[Dwight55]

At the very least, . . .

1. Harden all entrance doors with deadbolt plus knob lock. Seldom used doors can also benefit from one of those large surface deadbolts.

2. Teach everyone to keep the doors locked when you are gone or all inside. We even lock up when we are going mowing, . . . gardening, . . . to the shed, . . . etc. as a walk in can do just that if the door is unlocked.

3. Get an alarm system. The sign in the yard us usually the most important part of the system, . . . it will deter some, . . . send others to another house.

4. Teach everyone to NEVER answer the door without mom or dad present, . . . period, . . . NO exceptions.

Not everyone can do the dog thing (allergies, etc.), . . . not everyone can afford a hardened safe room, . . . but these you can do, . . . and they go a long way to deter or prevent many of the opportunistic robberies.

May God bless,
Dwight