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Russell Nash:
I forgot to mention the Beware of Dog signs. Sometimes that's enough to make them move on.
I heard the story of one guy whose dog caught a thief. He had an enlarged copy of the newspaper article made, laminated it, and put it on a signpost out front. His place was never broken into again.
Pappy Frank:
Interresting Thread.
When my two sons were home (the youngest is 29) We had a Hawk Block (Hawk being a tommyhawk) that we would throw at as well as knives we threw at it too. We also would fence with proper fencing sword and equipment and we done these things in the front yard of our home. I was in a local town (17 miles away) and heard some people talking and one said, "stay away from them, they are crazy" Well as I evesdropped a little more, they were talking about us. Interesting, but I still have the reputation of being crazy and also the rep for setting traps (wihich I Do NOT do) but it helps keep unwanted people away.
I also have a 120 pound German Shepherd dog which helps.
I think the wisest thing I ever saw though was a man who would put his 3 dogs in his shop at night. If anyone ever tried to break in, the dogs made a lot of noise and of course the thugs do not want to be bitten so they leave. This was in a bad part of Phoeniz AZ and he never had a break in. These dogs were not pets, but security. They stayed in a kennel during the time thre shope was open.
Point of the story, you do not need a dog that will harm, just one that will make noise. People are inherently afraid of dogs.
Good Luck with your problems.
Pappy Frank
Joules:
That was good to hear Frank,
we have a pair of fencing foils on the wall here. I hadn't thought about using them in the front garden. Think I will put on my mankini and fence with a few bushes :bugeye:
fluxcored:
lolz - all my budz are emigrating because of our high crime rate!! I should show them this thread.
I've never had anything stolen from any of my properties - except for some underpants but the thief left my Levi's, my wife suspect it's one of my old girlfriends, and on another occasion a pair of safety boots.
My 2 dogs - they've got hearts of gold but they do scare off would be intruders.
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