Go to a second-hand store, buy a pair of men's used work boots a really big pair. <br />Put them outside your front door on top of a copy of Guns and Ammo magazine. <br />Put a dog dish beside it. <br />A really big dog dish. <br />Leave a note on your front door that says something like: <br />"Bubba, big Mike and I have gone to get more ammunition - back in ½ hr. <br />Don't disturb the pit bulls; they've just been de-wormed."