Should You Have a Beware of Dog Sign

Sent to me via email, this photo made my day. 

Although this photo all in fun, should you post a "Beware of Dog" sign?

Seriously, it is hard to find an answer for this. Having a sign posted on your fence does not make you less liable if your pet has bitten someone. In some cases, it puts up a flag that you have an aggressive dog.

As new homeowners, we decided that it was a good idea to have a dog to protect our home. Our first dog was a German Shepherd mix. He was protective, though not aggressive. We posted a "Beware of Dog" sign to the fence.

Then one day, a neighborhood (troubled) kid, also a relative to my husband was teasing our dog. I told him to stop, but he continued. He then tore back the skin of his finger with a stick, making it bleed. He said, "Your dog bit me!"

I know he didn't, because I watched it all play out.

A few months later, out insurance company told us that we had to put our dog down because of the biting incident. Fortunately, for our dog, he was very sick with a heart condition and died prior to this.

Do "Beware of Dog" signs protect you? In my opinion, the answer is NO!

Here are some "Beware of Dog" products from Zazzle. Click on the "Buy Now" to purchase. Two are posters and one is a postcard.

Love of Dachshund Cards on Zazzle

I love dachshunds! They are so cute with their short legs, long body, long snout and they hop when they run.

When my sister-in-law was living in an apartment for more than a year waiting for the divorce to be finalized, we took her dog Trixie in to live with us. She was a very fat dog with her belly touching the ground. By time my sister-in-law was able to take Trixie back, this little wiener dog was a lean, mean, barking machine.

We didn't want to see her go and she was offered to live with us for good, but my sister-in-law needed Trixie more than she knew. We knew that they belonged together. Trixie is now in dog heaven.

Click on any of these links to go to other products or create your own.

I Love Dachshunds by Sandyspider
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Dachshund Barking Machine by Sandyspider
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Sitting Pretty For Lots of Treats Card by kingdomofanimals
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Peanut the Wiener dog, lives with Kelly who is known as RealHousewife from HubPages. Join her there for some great articles. Be a guest blogger. Add something about your pet and I will post it here.

Do you have cute pet photos? With your permission I will add them to my Zazzle shop kingdomofanimals giving you backlinks to your site. Contact me at sandy@sandyspider.com if you are interested in ether of these.

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Buddy is a Celebration Dog

Upstream Images Yellow Lab Bird Dog Static Wall Graphic

Every summer we celebrate the anniversary of the day we took Buddy home from the Humane Society. Back then it one had to have at least three supervised visits before taking home the pet. A background check was performed along with recommendations from the family's vet.

Buddy was also in a separate area from the other dogs. He did not socialized well with other canines. This made his future look bleak to a person just walking through.

He was our dog the first time my family seen him.

Our local Humane Society has changed since. Now anyone can walk in and take a pet immediately. Perhaps it is the large number of animals coming in their care. It was extreme when we wanted to adopt Buddy. But this is another extreme in my opinion.

Still, we would consider adopting our next pet from the Humane Society.

Here are two lenses about Buddy and the Humane Society. The first one is the latest.

Dog Party Charity Celebration
Adopt Your Next Pet from the Humane Society