I had an altercation last week with a meter reader over my dog. We were in the backyard and i had his collar off and he wasnt on his runner as he was getting ready for a bath when all the sudden he goes nuts and runs over to the corner of the house. The guy had no idea i was there i guess and approached my dog trying to pet it i guess, but my dog was having none of it and barking and growling more and more the closer he came to entering my back yard. There is no fence but my dog will not go past the corner of the house. Anyhow this asshole pulls out he mace. So i say "What the fuck do you think your doing" he jumped, not realizing i had been standing there the whole time. He started babbling about the dog not being confined or tied. I asked him why he walked back here as the meter is on the front of my house, he said he wanted to pet the dog. I said and the dog didnt want to be petted, he is protecting his yard, thats what dogs do. Why would you pull out your mace instead of just moving along. He started babling about he was scared to turn his back on the dog and whatnot. I told him he had about 3 seconds to get out of my yard or the dog would be the least of his worries. Im 6'2 230....he was about 5'7 150....he left pretty quick.