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BigO01 · June 8, 2006, 08:15 PM

Glad the kids are fine , but you got realy lucky with this . The fact that the police were just around the corner is one you can't count on . At 17 and 14 the girls should be trained to use the gun in a life treatening situation which this could easily have become in a matter of seconds .

You realy need to get a locked safe for that pistol that can be secured to a wall or floor . There are many that are under a hundred dollars and while they aren't 3 inch thick steel if a burglar doesn't have cutting tools he isn't going to get into it .

As far as a dog goes I would go to the local dog pound and pick up a couple of nice mixed breed pups that are say Sheppard , Lab , Chow or Collie mix and will grow up to be about 50-60 lbs+ Forget the monster $1,000 Rotties or whatever , most people realy don't want a 100-150 lb dog running around the house . The smaller midsized dog if treated as a family member and well loved will protect you and yours with it's life and having two will give them someone to play with when a family member is just not interested in playing with the dog .

June 8, 2006, 08:15 PM	#24
BigO01 Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2006 Posts: 138	Glad the kids are fine , but you got realy lucky with this . The fact that the police were just around the corner is one you can't count on . At 17 and 14 the girls should be trained to use the gun in a life treatening situation which this could easily have become in a matter of seconds . You realy need to get a locked safe for that pistol that can be secured to a wall or floor . There are many that are under a hundred dollars and while they aren't 3 inch thick steel if a burglar doesn't have cutting tools he isn't going to get into it . As far as a dog goes I would go to the local dog pound and pick up a couple of nice mixed breed pups that are say Sheppard , Lab , Chow or Collie mix and will grow up to be about 50-60 lbs+ Forget the monster $1,000 Rotties or whatever , most people realy don't want a 100-150 lb dog running around the house . The smaller midsized dog if treated as a family member and well loved will protect you and yours with it's life and having two will give them someone to play with when a family member is just not interested in playing with the dog .