| Due to the increase in door-to-door salesman, | | | | unwanted guests will greatly depend on the |
| criminals looking to scope out your residence, and | | | | disposition and character of the dog you have. |
| other annoyances, you may sometimes feel that | | | | Nearly every dog will bark when it sees a |
| answering your door isn't worth it. When you do | | | | stranger, although not every dog will prevent |
| finally answer your door and find a door-to-door | | | | someone from coming to your door unless it has |
| salesman, you may have a very tough time | | | | been trained to do so. A lot of door-to-door |
| getting rid of them. They will continue to hassle | | | | salesman and snoops deal with dogs on a daily |
| you and keep coming back until you support their | | | | basis, and will normally just ignore the dog and the |
| group or buy one of their "innovative" products | | | | barking and proceed to come to your door. If the |
| To prevent this from happening and keep | | | | dog is more of a violent nature and appears |
| unwanted company from bothering you, you | | | | ready to strike, then it will be a different store. If |
| should use a protective barrier between your | | | | the salesman or snoop notices the dog is ready |
| door and the street. You don't really need a 15 | | | | to bite, he will normally stop in his tracks and turn |
| foot high electric fence, as even the most basic | | | | around - out of the fear of getting bit. Keep in |
| of fencing will do the trick. You can install a simple | | | | mind that having a dog doesn't mean that you |
| decorative fence around your yard, complete with | | | | have to blood train him or put him on steroids to |
| locking gate, to keep any type of solicitors at bay. | | | | keep unwanted visitors away. What you need, is |
| Although a fence is a great way to achieve | | | | an aggressive dog that will stand his ground and |
| privacy, not everyone has a yard that they can | | | | help you keep your privacy. When a solicitor visits |
| build a fence on. You can also use a gate that | | | | your home and sees your aggressive dog, he |
| blocks entry to your porch or front door, as this | | | | won't want to sacrifice a sale at the risk of |
| way you can keep the gate locked at all times. | | | | getting bit by your dog. As annoying as |
| The main idea and theory here is to make it | | | | door-to-door solicitors are, there are ways that |
| difficult to approach the door to your home. This | | | | you can improve your security and your privacy |
| way, salesman, solicitors, and even snoops will see | | | | around your home. You can also invest in home |
| that it requires a lot of effort to reach you - and | | | | surveillance systems as well, to further enhance |
| they will normally just give up and move on. Even | | | | your privacy and security. For solicitors, fencing |
| though a fence or locked gate are great, you | | | | with a locked gate is the best way to go, if you |
| can't overlook a dog either. A barking dog can be | | | | have the room for it. On the other hand, if you |
| very effective, as trespassers simply can' t look | | | | don't have the space for a fence, you can always |
| over a dog that is barking. Barking dogs aren't the | | | | use a dog or other options. Privacy and security is |
| same as a fence or gate, although they are very | | | | very important - which is why you don't want |
| common these days. Keep in mind however, that | | | | solicitors invading your space. |
| the effectiveness of a dog with scaring off | | | | |