Well, the article doesn't really say anything other than dogs aren't always a deterrent and we're not real sure how effective they are. I'd suggest any one factor is difficult to isolate. Layer your security, be as hard a target as possible, move on.
I've read before of a burglar interviewed that said one dog, even a large one, no sweat. TWO decent sized and he would go shopping for another house. IDK what the validity of that sentiment is.
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I agree. There is nothing 100% effective. Layer home and personal security to optimize you chance for success. The real problem is peoples false sense of security due to unrealistic understanding and ability of the mindset, skills, and tools utilized.Originally Posted by BehindBlueI's
Defense in depth. One dog a grown man can fight off. Two big hard dogs you need a weapon and you still might get a serious injury. If I lived how I wanted I would be divorced and it would look like a JSS (joint security station)in the woods.
If I was single and living in a cabin in the woods composing my manifesto, I'd have a Caucasian Shepard as my companion.
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Mine have their dews removed so there's no hope. I've had seven Labs in the last thirty years and one of them probably would have fought for my wife. Two or three might have barked, the rest slept through everything including LE searches outside the house with helos overheard. People do notice 2-3 large dogs in the yard though.
That said I recall reading about a serial rapist in the 1980s who would not select a victim who owned any kind of dog.
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An alarm goes off when something is already broken. A dog can hear someone or something while it is still outside and not even close to gaining entry.
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An indoor dog is hard to defeat as an alarm system if the dog is worth a damn.
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Have you owned one?
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Like neighbors, or the mailman, or the old lady using a snowblower a block away... that feature cuts both ways
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