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markj · February 6, 2007, 04:18 PM

If my dogs are not barking I just get up and see if my 4 year old is using the can as he does. If they are barking I turn on lights and let em go and listen for the sounds of someone getting their butt bit off. Then I go back to bed

I live out in the country, havent had any suspicious folk at night yet.

Years ago we lived out in the country like in 1965 or so, a guy broke out of the prison, that night a guy was walking down the road, Dad opened up the front door with a shotgun, the guy layed down and Mom got the cops coming. Our dogs alerted us to this danger, I will never not have a dog for this reason.

I have motion sensored lights at the corners of my house but sometimes they go off due to cats, dogs from the neighbors place etc so they arent really good indicators of stranger danger.

February 6, 2007, 04:18 PM	#17
markj Senior Member Join Date: October 27, 2005 Location: Crescent Iowa Posts: 2,971	If my dogs are not barking I just get up and see if my 4 year old is using the can as he does. If they are barking I turn on lights and let em go and listen for the sounds of someone getting their butt bit off. Then I go back to bed I live out in the country, havent had any suspicious folk at night yet. Years ago we lived out in the country like in 1965 or so, a guy broke out of the prison, that night a guy was walking down the road, Dad opened up the front door with a shotgun, the guy layed down and Mom got the cops coming. Our dogs alerted us to this danger, I will never not have a dog for this reason. I have motion sensored lights at the corners of my house but sometimes they go off due to cats, dogs from the neighbors place etc so they arent really good indicators of stranger danger.