If you had a dog walking service with a route that crossed my property without permission, and after some time I asked you not to do so, you might write a blog post trumpeting: &quot;Property owner is shutting me down.&quot; But others might disagree.<p>There may be ways to preserve the viability of your dog walking service. You can enter into an arrangement with me to use my property (which might include a nominal fee), you can take a different route (inconvenient for you and your customers, but not my problem), etc.<p>If the only way you can run your dog walking service is to take a shortcut across my property without my permission, well, then the world is sending you a message about the viability of your business.<p>Again, the mere fact that you and your dogs have grown accustomed to crossing my property does not mean I&#x27;m &quot;shut[ing] you down.&quot; And next time, maybe you should secure written permission <i>before</i> starting a business based on the assumption that you&#x27;ll have the right to use someone else&#x27;s property forever without paying.