I have a funny story on this topic: Our new home is on the Bonifay/Pensacola course. We started to move in in early March (snowflakes for now) and brought our dog Barney to get him acclimated to the new home & environment. Being from NJ, a lanai was something new for him to explore. Very quickly he claimed the lanai as his turf and would often bark at the golfers and carts passing by. Every time I heard him making noises out there, I would issue one of his training commands - "leave it!" - so that he knew that his behavior was unacceptable and he needed to stop.
One afternoon I was taking a break from unpacking & chilling on the lanai with Barney when an errant golf ball landed on our property. I probably don't have to finish this story, but I will! The golfer approaches to look for his ball, Barney starts to growl, I issue Barney the "leave it" command, the golfer hears me, stops dead in his tracks and does an about face never retrieving his ball! Was my face red!!
DH told me that should teach me from talking too loud in the future!
