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Davo J:

--- Quote from: Sic Semper Tyrannis on August 22, 2011, 01:59:32 PM ---"Sorry to here of your problem with thieves. I am going through the same thing here at the moment.
Just on a month ago I had someone cut my rear chain wire fence and come up the paddock and steel my 2 dogs that where in a fully enclosed compound. The dogs where only a Labrador and a jack Russel so not expensive, but I think it was done so they could come back at a latter date, as these 2 would go off barking if anyone was around.
They were not after them for value as I have another dog further up which is a staffy bull terrier and worth a lot more than those 2 put together."

Do they do the dog fighting thing down there?  If so labs and jack russels are used as bait dogs in training.  Friend of ours put a JR up on craigslist ("Free JRT, most be only dog, doesn't like other dogs) and she got tons of calls from people.  When she said she wanted to see where the lived and where the dog would stay they never called back.  She got a note from someone explaining that most CL free dogs get fed to fighting dogs.....sick sick sick.....

Who knew you had to lock up your dogs from thieving scum??

Here's to hoping that isn't where yours went...


My garage is residential and I really haven't thought much about security...but now I really am paranoid after reading this!!!!

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Hi,
I believe there is dog fighting around here, but you don't hear of it.
We have rang the animal shelter each week, but nothing their. It's hard to have a viscous dog over here as they will take you to court if it bites someone and put the dog down. Our staffy got out and ran up to 2 German shepherds getting walked to play with them. The lady made a complaint, and he is now down as a dangerous dog and after 3 strikes he gets put down from the authorities.

He wouldn't hurt a fly, OK he has got a few chooks from next door that wander in our yard, LOL But the neighbor did say he can have what ever chooks stray over their, as long as he doesn't come in his yard getting them.
Any dog with (Bull) in the name is looked down at over here as be savage. We used to bread English bull terriers and I could understand if they where stolen as they where big money.

Dave

75Plus:
I have not followed this thread very well and this may have been mentioned previously. I have a friend that lives in a rural area. He has several out buildings containing tools and machinery. He always leaves a radio playing 24/7 in each of the buildings so one would not know if it was actually unoccupied. He has not had a break-in in over 30 years. Is it because of the radio? Can't say for sure but it may have helped.

BTW He is not exactly in a high rent neighborhood. While he is rural the county population is mostly lower middle class.

Joe

Weston Bye:

--- Quote ---He always leaves a radio playing 24/7 in each of the buildings so one would not know if it was actually unoccupied
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I do the radio thing in my workshop, even though it is attached to the house.  

I have occasionally considered a quiet, low-speed gearbox and cam arrangement that would pseudo-randomly cycle a hammer to clunk a few taps,  then later lift a wrench on a string and allow it to fall to the floor, cycle a motor on for a bit, then off, some random workshop noises, etc.....  Make the place sound lived in by a nocturnal mechanical fiend.

edit to add:  randomly pass a flag between a lamp and the window shade to give the impression of motion.

John Stevenson:
Better still Wes is to make a tape recording when you are working and leave it on playback.

Perhaps connected to a motion sensor ?

John S.

Davo J:
When I looking up the security systems on ebay, I saw Cd's getting sold that had voices of blokes talking, you could either buy ones with 2 voices talking about random stuff or 4 voices. I have just spend 20 minutes looking for them but I can't find them again. :doh: :doh: :doh:
From memory they where around $40 each which I though was expensive, but they might be onto a good thing.
If I do happen to find them again, I will post them up here.

Dave

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