Author Topic: Are Your Dogs Part of Your Home-Defense Plan? (Read 4184 times)

Elderberry · « **on:** March 26, 2018, 09:11:12 pm »

Personal Defense Network by By Evan Carson

If you are reading articles here on the Personal Defense Network, you have probably made some home-defense plans. Have you thought about how your pets play into your home-defense plan in the case of an imminent home invasion?

Your pets should definitely be included in your home-defense plan. While your dogs may not be high-level personal-protection dogs, they can still serve as good deterrents for a would-be intruder. In my case, I have two dogs who are like my kids (who am I kidding, they are my kids) and I love them like my two non-furry daughters, so I have formulated a plan that includes them. Obviously, my main priorities are my two daughters and my wife, and they take precedence over the dogs, but the dogs are still part of our home-defense plan and help dictate some of the tactics I choose to think about and potentially use in an imminent home invasion.

COMPANION OR PROTECTION-TRAINED DOG?

First let me make a distinction. This article is for readers who have dogs that serve as companions, not for folks who train or plan on training a dog to bite for protection. While I think having a protection- or bite-trained dog is a great idea, that group is a much smaller and generally insignificant subset group of the larger group of dog owners in the U.S. It is estimated that over 60 million American households have at least one dog.

More: https://www.personaldefensenetwork.com/article/dogs-home-defense-plan/

Sanguine · « **Reply #1 on:** March 26, 2018, 09:22:54 pm »

Mine certainly think so.

Smokin Joe · « **Reply #2 on:** March 26, 2018, 09:30:11 pm »

Mine is aware of goings on for a half mile in any direction, alerts us to people coming, and knows the sounds of the vehicles of those who know us. His reactions tell us if it is someone he knows or someone he doesn't. He even has a special growl for the mail man....(or lady).

mystery-ak · « **Reply #3 on:** March 26, 2018, 10:05:43 pm »

roamer_1 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 26, 2018, 10:38:15 pm »

Quote from: Smokin Joe on March 26, 2018, 09:30:11 pm

Mine is aware of goings on for a half mile in any direction, alerts us to people coming, and knows the sounds of the vehicles of those who know us. His reactions tell us if it is someone he knows or someone he doesn't. He even has a special growl for the mail man....(or lady).

Yep. He's there to alert, distract, and die.

jpsb · « **Reply #5 on:** March 26, 2018, 10:47:46 pm »

My attack dog, attacking the grass.

WingNot · « **Reply #6 on:** March 26, 2018, 10:58:47 pm »

Mine will be a look out while the crooks load their van with our stuff.

roamer_1 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 26, 2018, 11:01:39 pm »

Quote from: Wingnut on March 26, 2018, 10:58:47 pm

Mine will be a look out while the crooks load their van with our stuff.

Funniest thing I ever seen... My buddy had a big shepherd, friendly as can be. You could walk right in and do anything the heck you want to... He'd happily let you. Until you try to leave. No leaving.

ConstitutionRose · « **Reply #8 on:** March 27, 2018, 12:52:26 am »

All who enter must be properly introduced else they have to deal with 140 lbs of angry dog.

Polly Ticks · « **Reply #9 on:** March 27, 2018, 01:17:54 am »

One of mine would most likely piddle on the floor, creating a safety hazard which could theoretically cause the robber to slip and fall and possibly break an ankle.

Sanguine · « **Reply #10 on:** March 27, 2018, 01:28:42 am »

Quote from: Polly Ticks on March 27, 2018, 01:17:54 am

One of mine would most likely piddle on the floor, creating a safety hazard which could theoretically cause the robber to slip and fall and possibly break an ankle.

Good plan. Who would expect that?

mystery-ak · « **Reply #11 on:** March 27, 2018, 01:35:47 am »

Quote from: Wingnut on March 26, 2018, 10:58:47 pm

Mine will be a look out while the crooks load their van with our stuff.

My dogs look and act vicious through the glass storm door..open the door and they are your buddy...the UPS guy doesn't want to take that chance though..lol

Free Vulcan · « **Reply #12 on:** March 27, 2018, 02:01:56 am »

thackney · « **Reply #13 on:** March 27, 2018, 03:09:25 pm »

godblessRonaldReagan · « **Reply #14 on:** March 27, 2018, 03:43:26 pm »

My chiweenie is death from the ankles down

WingNot · « **Reply #15 on:** March 27, 2018, 05:31:46 pm »

He's just a snowflake.

Jazzhead · « **Reply #16 on:** March 27, 2018, 05:36:24 pm »

My dogs' priorities are squirrels. People who come to the door elicit a waggy welcome, and a solicitation for treats.

But, as they have pointed out to me many times, not once has a squirrel made its way into the house. They feel they do their jobs, and do them well.

txradioguy · « **Reply #17 on:** April 05, 2018, 08:24:14 pm »

Mine are...to an extent.

I have two Miniature Schnauzers who bark at anything...and I do mean anything...birds in the yard...the doorbell in a commercial on TV...the lady across the street walking her dog. And it's a loud attention getting bark at that.

So they'll work quite well as a first alert that something is wrong in the house.

Elderberry · « **Reply #18 on:** April 05, 2018, 08:42:37 pm »

Quote from: txradioguy on April 05, 2018, 08:24:14 pm

Mine are...to an extent.

I have two Miniature Schnauzers who bark at anything...and I do mean anything...birds in the yard...the doorbell in a commercial on TV...the lady across the street walking her dog. And it's a loud attention getting bark at that.

So they'll work quite well as a first alert that something is wrong in the house.

I'm sure my five will out bark yours. I have two Rottweiler mixes for the back yard and inside my Chihuahua, Italian Greyhound, and Basenji/JRT alert on anything in the front yard. They get embarrassed if someone gets to the front door before they have notified us.

GrouchoTex · « **Reply #19 on:** April 05, 2018, 08:47:37 pm »

Only if I am already home.
My Beagle and Foxhound will howl when people come to the door, but they love everybody.
They are a good alarm, but only if I am already there.
If not, they'd make best buddies with the intruders, once they got inside.
Hopefully, the noise alone would deter them from entering, but I couldn't count on that.

NavyCanDo · « **Reply #20 on:** April 07, 2018, 12:37:55 am »

We have a big eared Papillion who does not let a mouse crossing the deck go unoticed much less a person trying to enter the house. And he will wake the whole house. He must think his name is Shut up.

Sanguine · « **Reply #21 on:** April 07, 2018, 12:50:37 am »

Quote from: NavyCanDo on April 07, 2018, 12:37:55 am

We have a big eared Papillion who does not let a mouse crossing the deck go unoticed much less a person trying to enter the house. And he will wake the whole house. He must think his name is Shut up.

I have a Papillion too! Wonderful little guy.