no solicitors!

[Shane72]

Thanks! The funny thing is I couldn't find a picture of my little goof-ball looking fierce so I just had to choose one with him showing his scary toof

Rocky also has a tendency to go berserk when the doorbell rings or someone knocks. He's harmless but doesn't sound it when he knows someone's out there. I actually like the fact that the people who do stop by (politicians most recently...) tend to want to talk fast and keep their distance. Others tend to just want to pass their literature through the door and be on their way.

At least I know if someone tries to break in, they'll most likely think twice when they hear him. Of course if the noise doesn't deter them and they break in anyway, he'll probably help them carry my stuff out... :o

 

[Mwarlzabwark]

My parents have a welcome mat at their front door that has a German Shepherd on it and a warning down below him, the warning reads......Beware of Dog it's your butt! Okay there's actually has a different word in for butt so i cleaned that up a bit. Anyhow back in the day they had a little lhaso they had that mat and his lion bark behind the door and that mat and people would back away from the door when it opened looking for some big dog and see this lil 14 pounds of fluff. Now my parents have a german shepherd that could stand up and peer down at just about everyone, I'm not sure anyone comes to their door anymore aside from family.

 

[ELubas]

How's this?

http://www.rockydog.net/photos/rocky/funny/solicitors.jpg

This is GREAT!!!!

 

[EAO76]

That guy probly has a new job today after his greeting by Trucker! Sorry, I know it's not funny but I bet he had to go home and change his pants!
I had a sign right by my doorbell and it dissapeared one day. I think a solicitor pulled it off so you might want to hammer it in, or get a cheap one that is easily replaced.

Yeah, the guy was really scared. Trucker came blasting out of nowhere. No warning bark, he just slammed teeth first against the widow right at eye level against where they guy had stuck his hand. The solicitor jumped! Then DH tells the guy “now do you understand that I told you to leave?” the guy nodded and literally ran off our porch. In order to leave he had to pass four more of our front windows and Trucker followed him to each one slamming against them barking his head off.

I know it’s not funny because I hate that Trucker acts that way but it does give me some satisfaction since the guy ignored our “no solicitors” sign. And the only good thing is that if by any chance this guy was casing the neighborhood considering which house to rob, God knows he won’t even consider our house.

 

[Shane72]

Maybe you could try a small sign that spells it out for the pests. I think the small "no solicitation" signs are now common enough they tend to get overlooked. Some people probably think it doesn't apply to them and some people (like the kids selling cookies) probably don't even know what it means. You can have fairly nice signs made at any sign shop for a few dollars. I'd put something like "Please do not disturb. Aggressive dog on premises." or something like that. If some idiot rings after reading that, he deserves to have the stuffing scared out of him.

Good luck and hope you get some peace

 

[DuckFeet]

we had the same batch of pushy 'missionaries' ( i don't want to come right out and say it, I don't want to offend anyone that may be a member of this relious group ) that would come every weekend like clock-work when I was growing up. We had a german shepard that would be more apt to let you get away with everything in our house, herself included, than actually get up and bother with someone @ the door. Nontheless, when my grandfather couldn't get it across to them that we were very active in our own church and would appreciate it if they would not come to our door. He put up a sign one day that said 'Unless you can run faster than our German Shepard, Do Not Knock'

They left us alone after that!

 

[Indy's mom]

Golly, if you had only had a video camera going, you could run it on a loop or something on a screen outdoors near the bottom of the drive or sidewalk. Alright, it may not be attractive in the yard, but I bet nobody would ring your bell!

 

[tastubbs]

My front door bell is disonnected. It doesn't stop people from coming to the door, but there is less of a riot when they do. My parents have an egraved, brass sign which works most of the time.

 

[TossBranAbi]

I have signs that have a cropped boxer sitting in the corner (clip-art) he doesn't look mean but doesn't look friendly either. It has pawprints in three corners and says, "Cross the line, your a$$ is mine!" Not exactly a no solicitor sign but it gets the point across. Of course I live in the country so we don't have many people botering us anyhow.

 

[Gruntsmom]

How's this?

http://www.rockydog.net/photos/rocky/funny/solicitors.jpg

Love it!!