We have plaques on our gates saying "Dog in Yard". Plus, 3 locks on each gate. I was looking out my window and watching the meter reader take his clip board and trying to unlatch the main lock. All the while, the Rott was on the other side of the gate barking his head off. I asked him if he could read the "Dog in Yard" sign or at least hear the barking. He just looked at me funny. I called the utilities company, they now have a thing on our meters that allow them to get a reading from the sidewalk. Talk about an idiot ...