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According to the local forum SA dog training academy, just putting up warning signage in SA is no longer good enough, and a lot more has to be taken into consideration.
No longer are the terms vicious / trained to attack / aggressive acceptable, because the sign acknowledges that I the owner am aware of the fact and in court it will be argued that, “knowing the temperament I did not take sufficient reasonable precaution” IE dogs locked up in a kennel.
To counter that argument you have to state “natural instinct”
To counter the argument about what is meant by “The property” you have to define the property......
To counter the argument that the intruder “did not know”
Signage has to be visible from all point of entry, including the back yard. As the popular excuse is the intruder (aged 12) and looking very sorry for himself, all bandaged up and in tears, was only getting his ball” and did not know there where dogs...
To counter the argument that “how was I to get my ball” you have to state when somebody may enter the defined property.
The usual modus operandi of intruders is to send minor’s into the premises.
Firstly nothing ever comes from a prosecution because they are minor’s and secondly they can get in through doggi doors, small open windows and the like.
The guys behind the minors are usually in cahoots with the local police station, and sit in their cars just around the corner, and send the kids in on a targeted house.
OK, so firs if you have an event, and your dobie does the job (hopefully properly and shreds) the intruder, you have to go and make a case of trespassing, just incase there is a personal claim for injury.
When you made the statement, you need to take a close up photograph of the statement as the documents in the docket go missing ( not the docket as this implicates the police)
Then I have to have photographs of the signage, notarised that the photographs where taken on a date that pre-dated the trespassing
So, to obviate the possibility that the evidence & document s goes missing wen I go to court, I have to take copies of all the documents with me, because the judge will make a ruling based on the evidence before him.
So, I’ve begun the process, and have just put up the first 2 signs on both the front gates, and they are visible from +-15m from the fence....
When grumble becomes protection trained....... I fervently hope she & the Swiss Shepherd totally shreds the little bugger that dares come into my yard for a look see......
No longer are the terms vicious / trained to attack / aggressive acceptable, because the sign acknowledges that I the owner am aware of the fact and in court it will be argued that, “knowing the temperament I did not take sufficient reasonable precaution” IE dogs locked up in a kennel.
To counter that argument you have to state “natural instinct”
To counter the argument about what is meant by “The property” you have to define the property......
To counter the argument that the intruder “did not know”
Signage has to be visible from all point of entry, including the back yard. As the popular excuse is the intruder (aged 12) and looking very sorry for himself, all bandaged up and in tears, was only getting his ball” and did not know there where dogs...
To counter the argument that “how was I to get my ball” you have to state when somebody may enter the defined property.
The usual modus operandi of intruders is to send minor’s into the premises.
Firstly nothing ever comes from a prosecution because they are minor’s and secondly they can get in through doggi doors, small open windows and the like.
The guys behind the minors are usually in cahoots with the local police station, and sit in their cars just around the corner, and send the kids in on a targeted house.
OK, so firs if you have an event, and your dobie does the job (hopefully properly and shreds) the intruder, you have to go and make a case of trespassing, just incase there is a personal claim for injury.
When you made the statement, you need to take a close up photograph of the statement as the documents in the docket go missing ( not the docket as this implicates the police)
Then I have to have photographs of the signage, notarised that the photographs where taken on a date that pre-dated the trespassing
So, to obviate the possibility that the evidence & document s goes missing wen I go to court, I have to take copies of all the documents with me, because the judge will make a ruling based on the evidence before him.
So, I’ve begun the process, and have just put up the first 2 signs on both the front gates, and they are visible from +-15m from the fence....
When grumble becomes protection trained....... I fervently hope she & the Swiss Shepherd totally shreds the little bugger that dares come into my yard for a look see......