I laughed 'til I cried. I think maybe wrapping a package with fly paper (extremely carefully, so as to not get stuck) would be a good trick. I have full video surveillance of my property, though, and people walking up can very easily tell it. That's the whole point, as I bought them to get my neighbor to quit vandalizing my property.
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.