Signs, signs, everywhere signs!

Moose and I are loving our fenced yard but due to some perhaps sloppy work by the handyman the gates sometimes don't automatically latch the way they should so that when people come and go the gates get left open 8-( This led to a heart stopping 10 minute search for my loose Moose the other day and fortunately I found my neighbor trying to corral him in her car port... phew! Some of you regular visitors may also recall last week that we had an unwanted visitor climbing the fence.

After these 2 incidents I decided to get some signs that will:

1. Let people know that there is a dog living here to discourage the uninvited
2. Remind people to close the gate when they do come in.

So for the back side of the fence that is only visible to ne'er-do-well teenagers I got some cheap signs at the hardware store. They had some that said 'Bad Dog' but I just could not bring myself to get that one so hopefully 'Beware' will be enough...
For the visible parts of the yard I wanted something a little nicer looking and longer lasting though.

So after looking high and low all over the interweb I stumbled onto the World Famous Sign Company with exactly what I was looking for and more! I think the sign says it all! I got this big yellow one for the inside of one of the gates. Isn't it AWESOME? The store will put any kind of dog or animal you want on the sign, they have silhouette's for practically everything (the default sign says pygmy goats at play) and I bet you could even get one that says 'Corgador at Play'!

For the outside of the 2 gates I got a more subdued version since you can see the gates from the street I wanted something a little less noticeable. I also prefer that outsiders know there is a dog and take it a bit more seriously whereas it is hard to convince an intruder that there is 'guard' dog behind the gate with the 'Moose at Play' sign. But, for the inside of the yard it is perfect since it is hard to ignore! Hee Hee! If anyone out there is interested in a sign of ANY kind, definitely check out the World Famous Sign Company's ebay store. If you want something and don't see it listed, just contact the seller. I got answers really fast and she was really helpful (even punched holes in them for me!). I ordered them Wednesday evening and they got here today!