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In reply to the discussion: 2"17 AM this morning, our property was violated. [View all]
Amishman
(5,953 posts)74. Where I live, they'd be surprised if I wasn't. Very rural, red, and redneck
My closest neighbor routinely shoots groundhogs in his back yard (to be fair, we have a big problem with them). I've never even met the neighbors to the rear of our property, there's a half mile of forest between our houses and driving distance from my driveway to theirs is probably closer to two miles.
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My two labs would loudly announce anyone who came on the property, but they wouldn't do a damned thing to stop
sop
23 hrs ago
#34
Malinois. GSD. Dobie. Rottie. Great Pyrenees. Cane Corso. Even a Chessie
AZLD4Candidate
Yesterday
#26
That's why I am looking at a Rottie or a Corso next. I have the alert in the Pyr.
AZLD4Candidate
20 hrs ago
#45
We have cameras around our house with a central closed circuit system that has an app
ms liberty
Yesterday
#11
i discovered, accidentally, that if i push all three external buttons on my iphone at once,
mopinko
Yesterday
#15
I'll offer the counterpoint - police response times in your area is a critical factor
Amishman
19 hrs ago
#47
I'm sure you realize that you often have little time to find, operate and open your gun's lock box.
CTyankee
19 hrs ago
#48
Do you have a plan in case your loaded (ready to shoot) gun gets in the "wrong" hands?
CTyankee
30 min ago
#78
It's stored in a biometric lock box, the only way someone can get it is with my (or my wife's) fingers
Amishman
22 min ago
#79
She was my best friend. We went everywhere together, except the grocery store.
SheltieLover
13 hrs ago
#68
Hey Sheltie....Wifey isn't in good enough shape to take care of a canine while I am out working.
Ferrets are Cool
16 hrs ago
#60
Most cameras do that. Ring is good for both alerting cameras and motion censor lights.
AZLD4Candidate
Yesterday
#27
She. She was left tied to a tree abandoned on my property. Great Pyrenees are gentle giants, so we took her in.
AZLD4Candidate
17 hrs ago
#50
My Wyze cameras send notifications instantly, announce they are recording, have microphones, spotlights and sirens.
waterwatcher123
23 hrs ago
#36
You are lucky. If they started running away from you and you shot them, you would likely go to jail since they did not
Exp
23 hrs ago
#37
It's funny now, but I wasn't too shaken to call the police, but I WAS to shaken to remember my address.
Ferrets are Cool
16 hrs ago
#58