I was so excited because I just bought my first home. I was worried about the neighborhood so I signed up for a home security system. It cost about $35 a month and it had motion detectors and a couple of door sensors. The problem was that my old school system was tripping my modern system. I had a few dogs. They kept setting off the motion detectors no matter how I configured the settings. After getting numerous calls after the alarm kept going off, I decided not to use it any more. I looked at my dogs and thought to myself that I had been very stupid. I was lured by advertising and overlooked a simple, reliable, almost self sufficient system. Best of all, this system was free-relatively speaking.
Dogs are truly man’s best friend. I hate to think how some moronic people abuse them or leave them in the backyard chained to a pole for their entire lives, but that is another story. Dogs will give their lives to protect yours without thinking. But for most that is not necessary. Criminals want an easy mark. They do not want to enter a house with a dog because the dog makes noise alerting neighbors and others about the intrusion and because dogs will most likely try to bite them depending on the bread and temperament. They will not risk it.
I have come to the conclusion that one dog is fine, but three are better. More than that it becomes difficult to handle. Some intruders may not worry about one dog. They think they can handle them. Three dogs are a different matter. You want to select a dog that best matches your personality, but if having a dog for protection you should make a few considerations.
I know small dogs are amazing and you can dress them up, but for many criminals, they look like a foot ball and they will be happy to try to kick a field goal with them. I would recommend a medium size dog. They tend to live longer than larger dogs. Pure breads area also great, but mutts tend to also have fewer problems because of over inbreeding from breeders. I have three mutts. Two are chows and one is a mix between a terrier and a bird dog. Each one does different things based on their breed type. The chows are very much a one person owner dog. They are very loyal and do not in any way like strangers. The bird dog is also loyal, but they usually love everyone. The terrier part makes her more defensive than she would ordinarily be. Dogs do a great job of displaying traits they were bread for.
I feed them, walk them, and bathe them. That is about all the maintenance they need. They also motivate me to get out of the house more than I would otherwise. Dogs have been side by side with man for thousands of years. Romans trained Irish Wolf Hounds to literally attach enemy chariots from behind and pull the soldiers off of them and kill them. It is time you utilized what the ancients knew-dogs are awesome for security.
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