Do they think my signs dont apply to them??

[NWHeather]

I have the first sign, (front & back gates) along with the local city RCW written on it, & I will be ordering these window decals as well.

[Beau]

On a more serious note.....they'll leave you alone if they think you are Jewish.

When you open the door just say something like:

"Oy vey.....not you meshugah again"! Works for us everytime.

[arycrest]

Originally Posted by pets4life

IN america dont the meter men and wire men tress pass into your yard without telling even with an aggressive dog anyway? i keep hearing about men doing stupid things like that lol

Most meter readers read my meter from next door ... I had one jerk who refused to do this and said he'd shoot my dogs if they went after him ... I complained and the electric company called and asked if they could put in an electronic meter where they can read it from the road or from the house next door ... of course I said YES ... haven't been bothered since.

[Midnight12]

They also have some cute signs online that show a pic of your breed of dog and it says I can make it to the gate in 3.5 seconds. Can you?

[NWHeather]

Originally Posted by Midnight12

They also have some cute signs online that show a pic of your breed of dog and it says I can make it to the gate in 3.5 seconds. Can you?

I love those signs!

[Candace]

How frustrating I would of had the same reaction. Just be careful of putting up a beware of dog sign or such. In Australia some cases of similar to yours where the dog has bitten the sign has shown liability and cases have gone against dog owners. I would definetly file a complaint to the police and local council. Especially if it's an ongoing issue


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[shepherdmom]

Originally Posted by Nigel

Can you lock it & hide a key on or near the gate for the meter reader to use?

Many years ago we had a locked gate and gave a key to the meter reader and he had a certain day he would come... One day he was sick and a really idiot replacement came on a non scheduled day. Opened our gate came all the way into the yard and when our boxer mixed with stupid barked at him he full on peppersprayed him in the face. At that point after tearing the supervisor and everyone all the way up the chain of command a new one I had to figure out a way to protect my dogs. That means keeping them away from stupid meter readers. So now the dog run (which is bigger than most peoples yards BTW is well away from the meter and the dogs don't get full run of my full fenced acerage unless I'm home to protect them from idiots.

[NWHeather]

Originally Posted by Candace

How frustrating I would of had the same reaction. Just be careful of putting up a beware of dog sign or such. In Australia some cases of similar to yours where the dog has bitten the sign has shown liability and cases have gone against dog owners. I would definetly file a complaint to the police and local council. Especially if it's an ongoing issue


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That's why I use "Guard dogs on duty" signs.

[pyratemom]

I usually just answer the door with my hand on Raina's collar. They start talking and I say "Sorry I'm working and don't have time to talk." They usually leave then but some are more vigorous at their attempt to change my religion to theirs. A couple times I've told them I worship Satan but I think that only made them put me on a list to come more often. I have a 'Warning- Bad Dog' sign on my gate but they just reach over the gate to knock on the door. My dog can't actually get to the front gate, even if she is outside as there is a gate in between but I want them to know she is here. All my meters are outside my fence. If anyone came into my yard and let my dog out there would be much anger from me that they would have to face. I've thought of the sign that says "Warning - dog is trained to hold down trespassers while the owner shoots them". They never come inside my fence though.

[Jax08]

My mother proceeded to tell the last JW all her personal life details...it was Jerry Springer worthy...they didn't come back.