Several years ago I had to go serve a 3 Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit to a tenant in a pretty bad neighborhood. The property was very small and had a chain link fence completely around it. As I got out of my car I noted that a large muscular and angry pit bull was chained to a stake on the side of the house where the driveway was. It was on a pretty long chain but it could not reach around to the front of the house. I sized up the situation and determined that the dog was secure, though growling. I opened the gate and made my way up to the front porch and door. I had to attempt service by knocking on the door and handing the notice to someone or post it on the door.
As I walked toward the door, the dog began running and lunging to get to me. As I got to the porch I could see the dog's nose as it attempted to break free from its chain. This happened three times. On the dog's next lunge it continued past the corner of the house and I could now see its entire body moving toward the street. IT HAD PULLED THE STAKE OUT AND WAS FREE! With the chain and stake in tow, the dog realized it could now attack. It was me and the dog and the dog began running toward me at full speed. Time suddenly moved very slowly for me and I stared straight toward the charging dog. At the last moment before he collided with me at full speed, I instinctively dipped low and let out a huge "BARK". The pit bull stopped in its tracks, turned, and ran around the corner of the house where he came from and did not come back. At that moment the tenant opened the door. I handed her the notice and quickly walked back to my car. I drove away and took the rest of the day off.
I would do this job for free it is so fun!
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How scary!! I would have wet in my pants.