Theft/break in whilst asleep in the house

[The understudy]

[quote="Randy Cornhole"]I would have thought a soddin' great dog (not a pet) roaming around would be a deterrant, and some light sensors that detect movement.[/quote]

Randy it would probaly work but even burglars know the weak spots of them Big Dogs (Not Pets) e. g. German Sheppard, Rotweiler, English & American Staffordshire Terrier, Dogo Argentino ect. Just lure em with meat into one corner let them Chew on it while they rob the house and after the Job was finished them Burglars leave without a trace. PS: Those above mentioned Dog species should had an evtensuve Training in Property Protection beforehand before letting them do the Real Job.

Your's very concerned about the safety of fellow HHAD Members.

[crazy88]

I was recently awoken at 4 am by my girlfriend whispering in my ear that there was an intruder in the house and thrusting a baseball bat into my hands .I crept out through the bathroom and charged at the intruder, naked, swinging the bat at his legs .The sight of me naked probably scared him more than the bat .The slippery mutant dodged me and jumped, in one movement,out of the window that he had forced open and over the wall.He then sprinted like Linford accross the pineapple plantation behind the house .I had no hope of catching him and so patrolled the house looking for others .

To their credit the local police were quick on the scene and surmised ,as had I,by the colour of the mud on the shoes left behind that the culprit was from a building site close by .They arrived to find me roaring in frenzied indignation at the ,mostly innocent,builders and searching the site for the offenders .By this time everyone on site had grassed the offenders right up .

.They later arrested 3 of the four men involved .It seems they could not find the one that was in the house .I can only ,cynically, assume that the site boss paid them off and sent the guy back home for a while .

Again to their credit the area is now very well patrolled and there have been no further incidents .We have a set of books which the police fill in when they visit .Cost 1000 bt per month between around 20 houses,normally 500 per home .I have tried this on several occasions over the years here and it has not worked .Now it does .The local Poo Yai helped us with this as he is embarrassed that this could happen in his territory .It causes loss of face for him .A card that those suffering similar incidents could perhaps play ?

The police told me that the offenders were Burmese and that Thai people did not steal (not to lose face of course) .They told my girlfriend that ours was an isolated and unusual incident (one in 12 years here I tend to agree) and that the main burglary problem they have is with teenage gangs right now not transient builders .

[DawnHRD]

Randy it would probaly work but even burglars know the weak spots of them Big Dogs (Not Pets) e. g. German Sheppard, Rotweiler, English & American Staffordshire Terrier, Dogo Argentino ect. Just lure em with meat into one corner let them Chew on it while they rob the house and after the Job was finished them Burglars leave without a trace. PS: Those above mentioned Dog species should had an evtensuve Training in Property Protection beforehand before letting them do the Real Job.

Your's very concerned about the safety of fellow HHAD Members.

Got to disagree, Understudy. The dogs don't require aggression training unless they are to be only guard dogs, and then they should have an experienced handler, otherwise they have the potential to be dangerous. Most dogs are territorial enough that they won't let intruders in. Of course, some would just lick a burglar to death (at least one of mine is like that) and some are timid & won't attack. Training one of the latter types of dogs wouldn't do any good - you ain't gonna get an attack dog out of a licky one or a timid one, no matter how much training you give them.

Also, thieves won't be able to distract a territorial dog with meat unless he's starving. What they do tend to do is scope the place out a few days before & throw poisoned meat into the premises. A dead dog is no threat to them at all.

As I found to my cost, dogs aren't any bloomin' use at all if there's a way to get into the house where they can avoid the dogs completely.

[Vital Spark]

Absolutely right Dawn. Our two boys will bark at anyone and anything that they feel is invading their territory - and/or might be a threat to us. They're well-fed and would be hugely suspicious of a stranger giving them food.

They're not trained to be aggressive and the older one of the two welcomes guests with lots of licks when he know they're accepted. Other than that he can put on the act (he's never bitten anyone) and word gets round the village that he's not one to meddle with - he's a big softy really (but we keep that bit quiet).

It's interesting what you wrote Crazy88 about the poo yai baan (head village man). Keeping him on your side is a good idea. He's apparently told all the locals in our village that if they mess with the farang (us) then they'll have him to deal with, and he's not the sort of man you'd want to get on the wrong side of.

Our minimal contact with our immediate neighbours is big smiles. It's worked so far (need a fingers crossed emoticom)...

VS

PS: Got some pups that will be ready to be re-homed at the beginning of the year. Fully vacinated, strong and healthy. Great guard dogs as well as super pets.