Even a little dog can bite. The only dog that has ever bitten me in my life was an ill-tempered Chihuahua who hid under some wooden steps and nipped my ankle as I stepped down.

Also there are alarms with a recording of barking dogs.

Your hint about claiming to be a renter would certainly get rid of "home improvement" salesmen.

Along that same line, the last time a "meat" salesman rang my doorbell, I told him that we were veterinarians.

• Scams - Tarhel 00:42:32 06/24/2009 (15)
  • Oh yes! - Jada 06:13:00 06/27/2009
    • Have you seen Paper Moon? - Tarhel 12:24:42 06/27/2009
      • the dog reminds me - Uncle Bill 18:01:27 06/27/2009
        • Most door-to-door solicitors are wary of dogs - Tarhel 18:18:45 06/27/2009
          • I meant "vegetarians" but you knew that - Tarhel 18:23:09 06/27/2009
  • Do you have many "skips"? - Tarhel 12:24:43 06/26/2009
    • Skips? - BL 23:54:01 06/26/2009
      • Oopps - BL 00:03:13 06/27/2009
  • Restaurant scams - BL 23:31:30 06/25/2009
    • See reply above - Tarhel 12:27:02 06/26/2009
  • We seem to have lost some posts - Tarhel 18:06:30 06/25/2009
  • The Worst I Have Heard Recently - siobhan 03:06:02 06/24/2009
    • Variation on Twitter Scam - Tarhe 16:17:46 06/24/2009
    • I've heard variations of this one - Oubliet 04:41:57 06/24/2009
      • Nothing beats telelphone call - Tarhel 16:19:14 06/24/2009