security systems

[Doug V]

I do think a security system is a good idea.  A dog is too.

I recommend the Springfield-based company - DSS.  I've known the Galbraith's for years.  They are good folks, and DSS provides very good service.

Digital Security Systems
(904) 632-2196

[PorchCats]

Our house was robbed last month, in broad daylight. We have an alarm system, but didn't have a glass-break sensor and the motion sensor installed at the time was disabled due to our very active cats.  Also, we did not have an outside alarm speaker.  Guess what...?  The thieves threw a brick through a patio door, and carried everything out without setting off the alarm. They were smart enough not to open a door or window.

Today? Upgraded alarm with both glass-break AND a new "pet-immune" motion sensor (we tested it, it works) along with a 120-decibel alarm on the outside of the house. You should ALL hear it if it goes off. And today, if I hear a neighbor's alarm... I go check, particularly if it continues to blare.

[KuroiKetsunoHana]

I do think a security system is a good idea.  A dog is too.

I recommend the Springfield-based company - DSS.  I've known the Galbraith's for years.  They are good folks, and DSS provides very good service.

Digital Security Systems
(904) 632-2196

for what it's worth, i second this.  i grew up in a house with a DSS alarm, and the only time we had problems was when we forgot to turn it on.

[Tom Joad]

This is the first home where I have ever had an alarm.  Almost every place I've lived before was on a cul-de-sac or a dead-end street; the connectivity of our gridded streets (that we love) also leads to an easy getaway.  Just too tempting for some.

But woe to the unlucky burglar who picks me - ain't much to steal!

They call cul -de- sac's trap's here

[Springfield Chicken]

Thanks, everyone, for the good advice.  The security system is now installed and extra lights are going up.  Still considering the dog but our cats are against it.

[Dan B]

Thats why SACARC does fostering and sleepovers! They are generally great about boomerang animals too. Just let them know up front what your issues are, and they can tell you which dogs are a possible fit!

[Dog Walker]

Don't worry about your cats.  Unless a dog is very aggressive, the cats will quickly become part of their pack and tend to bully the dogs.  The pecking order at my house is: Old female dog, old male cat, young female cat, young male dog.

The cats take over the young dog's bed and he comes whining to me to remove them for him to be able to get in his place.  Fifty pound dog completely owned by ten pound cat.  Funny!

[cindi]

Don't worry about your cats.  Unless a dog is very aggressive, the cats will quickly become part of their pack and tend to bully the dogs.  The pecking order at my house is: Old female dog, old male cat, young female cat, young male dog.

The cats take over the young dog's bed and he comes whining to me to remove them for him to be able to get in his place.  Fifty pound dog completely owned by ten pound cat.  Funny!

exactly, bipeds seem to be the ones with the preconceived notion that all dogs hate all cats and visa versa.  it may take a little time but unless you have a dog that has serious cat aggression to the point of physical harm - it will all work out. 

[Dog Walker]

It's really good for your karma to adopt a rescue dog.  You will know that you have done a pure good thing.

[cindi]

It's really good for your karma to adopt a rescue dog.  You will know that you have done a pure good thing.

My karma cup must runneth waaayyyy over

[Sportmotor]

It's really good for your karma to adopt a rescue dog.  You will know that you have done a pure good thing.

Depends, if you do it with the only intention being "I need better karma, HUR!" then it wont be but the opposite.

The best 4-legged friends are rescue animals no doubt.