[AnAmericanMother]

I have a son who could wreck a junkyard with a rubber hammer and is always meddling with things, so my Sig P245 is in a small quick-release gun safe bolted to the headboard of my bed. It costs me a few more seconds, but I figure my Labrador Retriever will hold off any intruders for that period of time (by jumping up on them and licking them to death. Luckily she will "down" on command. I'd hate like heck to shoot my dog.)

[ExSoldier]

You're lucky. At that time we had our first newfie (Newfoundland--same type as won the Westmister this year) and she was blissfully on her back, all four in the air, snoring and running. She stayed there until two things happened. First, the cops showed up (alarm signal) and with them came the K9 "MOMMY THERE'S A BOY OUTSIDE!!!" And to her credit, second, once she realized that mommy was indeed really SCARED of something, she raced to her side and wouldn't leave her for a moment. 145 pounds of fur covered razor blade is a force when it wants to be. She has since passed and now we have our second newfie and this girl is much more ALERT and VOCAL.

[TexasCowboy]

I was thinking that if he had put a round through that pillow with my Sig 226 he wouldn't have had to worry about intruders..........or anything else.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

That reminds me of the joke ....

"A three legged dog limps into a saloon in the Old West. He slides up to the bar orders a whiskey and announces "I'm looking for the man who shot my paw!!"