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Big Dog....I have an Akita {natural guard dog} the Japanese used to leave their kids at home with them, they don't need ANY guard dog training, just your basic sit, come, go outside type stuff.
They DON"T bark {much}, they are "quiet" dogs, if they are barking, it's for a good reason.
They are better dogs if they are the only dog, they are very dominate by nature.
Another "cheap" way to "catch" them...get a small cheap webcam, I think you can get the wireless ones at Wal-mart....put it at the doors to see who is coming up and hand it over to the police.
They DON"T bark {much}, they are "quiet" dogs, if they are barking, it's for a good reason.
They are better dogs if they are the only dog, they are very dominate by nature.
Another "cheap" way to "catch" them...get a small cheap webcam, I think you can get the wireless ones at Wal-mart....put it at the doors to see who is coming up and hand it over to the police.
Yeah, my dad and his roomate had one of these when he was younger. He was a 3rd degree black belt at the time and in pretty good shape...he came home late one night and startled the dog. Its funny because they naturally come at people just to take them down and he actually took pops down with a jump/lunge type of move with his front paws in the air, hitting him in the chest...he stopped immediately and started licking his face when he recognized my dad's voice. +1 Good dogs.
What if there's a fire or other emergency? You don't want anything in there that would injure a fireman or police officer. Nix on the traps. Use sound and light - timers for lights are cheap.
I wouldn't do the bear trap. I suspect it would be legal to use inside the house, but I could see some big lawyer fees coming out of your pocket if you actually used it. Get the big, bad dog, no one will get you if Fido takes chunk out of a burglar.
The dog idea is usually a good one, but the OP stated he was going to beef up security because no one was going to be home for a couple of weeks (or more). Leaving a dog home alone that long is a terrible idea - even if you have a doggie door.
The bear trap will absolutely get you sued (at a minimum) and your insurance company may not cover you based on intentional acts. Don't do it. Booby traps will get you in lots of trouble.
The bear trap will absolutely get you sued (at a minimum) and your insurance company may not cover you based on intentional acts. Don't do it. Booby traps will get you in lots of trouble.
Lights and dogs are the best, but I would not recommend the dog unless you actually want a pet dog. People who get them for pure security tend to make crappy pet owners.
I have a newf mix that looks like a black bear, he scares the **** out of people with his very low very load bark.
Get a neighbor to change up the lights and leave a radio on a couple of times, or use timers.
good luck.
Amy, what is that, a lynx?
I have a newf mix that looks like a black bear, he scares the **** out of people with his very low very load bark.
Get a neighbor to change up the lights and leave a radio on a couple of times, or use timers.
good luck.
Amy, what is that, a lynx?
It's probably cheaper to find someone you can trust to stay there while you're away. Preferably someone who's big and not afraid and has a big dog!
This is why I love armueller. This is the kind of crap I'd think up 
"Lights? Barking dog? No no no. I want them to come in and I want them to be deformed for life."
Cooler heads have prevailed, my friend. I think everyone is right. If for no other reason than you wouldn't want a fireman or other well meaning person to lose a limb.
"Lights? Barking dog? No no no. I want them to come in and I want them to be deformed for life."Cooler heads have prevailed, my friend. I think everyone is right. If for no other reason than you wouldn't want a fireman or other well meaning person to lose a limb.
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This is why I love armueller. This is the kind of crap I'd think up
LOL
Hey, I believe whats right and whats legal don't always align with one another...
Have someone house sit for you if you're gonna leave a while. Other thing you can do is rent a storage facility to store your valuables, or keep them at your friends' house. As mentioned earlier, put a cam to catch the crook. Another thing to do is to go to your post office, and tell them to hold your mail while you're gone.
Furthermore, ask your neighbors if robberies are frequent occurrences. Also, ask if anyone near by ever been rob within this year. If the answer is no, then that means you're doing something wrong to attract attention. If the answer is yes, then that means you're living in a bad neighborhood, and you ought to really move or petition for more police patrols.
Furthermore, ask your neighbors if robberies are frequent occurrences. Also, ask if anyone near by ever been rob within this year. If the answer is no, then that means you're doing something wrong to attract attention. If the answer is yes, then that means you're living in a bad neighborhood, and you ought to really move or petition for more police patrols.
Electrocute the doorknob.
Chop an extension cord, tape off the ground and common lead, and solder the hot lead to the doorknob. Then solder some speaker wire to an iron rod, and shove the iron rod into the ground next to your back door. Run that speaker wire and open up the insulation. Fray out the wire, and lay it down on the doormat. Maybe use some hot glue or something to keep it from blowing off with the breeze. Then cover your doormat with leaves or grass clippings to disguise it a bit. He steps on the mat, starts with his crowbar to crack open the door, ZAP! Crook-kabobs.
Chop an extension cord, tape off the ground and common lead, and solder the hot lead to the doorknob. Then solder some speaker wire to an iron rod, and shove the iron rod into the ground next to your back door. Run that speaker wire and open up the insulation. Fray out the wire, and lay it down on the doormat. Maybe use some hot glue or something to keep it from blowing off with the breeze. Then cover your doormat with leaves or grass clippings to disguise it a bit. He steps on the mat, starts with his crowbar to crack open the door, ZAP! Crook-kabobs.
A guy who lived near me did something not totally different from that
His neighborhood is kind of shady and he had one of the cooler houses in the area. So he basically wanted to wire a small current to the window frames in case someone tried to break in.
Unfortunately, he set up his transformer wrong and a couple of the windows had a GREAT BIG CURRENT being applied to them.
What makes this a comedy in stead of a tragedy is that the hood who tried to break in went straight to one of the mis-wired windows and tried to jimmy it.
It arced so strongly that it essentially welded his screwdriver to the window frame.
I found that amusing because the winfow in question was set unusually high in the wall on the seconf story, so when it arced, it blew the hood off the ladder he was on, which was also stolen.
I had to treat the hood for bilateral broken legs and an electrical burn. The homeowner was confused, telling the police that it should have been a low-amperage, low-voltage current on the window frame, just enough to discourage, like an electric fence.
It turned out to have three-phase, high-amp, high-voltage applied in stead.
Basically two of the windowframes were wired straight off the mains to the house.
His neighborhood is kind of shady and he had one of the cooler houses in the area. So he basically wanted to wire a small current to the window frames in case someone tried to break in.
Unfortunately, he set up his transformer wrong and a couple of the windows had a GREAT BIG CURRENT being applied to them.
What makes this a comedy in stead of a tragedy is that the hood who tried to break in went straight to one of the mis-wired windows and tried to jimmy it.
It arced so strongly that it essentially welded his screwdriver to the window frame.
I found that amusing because the winfow in question was set unusually high in the wall on the seconf story, so when it arced, it blew the hood off the ladder he was on, which was also stolen.
I had to treat the hood for bilateral broken legs and an electrical burn. The homeowner was confused, telling the police that it should have been a low-amperage, low-voltage current on the window frame, just enough to discourage, like an electric fence.
It turned out to have three-phase, high-amp, high-voltage applied in stead.
Basically two of the windowframes were wired straight off the mains to the house.
