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Old 05-31-2013, 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by bike42 View Post
I love this statistic from our former (urban) county up north: 95 PERCENT of all break-ins occurred in homes WITHOUT DOGS. A barking dog is your best deterrent.
I do believe that barking dogs are a very good deterrent. I'm glad to hear that my 70 lb dog is finally earning her dogfood. If I answer the door with my two dogs visible, even huge burly men take a step backward. It's so easy to purchase a "fake" security sign. I'm not sure how effective they are.

Bottom line, our neighbors are our best security system ever. I hope we all continue to watch over each other.
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