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[MikeL]

Hope this helps?
MDU

And seriously, that advice about the dog is worthwhile. The only time we've been burgled was when we were out of town and the dog was with us. I think every other house in the street has been done at least once.

[Wolf]

And seriously, that advice about the dog is worthwhile. The only time we've been burgled was when we were out of town and the dog was with us. I think every other house in the street has been done at least once.

Trouble is, that "To Catch a Thief" program shows that most dogs are as useful as tits on Batman's body-armour. A number of times the shows resident burglars played with or patted the dogs and on one episode I saw, the bloke actually took the dog because it was valuable.

[Motu]

I had to laugh when my mate got a big mean dog - ''If they can get past him they can have the fuckin bike!'' They did of course,and the dog looked very pleased with himself the next morning....sorry,but dogs don't have loyalty to their owner!

[vifferman]

I had to laugh when my mate got a big mean dog - ''If they can get past him they can have the fuckin bike!'' They did of course,and the dog looked very pleased with himself the next morning....sorry,but dogs don't have loyalty to their owner!

Indeed.
Our dog would initially bark loudly at any strange noises, but once anybody got close to him, he'd be their best mate. I only hoped that any potential burglars were riding bicycles, because the site of them made him go nuts with excitement, hoping to be able to go for a good fast run. A burglar on a bike wouldn't be allowed to steal anything until he'd 'gone walkies' with the dog first.

[Badcat]

So if you hear someone tampering with your bike, grab the baseball bat on the way out the door...

i have a very large maglite for this exact eventuality.
just in case any intruders need "illumination".
a little less overt than a baseball bat, and easier to swing in a hallway.

[feistyredhead]

i have a very large maglite for this exact eventuality.
just in case any intruders need "illumination".
a little less overt than a baseball bat, and easier to swing in a hallway.

my dog bites strangers on the property even had a go at my other half one night when i was on my own.....but loves kids go figure and yet she is no pit bull just a wannabe

[Wolf]

One of the dogs I had was fiercely protective of the property while we were on it - protecting the members of her "pack". One night when the dog was outside I heard running footsteps go past the lounge window followed by the dog hitting the gate and barking her head off. What we figure happened was someone was prowling around our yard, the dog saw him(?) and went after him, he ran, jumped the gate and pissed off up the road, the dog hit the gate and sent him on his way with a good, loud "Fuck off and don't come back". It was interesting that she didn't bark until she reached the gate when he had already left the property and was presumeably accelerating up the road.

I wonder what he thought when he turned around and saw a largish German Shepherd silently bearing down on him.

No idea how she would have handled a burglar while we weren't home.

[Wolf]

i have a very large maglite for this exact eventuality.
just in case any intruders need "illumination".
a little less overt than a baseball bat, and easier to swing in a hallway.

I understand security guards are only allowed to carry a certain sized maglite, can't remember if it's the 4 or 5 cell one, as anything longer is a "weapon" - yet we can buy (and keep at home) larger maglites.

[Badcat]

I understand security guards are only allowed to carry a certain sized maglite, can't remember if it's the 4 or 5 cell one, as anything longer is a "weapon" - yet we can buy (and keep at home) larger maglites.

mine's a 3 cell.
as they say, it's not the size of the weapon...