When I am away for the day, Spot is there to greet people. The doors are usually unlocked. My friends know where the goodies are located, and it's cool. Spot knows my friends.
He is just a dalmation, but if I am not there, you will have to shoot him to get in. He will protect our home from intrusion. He will warn you, and you should listen.
When I am traveling, I built the cabin with steel storm shutter roll-ups, for all openings. It's even tougher than Spot, to get into the place.
For a lawman to think that it is OK to enter a man's home, interview teen sons doing nothing, and then go upstairs, seems like a fairy tale from the USSR...
I live in a real small town and haven’t seen my house keys for years. The key to my truck is in the ignition where it always is.