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Re: Fake Dog for Home Security

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Post by [deleted] »

res0nat0r wrote: post #112
cbozeman wrote: post #108

Don't get a fake dog for home security. Get a real gun. Then go to a tactical trainer who has served in the military ideally in a small arms instructor capacity - they're all over the nation - and inquire about home defense courses. And don't get a "handgun", get an AR-15 "pistol". That is, an AR-15 platform, a stabilizing brace, and a shortened barrel. If you're unsure what all this means, don't worry, your local fi…

This is specifically for when he isn't home as mentioned in first sentence of the article. > I set up a fake dog that barks if my surveillance cameras are triggered while I'm out of town on vacation. Also owning a gun actually increases your chances of homicide at home. https://time.com/6183881/gun-ownership-risks-at-home/ https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/do-guns-m...

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Re: Fake Dog for Home Security

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Post by bluetidepro »

cbozeman wrote: post #108

Don't get a fake dog for home security. Get a real gun. Then go to a tactical trainer who has served in the military ideally in a small arms instructor capacity - they're all over the nation - and inquire about home defense courses. And don't get a "handgun", get an AR-15 "pistol". That is, an AR-15 platform, a stabilizing brace, and a shortened barrel. If you're unsure what all this means, don't worry, your local fi…

I kept reading this and kept waiting for the "/sarcasm" or something at the end. I really hope this is satire (even if not explicitly said)...

Re: Fake Dog for Home Security

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Post by sophacles »

mberning wrote: post #16

I can not stand thievery. And the brazen nature of it is so irksome. The fact that people need a fleet of security cameras and a fake dog to protect their home is ridiculous. These people should be caught and sent off to labor camps for a very, very long time.

So you are opposed to the concept of "equal response"?

Re: Fake Dog for Home Security

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Post by runjake »

0xbadcafebee wrote: post #88
loloquwowndueo wrote: post #79

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Your dog may behave uncommonly for its breed but dog breeds exist precisely because of common and predictable physical and behavioural traits. Great Danes are famously couch potatoes but mine could not stay still and demanded a ton of exercise - still it was the exception rather than the rule for that breed.

Have owned four litters of labs and some goldens. They behave the way you train them, with one or two personalities being more "out there" than others. Ours were incredibly loving to new people, but barked at anyone that approached our house, attacked people who entered without us. One golden was so well trained we loaned him out as a therapy dog for people who were scared of dogs. He nearly attacked a mailman runnin…

You're not wrong, but there are definitely breed dispositions to be aware of.

For example, you're going to need to train a Belgian Malinois or Pitbull much differently than a Golden Retriever.

And yeah, dogs have their own personalities (so do practically all other animals), and it confuses me that more people aren't aware of this. The world can be much richer once one realizes this.

Re: Fake Dog for Home Security

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Post by garborg »

MonkeyMalarky wrote: post #118
duxup wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The sleepy suburbs have their downsides, but also their upsides for sure.

People like to hate on suburbs for a lot of valid reasons but moving back to one as an adult after spending my 20s in the city was profoundly calming.

Same. I've left my garage door open on the way out so many times (in a quiet, unremarkable cul de sac -- neither upscale nor rundown) without consequence that I no longer worry about whether or not I closed it.

Re: Fake Dog for Home Security

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Post by 0xbadcafebee »

runjake wrote: post #124
0xbadcafebee wrote: post #88

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have owned four litters of labs and some goldens. They behave the way you train them, with one or two personalities being more "out there" than others. Ours were incredibly loving to new people, but barked at anyone that approached our house, attacked people who entered without us. One golden was so well trained we loaned him out as a therapy dog for people who were scared of dogs. He nearly attacked a mailman runnin…

You're not wrong, but there are definitely breed dispositions to be aware of. For example, you're going to need to train a Belgian Malinois or Pitbull much differently than a Golden Retriever. And yeah, dogs have their own personalities (so do practically all other animals), and it confuses me that more people aren't aware of this. The world can be much richer once one realizes this.

Good dog trainers train all breeds the same way. You may need to modify if one dog has a personality quirk, but not for anything breed-specific. It's all about the four quadrants.

Re: Fake Dog for Home Security

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Post by gumby »

dragonwriter wrote: post #96
Nextgrid wrote: post #84

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A "beware of the dog" sign would probably be just as (if not more) effective regardless of whether there's an actual dog.

I doubt it. A dog and a sign send different messages, and the message of the sign is “the resident is afraid of being robbed”. EDIT: I want to make explicit that I am comparing something that gives the impression of a dog without a sign vs a sign with no other evidence of a dog. I am explicitly not commenting on the message sent by a sign combined with other evidence of a dog, just “fake (but, for the sake of argumen…

Interesting. I put up such a sign to try to reduce my liability if someone tried to get into my yard and encountered my 150 lb dog.

Re: Fake Dog for Home Security

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Post by Pasorrijer »

cptcobalt wrote: post #81
kqr wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In this spirit, I remember an ex-burglar on reddit saying that small dogs are the best guard dogs, because big ones typically have to be trained to be nice, but small ones just don't shut up.

Actually, I wonder why the consistent barking is more easily trained out of bigger dogs than smaller dogs. Anecdotally, my big husky rarely barks (usually only during play, or when "talking" with us), but my small shiba will never shut up if she hears a noise at the door.

Also, in my anecdotal experience, large dog owners end up putting in more training time because the consequences of not are much greater.

My 50lb, German shepherd looking village dog jumps on grandma? Grandma breaks a hip. My parents 3lb Shit-Poo jumps on Grandma? Cue the cooing.

Similarly with barking. Not saying it's true for all owners, but generally once you start training alot of other behaviours get cleaned up as a side effect.

Re: Fake Dog for Home Security

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Post by mberger »

bluetidepro wrote: post #122
cbozeman wrote: post #108

Don't get a fake dog for home security. Get a real gun. Then go to a tactical trainer who has served in the military ideally in a small arms instructor capacity - they're all over the nation - and inquire about home defense courses. And don't get a "handgun", get an AR-15 "pistol". That is, an AR-15 platform, a stabilizing brace, and a shortened barrel. If you're unsure what all this means, don't worry, your local fi…

I kept reading this and kept waiting for the "/sarcasm" or something at the end. I really hope this is satire (even if not explicitly said)...

I think this needs a disclaimer that it only works in a failed state.

Re: Fake Dog for Home Security

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Post by Veen »

blowski wrote: post #61
omginternets wrote: post #37

I saw a rather comical sign posted in the first-floor window of a Philadelphia apartment. It had a silhouette of a German shepherd and text beneath, which read: >I can get from the second-story floor to the front door in 1.2 seconds. Can you?

My labrador would run to the front door in 1.2s, but then roll over and demand to be stroked.

Same. My Springer Spaniel puppy would roll over and pee with excitement.
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