[myamoto1]

Dogs are a nice deterrent, but not a guarantee. If they want to get in, they will. I have 2 big dogs - 95lbs and 75lbs and it didn't stop the little f-ers that broke into my house. They tried the "distract them with food" technique and it didn't work. I wish it had... they then resorted to beating my dogs with copper pipes. Dogs are now fine, although they flip out whenever a stranger comes on the property. Worst part of it is, my neighbor watched the whole thing - from her front yard! I'm typically not one to stereo-type, but she's an older Chinese lady that has the "don't get involved" mentality. I still try to be nice to her, but it's awfully hard sometimes.

They caught the perps, a "gang" of under 18 yr olds. So they got a nice slap on the wrist, some community service and that's it. They had hit over 70 houses in the area, and had stolen tons of guns, including a few automatics. They had also stolen over 50 cars. One of the kids is now over 18 and I'm still very tempted to collect what insurance didn't cover, from his hide.