"The meter reader was reading a meter as three dogs in the neighboring backyard jumped up against the fence, knocking it down."They conclude with a list of things that people can do to make it safer for their meter readers. For some reason, they didn't list the obvious: MAKE SURE YOUR &^%$#@! FENCE CAN HOLD IN YOUR DOGS!!!
The most dangerous dog encounter I've had so far was with a pit bull, whose property I didn't even enter (read the meter from a vacant lot next door from about 40 feet away), busted out under their rickety gate and harrassed me for two blocks. I kept looking for something to throw at it, and finally it was driven away by another customer. It followed me onto her property and while it was trying to get at me again, she sucker-punched it with a roll of garden hose from the safety of her porch. Several people in the neighborhood spoke with me afterward, complaining that they as well are often harrassed by this dog. The animal control folks were called in. I don't know if it did any good.
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