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Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 8:49
PM
Subject: Re: [pyrnet] CARE: Moving to a
new home
Having worked legal for many years, I am
cautious about the signs I put on my property -- including (but not
limited to) those "Beware of Dog" signs; or any sign professing
the threat of a dog.
I once heard an attorney pose the
very logical question,
"You knew that dog was a dangerous animal, didn't
you? Isn't this a picture of the 'Beware of Dog' sign posted on your
gate?"
That common sign
conveyed the message that their dog was predisposed to hostility (it had no
aggressive history), when all they really meant was: stay out of the yard, not open
the gate, and do not let the dog out.
So, when I put up any sign I consider
whether is conveys exactly what I mean to say. A dog's life can
depend on it if anything bad happens.
Nancy