Home Invasion

[E. maculata]

I'm very sorry to hear that this sorta stuff is happening, I will go back to my original statement, except go 1 further 2 Dogs.
Why am I sure this will work.
Why did dogs & humans befriend each other in the first place? a trade off, I'll guard you & yours' and you'll feed me some of that wooly mamouth you're cookin!
My personal evidence, there's lots more but this should give an idea why I trust dogs over people.
Mate (securtiy guard checking a tripped alarm)whos' live was saved by his German Shepherd from a screwdriver weilding drugcrazed scumbag and his mate after they hid in the premises & pounced on him and he's 6'4" and 125 kg Martial arts exponent yet a snarling angry 45 kg shepherd tore them new........
Father in laws German Shepherd & Blue heeler cornered a bloke just last yr trying to rip off his F-100, Bloke discovered cowering on roof of vehicle.
My Large (for a Border 35 kgs/ 600 shoulder height)Male B/Collie, saved my wife from an attack(don't know what the scum wanted he didn't get a chance anyway) when he was only 12 months old, latched onto a burglar going thru the next door kitchen window and pulled him down, chased a fella out my yard at 2am.(this partly is why we moved away from that town)
And the bit that always convinces me that dogs have an edge, One of my friends has dogs..BIG BIG dogs (pig chasers) He's a fairly rough bloke nothing fazes him, except got a phone call one day asking me to chain our fella up quote "he's F*ckin insane that mongrel,.. wanted to kill me.. had to jump the fence to get away from him" this friend came thru the gate will we where out.
This very same dog lets children pull his tail, wags his tail at all visiotrs if I'm home looks like the biggest fluffiest sook, but is Jekel & Hyde inside.
My point is He's not unique, most dogs are like this given the right homelife (not mistreated) and negates the need for bars and will let you know if the house is on fire or the kids are upset.

[LineLefty]

What about the front yard? Most dogs dont roam freely around the front yard.

Don't get me wrong, dogs are a great deterrent but if they just kick your bloody front door in............

At the tennis club where I'm the esteemed VP, we've been broken into at least 5times in 2years. We've got evey sort of security mesh, alarms cameras you name it.

It makes no difference though, when they bring a sledge hammer and go straight thru the brick wall

We even had one guy try and sue us after he jump through the roof and fell 5m too the floor. Broke his ankle, and couldnt get out until the cops came. Tried to sue us!! Turns out we dont have a duty of care to warn potential intruders that the roof, which is 6m high from the outside, is the same height from the inside

[E. maculata]

Adam, mild cultural difference, not only do ours roam the front yard one sleeps in the entry doorway at night, the other one sleeps in the hallway outside the bedroom doors, being a canine person yourself you know what this indicates. BTW we also have a monitored alarm, solid doors, and mesh, but they're not sentinent beings, and aren't proactive measures.

[Pat]

Eliminate the problem . . . give 'em hotshots!


Sorry, just experiencing a bout of self righteous outrage, bloody limp wristed, good for nothing poly's. Argh! :mad: The wallopers probably would like to do something to the individuals but are not backed up by the rest of the "justice" system and their political "masters". Rant Off.

[DavidG]

Who cares.
Dog (red heeler) sleeps on the floor beside my bed.
I and the rest of the family sleep well.
Don't even shut the back door on hot nights.
No problem.
No-one is going to get in (or out in one piece).

[shaunburgess]

I have 3 dogs, don't need to look workshop or house. My dogs are big sooks if iam home but when i'm not will not let people in. One of our dogs (norweigan elkhound) even had his bark recorded for an alarm, whenever someone came to the door recording started (dog barking) and warned people off.

[journeyman Mick]

I realise that moving may not be an option (and I hate to let anyone or anything get the better of me) but I reckon with kids, staying there should not be considered an option. However this is what I reckon I would do:
Slowly empty, or partly empty the house, but don't make it obvious. Go down to the local Harvey Norman or similar and get a whole heap of appliance boxes. Parade them in (preferably so that the scumbags can see it) so that they think you've loaded the place up again. Get a heap of mates around and sneak them in. Remove the family. Wait. Let the scumbags break in again. Trap them in the house (some of the mates come around from the back and bar their access) lay into them with boots and bats, and tell them they'll be killed if they're seen in the vicinity again. :eek:

Okay, flame away.

Years ago at school, a bully walked up to me as class started and told me to move as I was in his seat. I knew that if I complied that I'd cop s**t from him forever (or at least for the rest of school, which is forever at that age. I told him I wasn't moving, he (without warning) smacked me across the mouth with a cricket ball and kneed me in the face several times (apparently). I came to in the sick bay with blood all over my shirt. The deputy quizzed me and I said I must have had a fall.

The next week I got a cricket bat out of the sports store and brained the guy with it. When he came to I told him that he might be bigger than me, but if he F###ed with me again I'd kill him. He and any other potential bullies stayed clear of me after that.

Mick

Disclaimer: I do not condone or promote violence as a solution to problems, any problems should, of course, be referred to the police.

[ozwinner]

Al

[jow104]

Seems like an ideal opportunity for an up an coming aussie entrepreneur to start up a new business.

Sometimes known as "protection business"

Bob have a word with one of the current members he should know one or two.

Otherwise Bob dogs are the only solution in my opinion. Or invite my wife back.