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In reply to the discussion: Some home defense alternatives [View all]Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)19. Then get a "Bo."
He's allergy-free. That's why the Obama's got him. IIRC, one or both of the girls had dogs allergies, so they choose a Portuguese Water Dog.
P.S. The point of the dog is to merely bark. That deters more criminals than weapons. And, I'm not making light of dog allergies - I have allergies, too (though not to dogs) and they're miserable, but, from my understanding there are several breeds that don't invoke those kinds of reactions.
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i have already made that mistake with green chilis i would not want make it with something that hot.
oldhippydude
Dec 2012
#62
If someone wants to get into a house a normal door lock will not slow them. (nt)
Posteritatis
Dec 2012
#48
Doesn't have to be big! My little Jack Russell would eat them alive or make them wish they weren't.
Auntie Bush
Dec 2012
#33
Is this a joke? All those are laughably pathetic alternatives to assualt weapons n/t
Taitertots
Dec 2012
#12
More like "Lay there on the floor with a dart between your wide open eyes...
Speck Tater
Dec 2012
#77
Well don't you think having a weapon makes it more likely you'll be the first one shot dead?
undeterred
Dec 2012
#66
Keep telling yourself that you are safe because you have two animals protecting you
Taitertots
Dec 2012
#83
That it took me less than one second to draw a pistol is unbelievable to you?
GreenStormCloud
Dec 2012
#137
A loud alarm system that also alerts the police station to a breach of security.
JaneyVee
Dec 2012
#53
Bars on all the windows, steel-lattice reinforced glass, triple-locked steel doors.
Spider Jerusalem
Dec 2012
#64
The son of one of our neighbors was shot in a drive-by shooting back in the late '80s or early '90s.
JDPriestly
Dec 2012
#75
Bars may keep intruders out, but they also keep you in, in case of fire. People have died that way.
RC
Dec 2012
#131
Get along really well with your neighbors, well enough that you can call them in an emergency.
JDPriestly
Dec 2012
#74
I'm with you. In 67 years I've NEVER been in ANY situation where I needed a gun.
Speck Tater
Dec 2012
#87
Can you give an absolute guarantee that anyone else will have your good luck? N/T
GreenStormCloud
Dec 2012
#125
Your choice. In a Texas small town you can pretty much assume that every home has a gun. N/T
GreenStormCloud
Dec 2012
#157
You have obviously never had an encounter with a violent criminal before. N/T
GreenStormCloud
Dec 2012
#126
Your choice. I respect your right to that choice, although not the choice itself.
GreenStormCloud
Dec 2012
#138