Id get some motion lights installed ASAP
Id get some motion lights installed ASAP
Id get some motion lights installed ASAP
Get a gun
And a bigger dog.
Is this a normal routine for your dog? Maybe you guys are being watched?Kinda. We let our 4 dogs outside every couple hours and leave them for 5-20 mins. There's no exact time we let them out.
Id get some motion lights installed ASAPThat's a good idea. Will look into that.
Are you armed? Or have a good reliable weapon? The scary thing is they tried getting in when they knew someone was home. That's bold.Yeah really. That's what has us shocked so much.
the paranoid dog that barks at absolutely everything didn't notice him.
It couldve been a drunk guy who was confused but better safe than sorry.Maybe but the guy would have had to walk up the driveway past two lit up windows into the living room where she was, and open our gate to get into our backyard. Makes it seem more intentional than anything.
The terrifying part is he tried to get in the house immediately after your wife went inside. So he obviously didnt care if anyone was asleep or not, which means he was planning on doing god knows what.Yeah I'm thinking that as well. She let the dog inside, shut the screen door, turned the light off, then as she shut the back door she heard the screen door open and the guy started pushing. Guess he thought she was alone but then ran off when she called for me. She was strong enough to hold the door closed on him thankfully.
it will notice next time. my dog barks at everything that moves outside.Same with this dog. An acorn can fall out of a tree and he'll freak out.
often have to tell her to be quiet (we know she's doing her job but it's not good to do that when everyone is sleeping).
The terrifying part is he tried to get in the house immediately after your wife went inside. So he obviously didnt care if anyone was asleep or not, which means he was planning on doing god knows what.
home invasions are one of the scariest things in the world
Glad you are ok
If he didn't care someone was home I wonder why he ran awayHe probably figured that he could overpower one woman (the wife). Assuming TC is a man, he probably didn't want to take his chances picking on someone his own size. Even if TC is also a woman, it'd be hard for one average sized dude to take on two people at once.
Still I'm glad nothing happened to you dude. Home invasions are my biggest fear in the world
He probably figured that he could overpower one woman (the wife). Assuming TC is a man, he probably didn't want to take his chances picking on someone his own size. Even if TC is also a woman, it'd be hard for one average sized dude to take on two people at once.Yeah I'm a man. Plus he was a smaller weaker kinda guy from what my wife could determine. Both by the fact that she could see his height outline in the dark and the fact that she was strong enough to keep the door shut on him.
Really sucks that this happened to you TC.
Is it possible she was dreaming? At 2am she might not have been completely awake. Especially if letting the dogs out at that hour is pretty routine. I've had some weird experiences in a half-awake stupor that I could have sworn were real at the time.No she's a night owl. Her and her little brother were awake watching tv. I was asleep upstairs.
And a bigger dog.
I'm always worried someone will try to get into my home especially since I live alone now
This is why I have zero respect for dog owners, have a pet because you love animals not because you need some cannon fodder for a burglar that comes to your house.This is a stupid reason to not have respect for dog owners, and FYI it is possible to both love your dog and rely on it for home security
I just can't believe the paranoid dog that barks at absolutely everything didn't notice him.
How curious. If it barks at other people, I wonder why it didn't bark at this unwelcome visitor invading its territory.
This is why I have zero respect for dog owners, have a pet because you love animals not because you need some cannon fodder for a burglar that comes to your house.You deny your dog its purpose.
This reminds me of when the house I was living in was shot.Not to shit on the story as a whole, as that is scary, but if someone's determined to try a drive-by on a house, there isn't really much outside of actual armed security vans that can stop an unexpected drive-by. So I can't exactly say the moral makes sense, as cameras and lights and alarms are more meant to deter the common B&E jobs like the TC described (and ones where they aren't home).
I was renting a room from a guy who owned a townhouse. It was me, the owner, and one other dude who was a veteran. Anyway, we had neighbors next door, a single mother, her son, and his best friend. Now the mom worked about an hour away and was never home, and the two boys were about 18 years old or so. That age right after they graduate highschool but still hang around at the highschool and it isn't weird because that's where all their friends are. Apparently they were selling weed there and such, which due to the lack of supervision was kind of expected, but we didn't care because they never bothered us.
That was until one night our house is shot in a drive by. Apparently they must have ticked someone off, because some kids do an amateurish drive by shooting of the neighbors house, but also our house too. We weren't sure if the shooters knew where the neighbors lived since they shot both houses. And we knew those two teenagers knew the shooters because they were bragging about the fact their windows were shot out. My roommate who owned the house was scared and called the cops but they wouldn't do anything for some reason, and the security system he had obviously did precisely jack dick as we didn't realize the house was shot until the next morning. We figure if the neighbors were going to keep doing stupid stuff, the next step might be a home invasion. The owner installed new security cameras but I wasn't putting any stock in that since we already had cameras and they did nothing. So, I decided it was time to buy a gun. I knew my veteran roommate had a little .38 he kept on his desk so I asked him for advice and I ended up going with a 9mm.
When I brought it home I was reading through the literature as my roommate is inspecting the gun. I asked if I should keep it locked up for safety. He walks out of the room and comes back with his .38 Beretta, racks the slide, and a cartridge falls out. He says, "You keep it loaded, you keep a round in the chamber, and you keep it within reach."
Moral of the story is, we had motion lights, we had cameras, we had a security system, and they didn't really prevent anything from happening. It's a good idea to have a firearm.
