[punkpup]

WOW!!!!! I would never have thought about the material used to prevent the slider from being opened!!! I have an old wooden dowel in ours because that's what we had around and that's what my parent's have used for eons.

Perhaps it might not be a bad time to consider adding some surveillance cameras and a DVR. They've become incredibly affordable. I was in both BJ's and COSTCO today and saw several options. Up to now I've only had a mild interest in these types of systems mostly because I find the technology fascinating but the fact that this occured while your dogs were at home , what Kathie said about losing her dog after a break in and the fact that I'm home by myself with my dogs has me thinking about this stuff a lot differently now!