Posted on 04/16/2014 10:01:42 AM PDT by lowbridge
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office in Texas released a chilling video in the hopes that it will help lead to the identity of a suspect who crept through a couple’s home and loomed over their baby as he slept.
The incident, which occurred on April 5, was captured by the homeowner’s security cameras situated throughout the home, including in the baby’s nursery.
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There wouldn’t be any camera footage.Your dogs wouldn’t let an intruder make it as far as the interior of your home.
Min Pin and Dobermann.
My small ‘alarm’ dog is actually my Portuguese Podengo Medio.
She lays on the flat file in my art studio and watches the yard and lane.
She is the one who usually spots ‘intruders’ first and when she barks, the Dobes spring into action.
If you buy a Dobe, buy a Euro bloodline, only.
The scattering is the issue for me. If I have a child in the house I want to make darn sure where my shot is going. In a confined space the .357 or .45 is just as loud, and with the safety slugs you don't have to worry about over penetration.
So get a .44Mag Ruger. Load .410’s in and you are good to go and legal, which shouldn’t be a problem for any one who believes in the 2nd Amendment.
Yeah when we are actually gone we have lights on timers too.
Your comment triggered my memory of a story my folks told me.
My folks went to visit my Dad's aunt back in New York State. During the trip, they visited NYC. The cabbie they used to get from the airport to the hotel seemed to have a dog with him somewhere, as my folks continually heard growling and barking noises.
They figured out it was the cabbie, and asked him about it. Said it had kept him from getting robbed in the past, so he kept doing it.
Crimes of opportunity such as smash and grabs and easy pickings from open garages are not drastically lower unless the dog is outside with the owner. Home burglaries, esp. while the house is empty, however, are dramatically fewer when dogs are present.
I even read a story about a convict who admitted to being terrified of ANY dog, including when the bark indicated a smaller breed. His excuse, as I recall, was “Them small dogs bite the worst!”
I guess in a way I’d rather be mauled by a mastiff than chewed up by a chihuahua.
I have two German shepherds and I like your sign. lol
No question about the scattering. I would be leery of having a shotgun in the house.
My mother and uncle grew up in Phoenix when a loaded shotgun was ALWAYS sitting in its wall cradle...ready for use.
There are cameras ~outside~, too.
:D
About a week after our ‘crime spree’, the PPM barked at something outside so I took the male Dobe and just launched him out the front door into the yard.
He ran around the front and then the back and I heard leaves crunching as something ran like hell up over the ridge.
Dunno who it was, but the boy came back in really “frustrated” and all jacked up because he hadn’t gotten a piece of it.
;D
My wife brought home a Cocker Spaniel that had been severely abused by a previous owner. For a year or so he was very skittish around me, but very protective of my wife. we got him a little sister about a year later. a good sized Siberian Husky came on my property and wet after the little one and my wife. The Cocker came out of nowhere and lit in to the Husky. No body ever messed with his little sister or Mommy.
LOL!
So, even the possibility of a dog, works.
:)
I live in Hillbilly Heaven where *everybody* is armed to the teeth.
Being alerted by the family dog always means being shot at by the family of hicks.
However, the people who were eventually caught were “flatlanders” from the city who may have not really understood that.
Although they are all my “own kind”, I would not dream of invading a hillbilly’s space, uninvited.
People up here in the hills are kinda funny.
:)
[frankly, I would prefer dogs to being attacked by *geese*]
LOL
Any dog will raise the alarm. It is up to you to decide if you want a dog that will take down an intruder of if that is your job. My Shitz Tzu will raise an alarm and she only weighs 20 lbs. My Job is to take care of them when they get into the house.
Ack! Geese are EVIL! They bite like Hell. My aunt had geese, and I adamantly refused to be the one who had to feed them.
Also, it should be noted here, regarding dogs, that you should NEVER tell your neighbors or strangers, “Oh, poochie is friendly. He/she wouldn’t hurt a fly!”
Criminals are often sociopaths who will not only case your house but attempt an interaction with you or your family to find out details about your life before committing to a crime. Telling them that your dog is a big softie is likely going to give them a reason to continue pursuing.
After that when I took him for his morning walk, If the husky saw him he would cross the street to get away, and then cross back after we passed. Cody was the toughest dog in the neighborhood, but never once let it go to his head. He has been gone 5 years and I still miss him.
Any dog that will bark at an intruder and alert you that there is an invader will do.
My late husband and I used to joke about our “four tier defense system”; we had four dogs and all four of them had sharp teeth and did not like strangers.
Two of them slept on either side of our bed, one slept in the doorway of our room and one slept in the living room.
We didn’t have any problems.
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