May 8, 2008
Dog in Yard!
When I bought my house it had a “Beware of Dog” sign on the front fence, with a silhouette of a viscious dog, fangs bared and looking ready for business. I’ve never owned a mean dog and I hated that sign, so I took it down. I got Buddy a few months later. Wouldn’t you know it, he bit a friend who dropped in unexpectedly one day. Buddy had met the man before, but he was territorial and didn’t want just anyone letting themself into his yard unless I was there to say it was okay. A lawyer friend let me know that a “Beware of Dog” sign might save me from being sued if someone ignored it, so I got a new one, but without the mean dog illustration.That was about twelve years ago and the sign has been up all this time, baking in the tropical sun.
Buddy is gone now and a mean dog sign wouldn’t fool anyone if they met Lance at the gate. They’d know right away that the only danger he represents is that he might lick you to death. I’d been meaning to take the old, ugly sign down but hadn’t gotten around to it. I wanted an indication that I had a dog, just in case there was a fire or other emergency when I wasn’t home. I now have the perfect sign for just that purpose. I found a place that has dog in yard signs that are much more appropriate for me & Lance. It comes in blue, brown or green. I selected blue, and it even came with cable ties so I could attach it to my fence. (They’ll send the right mounting hardware for whatever kind of fence you have.) Wanna know something really cool about the company that sells these signs? You can pay after you get your shipment. They call it their Good Karma policy. How trusting is that? I know a lot of companies did business that way when I was a child, but I haven’t heard of anyone doing it in a few decades at least. They don’t take credit cards, but since you can mail your check after you get the sign it’s all good, right? I got my sign in less than a week after I ordered it, too. They must have mailed it the same day, because things usually take a whole week to get to Hawaii from the mainland.
I’ve relegated the old sign to the rubbish bin. I’m giving you a little peek at it so you can see how ugly it was. I was happy to relegate it to the rubbish bin!
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Posted by skeet @ 5:07 pm • Society & culture
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May 9th, 2008 at 6:52 am, Anele Says:
It’s a beautifully done sign and that’s great that they let you pay afterward. I may pass that on to some other people who have furbabies! Thanks Skeet!