I've seen commercials about the ADT security systems, I'm sure you've seen them. This is my take on security systems. Sunday morning, I was in the shower when James left for his morning meetings. Since the kids were asleep in the living room, I had intended to ask him to lock the door after he left, but I forgot. Before my natural paranoia got out of hand, I remembered that Lady was loose in the house and my concerns were alleviated.
It reminded me about Cesar Milan, the dog whisperer. Yes, I watched that for awhile. He was able to do amazing things. I remember him talking about rottweilers. He had a special feeling for them because some of the first dogs he rehabilitated were rottweilers. He liked to call them gladiators and he never worried about leaving his wife and kids at home because of his dogs.
All in all, I think dogs constitute a much friendlier and less costly security system than systems like ADT. Plus, you have a built in reason to be more active and go for walks (Lady knows my walking shoes and gets pretty excited). Look at the benefits of dogs. They are interactive and there are proven medical benefits for people to own pets. They are easy to use, you feed them, play with them, and presto, they love you and protect you. They are easy to transfer if you move and you can take them wherever you go (Lady knows that when I grab the keys after dark that she is going with me). They can warm your feet and entertain your children. Sunday morning Lady and Peter had a tag game going on. It was opposite of what you would normally see. Usually you see a dog chasing a running child, this time, Lady was running from Peter and he followed. She would come into the room and stand by me, and, sure enough, here came Peter after her. She would run to the living room before he got anywhere close to her and he would turn around and follow her. I kept trying to tell her that by running from him, he just thought she was playing with him.
Another part of our family security systems is our firearms, of which we have quite a few. We have: two 12-guage shotguns, one 20-guage, one 30-30, two .22 rifles, one .22 pistol, one 30-06, one .357 revolver, and my sig. All the boys in the area know that it would not be wise to try to enter our house (I've been known to keep my pistol with me while James is gone). However, wisdom in all things. As I've said before, the best gun control is gun training. We teach our kids to respect guns and that they are not toys.
I feel that we are set for life when it comes to guns. We are also set for the next 10-15 years when it comes to dogs. What more could we ask for?
