Get some big rubber dog doo to go with the bowl. Scatter it around the yard. :-D

“Does it even count as breaking and entering if they opened an unlocked door or window?” Legally, yes, at least in my state, which calls it burglary rather than breaking and entering. “[If a person] enters or surreptitiously remains in a structure knowing that that person is not licensed…

“I understand that a lot of phone spammers steal service from VoIP business phone systems, too, which means that the calling number sometimes belongs to a legit business.” I didn’t know that. Along with complaints to the FTC, I used to try to make reports to the carrier, thinking they just had a customer who got a…

MCSLC, I like the way you think.

My experience is that the Do Not Call Registry doesn’t really deter anyone. I’ve had my number on it for several years, and at least once a week I get spam calls. Most of them are blocked by Hiya, but sometimes they still ring once.

Hiya’s Call Protection does block a number after a certain number of users have reported something. but “wildcard” blocking could be handy, too.