I believe in alarm systems and cameras. My son has camera's around and in his house and when his next door neighbor was robbed one camera caught the trucks as they came in the driveway and the look out that stood at the end of the driveway. He can access it on his phone or computer from anywhere. Great evidence.

We moved into a very rural area to get away from crime ridden neighborhoods. We do have a couple of dogs but nosey neighbors are also good to have. I have one who watches our house like a hawk. DH wants to get me a small shot gun and some shooting lessons. Maybe that will be my Christmas presant.

I feel so much better now with my handgun and shotgun at home. The burglar would have to actually step his foot inside the house before I would be tempted to use the gun. I am not stupid enough to go outside!

I have three "LOUD" dogs, a Remington 12 ga. pump shotgun, a .38 S&W, NRA stickers on my house and car windows and nosy neighbors on all sides. I also keep objects in my car out of sight, just in case. I travel with my gun and have a concealed weapons permit. Have also considered getting an alarm system...jury's still out on that one.

Oh, I'd travel with you !

I would recommend a Doberman.

Ditto all that,

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German rotts ;-)

I would suggest a home safe too (make sure it's a good solid one and installed properly, i.e. bolted down with inside hinges). And sometimes there are ways to hide them. We use it for guns/jewelry and important papers because it's also fire safe. I heard on the news this week that the sale of safes is increasing alot.

Oh yes, a safe, a good one. When we were burglarized in 2009 that is the one thing they could not get into or even begin to move. This thing weighs over 900 lbs and is anchored to the floor. Just wish I would have kept more of my valuables inside it instead of in my dresser drawer!

At 2:30 this morning, my service dog started barking like a maniac. DH got up to let him out, but King wanted out the front door, so DH went out with him (no fence on this side). King chased some guy away from DH's truck. Yep, gotta get a dog. My King is a big friendly dog, until you break the 'His' property rules. I bet that guy is still running. :mrgreen:
I hope he tells the other thieves that we set the dogs on him! :mrgreen: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

We use ADT and have for many years. We are very satisfied and the nicest feature for me is the fire alarm which will alert the fire department as soon as smoke triggers it it we're not at home. To me that's important because by the time neighbors see the smoke or flames from the outside, the interior might be a total loss.

We can set it for "Stay" or "Away" the difference being that with "Stay" we can move around the house while the windows an doors remain activated.

The only "flase alarm" we had was when we first got it and set it for the full system, including the motion detector, and left for some appointments. We forgot about the cockateil who enjoyed full feathers - got spooked and flew through the motion detector. The police arrived and checked out the houes....so we knew it worked as it was designed to. Nothing since.

We also have a home safe. All valuable papers are kept in small accordian files. Jewelry and back up cds of all my digital photos are also tucked away.

When we put our ADT system in the contract stated that they would install another system with no installation charges in any other house we bought - primary residence. I don't know if they still offer this.

That is true!! Little busybody dogs bark at anything unusual.
They dance around and bite too!
I can hear the neighbors rat terrier/two houses away!

Just be careful and train the dog not to bark at cats, other dogs, things that are ordinary. Too many alarms do not work either.

Your neighbors! My 90 year old neighbor knows everyone who drives by or walks around.

I kinda like Smith & Wesson.....we use it.

Mine dance around too, but when they bite, it's a little higher! He he he he he :mrgreen:

I had a police officer stop by hear not ong ago, he was investigating a break-in a couple of doors down and wanted to know if I'd seen anything suspicious. I live in the country and cannot see my neighbors so he was out of lck on that one, but he sure did note the big BEWARE OF DOG sign on the garage that you can see from the road and said, "Well I doubt anyone with ill intent would have come down your drive seeing that sign" And I do have two dogs to back up the sign...a boxer that lives indoors, and a very large Malimute Husky that lives outdoors. I don't think we have to worry much

CAUTION: Forget the dog. Beware of owner!
I can't run, I do bite, have had my rabies shot, and I carry a big a** gun.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Love, love, love it! You are my kinda gal!