Posted on 03/29/2018 4:05:23 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
I live in a small but growing town in the South (South Georgia to be precise). Nice street.
But on this street...a prominent local doctor was robbed and other good people.
We have a crime problem lately.
Three houses on my street have been robbed lately.
I was thinking of an alarm system, but they are so slow they seldom matter. After an alarm is set off, they call the house to inquire if it was false alarm or a fire, and then they call 911.
I have thought of smarter technology that would call me on my smart phone upon a breach so I could call 911...but lately I have thought about dogs.
Thinking of German Shepherds to be precise.
I have a nicely and tightly fenced in back yard...
Wouldn't they have a much better effect at preventing entry by burglars?
As an aside, I love animals. I have a couple of cats...and possums and coons come up at night to finish off the left over cat food.
I love dogs too but worry that if I die...what will happen to them.
Well, there it is...
Fearless, loyal and strong.
However, this is a high energy dog that requires an experienced dog owner and will require work to train. It is also a one-person dog. That is it bonds to one person as the Alpha and will defend that person to the death no matter what. So, if a family member should playfully strike you that family member could be bitten.
On the other hand, they a good around children.
As with any dog check out the breeder carefully.
Dogs, exterior lighting, burglar bars, security cam system, although the cam systems are, sadly, after the fact devices.
Hang a partially disemboweled thief by his heels out on your street. Guaranteed to work.
I was thinking a head on a pike...
::Even little dogs can be good guards::
Anything that barks - from inside the house is the best deterrent I have read about. Our daughter’s family took in a beautiful lost Golden Retriever two years ago and he’s always in the house but he wouldn’t bark - he’d lick an intruder to death first..but not before he rolled over to get his belly scratched.. I wouldn’t recommend a Golden for that reason tho’ they are lovely, lovable, loyal dogs - follow you anywhere and everywhere - LOL!
I prefer Dobermans - had two years ago but not logical now as they need lots of outside time and neither my husband nor I are able to do it now.
We have a dog, an alarm system and cameras, plus motion sensor lights. And signs. Don’t forget the signs. We have the alarm system sign and 2 signs, one on either side of the yard saying they’re being watched and under video surveillance.
Make it where they want to move on to an easier target.
An important element of burglary is how you buy.
Use your credit card for regular house goods like food, paper towels, & tp.
Use cash for all permanent valuables, even expensive tools, lawn equipment.
Credit cards are NOT secure. Somebody has a database that highlights which homes have the best valuables. Gangs, professional burglar rings have the data, even Facebook has your home internal pictures.
Tge cash hassle brings long term piece of mind.
“”I have a nicely and tightly fenced in back yard...””
But is it “bigly?”
http://www.georgiaanimals.org/
Find an animal rescue location near you and go find a dog that needs a home that will protect you...
1. Large dog
2. Alarm
3. https://www.asafehome.net/index.html (Strike master on every door)
4. Gun upstairs with us
Layers.
Don’t make it easy.
A burglar alarm that instead of a loud siren, plays the sound of a 12 gauge racking followed by a quiet giggle...
Start a neighborhood watch organized by your elected pro-2nd Amendment, Constitutional county sheriff.
Don’t have a Constitutional sheriff? Get off your butt and elect one; otherwise, prepare to be robbed, raped and wrecked.
I have that too and a closed gate and 700 foot gravel driveway. No on stops but if they did nothing I can do if I’m not home honestly.
We have a rescue dog. She is part pit and a herding breed. She is an inside pet. When the doorbell rings it’s like she is Cujo. In addition we use Simply Safe. Ring, and a separate camera system. We were burglarized in 92, had wrought iron put over our windows like all the neighbors. Two years ago we had all our windows replaced and I had all the iron removed. I hated being in jail, so to speak.
The Security system really worked well. We were going out and my wife instead of hitting away on the system hit home instead. We opened the door and left. After about 5 min I remembered something we needed and returned home to be greeted by two police cars in front of the house. Wow. They told me that they found the side door unlocked so they entered and checked the place out. So I guess the system worked. I didn’t tell them that it had been our error. Lol Oh yeah a weapon on the premises would help too.
Along with your other defenses, plant pyracantha under your windows. Nobody will try to climb through those thorns.
Until the City cleaned them out in the mid nineties, we had neighborhood dogs. Some dogs stayed behind fances. Some did not. Several large dogs had the run of the neighborhood. Parents taught their children how to behave with dogs and dogs learned their territory (the neighborhood) and how to deal with people and traffic. Once in a while at night some out-of-place fellows would come into the neighborhood and they would always have one of the dogs accompanying them. If they walked up into someone’s yard one of them would stay right with him and get close, growl a little bit. Those fellows then would decide to go somewhere else. We had no B&Es for many years. Then the City decided that all dogs had to be penned up. The burglaries started soon after. It did prompt folks to get more shotgun shells and pistol ammo but the neighborhood got a tad more tense after that.
What about the front of your house? And the sides? Can nefarious marauders enter by the porch roof? Do you have a coal cellar or garage that is susceptible to rack and ruin with a crow bar.
There is much to consider...beside them lurking in the bushes to cush you as you enter your garage and the door is slow on going down.
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All the above. Layered defense and all. We just got a Ring doorbell. It’s been handy, Especially since our next door neighbor’s house burned down at three AM one night. Another neighbor knocked on our door (master bed on lower level back of house.) but didn’t ring the bell. The motion alert woke us up and I checked the motion video log saw a freaked out neighbor. Got up, noticed an orange sky, walked out on to back deck and saw flames pouring out to the house next door.
Additional cameras can be added for other sides of the house.
Simple Safe is an alternative as well. Monitored or not, it will alert you.
Also think of exterior visuals on your house. Make it have less curb appeal than you neighbor's house for burglary. Make it look occupied. That means timers on interior lights and TV/radios, motion lights outside and visibly sturdy locks on the doors. Also move you outside cars around.
You can buy real or fake cameras that will get their attention too. PS on the fake cameras, don't activate the flashing LEDs.
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