All well said..

I’m lucky because I possess extensive training in electronic and multi-layer security. Dog’s are in the top deterrent’s to would be criminals. My dog’s are part of my protection alert system. 3 Doberman’s and a Chihuahua (my yapper) and the one that has the most acute hearing of them all. Three entrances, two with solid core exterior doors and more importantly steel security doors. Key locked dead bolts in all four doors. The 3rd is a glass slider rear of the home. Two Doberman’s sleep in front of the sliders, curtain remains 1/2 open at night so the dogs have a view of the rear of the home outside and in. The 3rd Doberman sleeps in front of the side door entry and the Yapper is in my son’s room at night. The weakest point is the slider and why two dogs are staged there at night and would be easily alerted to anyone or thing in the back yard. The neighbor has 13 feral cat’s and occasionally one dummy will climb my 6′ fence and wonder into the backyard. At 3 a.m. (or whenever) I am awakened by vicious barking so my alert system is always active. I have hidden motion yard sensors and motion activated flood lights placed around the yard and home. A bad guy(s) would have to climb or cut a heavy gage 6′ ‘no climb’ fence first to get into my yard and would trip a sensor 1st before even getting close to the house. A bad guy(s) would “really have to want” to break into my home to ignore the many beware of dog & home security system signs and flood lights turning on. There are much easier targets in my area.. If you do not know what security layering is you can google it. It’s not expensive to protect yourself starting from your street and neighbors properties. The most important part of layering is to detect someone’s presence before they even get close to your home which in turn buys you the much needed “time” to prepare for a breach, call 911 etc..