Best way to deter burglars?

CHRIS W

From a cops point of view and with 8 years on the job...seriously get a big dog. Alarm systems are uselesss. Burglars are usually in and out in less than five minutes and to expect a response time like that from a pd is impossible. The alarm comp. always takes there time before reporting an alarm to the police, and then of course alarm calls are low priority because of the enormous amount of false alarm calls we receive daily.

Citicop

I have never once taken a burglary report at a house that had a dog in it.

Common

I would say small to medium size dog that is jumpy and barks a lot. It works for my wife and I. Our neighborhood recently had a couple of break-ins. Nobody bothered our house.

Immoral Hazard

Small dog and big gun. It also helps to be friendly with your neighbors.

Daz R

Rottweilers.
I'm in the UK and so burglars dont tend to carry firearms. If they can get past 2 Rotties they deserve the damn playstation

Marshall

Dog, shotgun, rifle, handgun, bat.

If my dog doesnt bite them, I'll be right behind my dog with either my gun or a bat. If he thinks about hitting my dog then he is in for a rude awakening.

semisatanic1

When i Lived in London both homes next to mine were robbed!
One was robbed 4 times and the other 5 times!
I have a massive dog and was never robbed!

angryman1n

Alarm, dog, and then a periodic sound of a sawed-off shotgun being loaded (it only takes once).

Paula

"Deter" would be large dog in house (requires no electricity, and burglars hate to get bit).

Ozgood

Burglars rely on stealth, nothing deters them better than attention grabbing noise, a dog is best, doesn't have to necessarily be large, just loud.

Snow Leopard

Rottweiler Protection Services backed up by Glock

Mr 10

A kung fu trained rottweiler.

hawk-eye

Last I heard from Crime Prevention Officer was A DOG

Nickleback

My german shepherd. If someone knocks at the door she barks so loud they take a step back. She would let anyone in but would never let them out again.

Ian UK

All of your suggestions are good and part of a comprehensive package.

Other good ideas are:

Net curtains, they prevent people from seeing if you're in or out and what goods you have on display.

Trellis around the top of fences and walls, makes them harder to climb over.

Locking your wheelie bin to something, to prevent it from being used as a step to get over fences etc and to prevent it from being used to carry away belongings.

Neighbourhood watch.

Looking at your house from the outside and improving the areas that are a good way in for burglars.

Window locks.

Generally making your house look occupied when its not is always a good plan.

Miss Cherokee

A posted street sign Neighbor hood Watch program on is a good one and when landscaping the house plant cactus outside under the windows this will make breaking and entering through the window not look so appealing,,timer lights and a dog or dogs ..Geese are very good watch dogs and will announce loudly the protest when any one gets near their home . Does not matter how familiar that person may be to the birds they will still honk and squawk loudly at the approach of any one nite or day

Hanley's Bar

I've heard the dog, whether large or small works nine times out of 10. My weenie dog scares everyone and I've never had anything but her. Of course, my idea of valuables is NOT most people's idea. I've also know that even empty threats are usually effective because no one will actually take the time to see if the camera or alarm is real.

joan k

A Patterdale Terrier, they can hear a pin drop at 100 yards and they sound like a monster when they start barking. You don't need an alarm when they are about.

Taf

Yappy dog that thinks he's a Rottweiler.

If it breaths, I,ll shag it.

cricket bat,
sawn off,
the boys,
the dogs,, all six of em right,
sentex,
petrol bombs,
fast car,
hammer,
gas grenades,
electric stun gun, you can try all of these, they wont work.

What you need is my next door neighbour, she,s as ugly as f@@k, one look at her and your sorted.

Any help.....?

Rommel

burglars hate dogs and generally give your house a wide birth. though if i had my way both barrels of a shot gun would be the ideal. why people don't have the right to kill them is beyond me.....you can kill a rat...why cant you kill a burglar? same pain in the **** pest that society really shouldn't allow to breed....OH! but i forgot. mummy brought them the wrong colour trainers when they were younger and ever since they have been emotionally scarred. @~+kin low life trash.

Angelgirl

Get a Jack Russell dog as they bark a lot and would put them off breaking in. Put up a sign saying "Beware of the Dog" and get a camera.

Get extra locks fitted but don't bother with Alarms as nobody takes any notice of them.

lone butcher Spartan remembers

Dog. Not only can they bite, they bark and either scare the dude away, or warn you that a dude is coming.
I have a 10 pound dog that Arnold Schwarzenegger doesn't wanna mess with.

lion of judah

have an empty house.
or
move to a better area

sentner

An alarm system that is monitored by an agency is best. Be sure to put up the signs/stickers too. If someone ignored the signs, the alarm will likely scare them off.

Dogs bark all the time, and we tend to ignore the barking so they don't make great deterrents. And if a burglar is determined enough, he'd simply kill the dog.

Lights are also a good idea, since a burglar wants to stay hidden. Motion sensor lights are helpful. But of course lights themselves won't stop a determined thief (who may just break the bulbs).

PHOSHOâ„¢

alram stickers and dogs

BDizz

fake brinks sign in door.

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