George Wenzel wrote in
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You are a fool if you think a dog is
the answer to your security needs.

Dogs aren't the be-all and end-all of home security,

Neither are alarms.

but homes with dogs (large or small) tend to get
burglarized much less often than homes without dogs.

And very few crims are stupid enough
to try it with a large dog like an Alsatian.

All other things being equal, it's preferable to a thief to break
into a house without a dog compared to a house with a dog.

Which might just be why its an extremely
effective alternative to an alarm system.

Generally all you need to do is get the crim to decide that
one of the neighbour's houses is an easier/safer target.

There arent many crims stupid enough to try
stealing a car with an Alsatian inside either.