump. He’s about as easy a dog to watch as there is, and I would gladly watch him for free, but our neigh…