Thoughts?
I didn't read the entire thing, but the parts I did read, I saw no mention of a dog. I believe having a dog, or dogs, is the most valuable defensive investment a person can make. I have two medium sized dogs, one is a fox hound, the other is a pit bull border collie mix, and even if someone kicks down the door and is in in an instant, they will almost certainly have to deal with the dogs before they get to me or my family. I think anyone who wants to seriously discuss home defense should at least throw in a line or two about the importance of having at least one dog.
I didn't read the entire thing, but the parts I did read, I saw no mention of a dog. I believe having a dog, or dogs, is the most valuable defensive investment a person can make. I have two medium sized dogs, one is a fox hound, the other is a pit bull border collie mix, and even if someone kicks down the door and is in in an instant, they will almost certainly have to deal with the dogs before they get to me or my family. I think anyone who wants to seriously discuss home defense should at least throw in a line or two about the importance of having at least one dog.
The size of the dog doesn't really matter, as long as they are big enough to give you an early warning. Even the little foo foo dogs will hear a threat before you will and start barking. If something wakes me in the middle of the night, and sometimes any light sound will, I always look to the dogs to see if I need to grab my gun and check it out. They have always been right, so far.