Just to give you all a little hope :

Our meter-reader aquaints himself with every families' dogs before he goes into the dogs' yards. He carries dog bisquits and loves all the dogs and all the dogs love him. If all public service people could take the time to do something like that they probably wouldn't have any trouble with checking things because the dog recognizes them as someone who is accepted by its family. Rien and Coa both love the meter reader and they beg to be let outside to play with him when he comes. We always go out and talk to him if we're home and he plays a round of fetch with the dogs.

Commercials like that make me sick. >.> It only encourages BSL and other crap like that.