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