Attemped break-in last nite

[MelindaandTarek 0]

Happy that ur okay and good thing for your dog, it must have been quite traumatic...plz take care of urself...glad ur safe..

[MissStacey 1]

Wow. That must have been pretty traumatic and quite a shock for you. I am glad you are ok and so glad your dog was there!!

[IR5FORMUMSIE 850]

I am so relieved that your dog was there. I think that you should probably set up some kind of alert system to let you know if you have any more noctural visits. A string with some tin cans is perfectly legal and will cause enough racket that it will draw attention. That is a good temporary solution. I wish mere words could offer you reassurance that there won't be a repeat performance but I do think this a one-time only deal. Sounds like he's not coming back, if it's any solace.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Wow. Thank God you are okay. Dogs are so awesome when it comes to security. The perpetrator may return though. I'd report the incident to the police and give them the details of his appearance so they can do a sketch if you haven't already.

Edited November 19, 2007 by Mister Fancypants

[Flames9_RN 358]

Glad ur ok! i would definetly report this to police, good to have this on record, and one should do this soon so you can still recall his appearance.

Dogs of all sizes make great security devices!! Many think their lovable dog would never stick up for them, but in most instances the dog will go into protect mode. Saw this with my Sheltie. The ex and the Sheltie left for the walk early at night. I went the opposite direction to catch up. When I saw them, i came at them in a run, The Sheltie went into full attack mode!! never ever seen him like that! He was going to protect the ex!! Once I said his name, he instantly went back to his normal happy self.

[IR5FORMUMSIE 850]

Glad ur ok! i would definetly report this to police, good to have this on record, and one should do this soon so you can still recall his appearance.

Dogs of all sizes make great security devices!! Many think their lovable dog would never stick up for them, but in most instances the dog will go into protect mode. Saw this with my Sheltie. The ex and the Sheltie left for the walk early at night. I went the opposite direction to catch up. When I saw them, i came at them in a run, The Sheltie went into full attack mode!! never ever seen him like that! He was going to protect the ex!! Once I said his name, he instantly went back to his normal happy self.

Just like to add that you should write down everything you can remember about the incident (time, what happened, appearance of the intruder) and be as factual as possible, before you go to the police station. That will make things go much more smoothly and it will save you and the police a great deal of time and effort. The only thing more dangerous than an attack dog is an attack cat.

[Melyssa 0]

I definitely agree; you should report it... the guy will probably try breaking into other houses and it could possibly be prevented.

And good for the dog

[Ron/Sharon 0]

I am glad that everything turn out well for you and the worse that happened was your heart skipped a beat.

It seems like he was looking for a place to crash for the night, he may have bee there before and didn't know it had been rented and probably believed it wasn't since there is no furniture in that specific room. Making a police report would be beneficial to you and your neighbours because it could cause the police to patrol that area more often for a while at least.

As for leaving the door open so the dog can get in and out is ok as long as it opens wide enough for the dog. A good thing to do would be to have a stopper of sorts to stop the door from being opened wider than you want it to be, a broom handle cut to the right length and placed on the glider would only allow the door to be closed but not opened further.

[Mephys 2]

I am glad you are safe! Good thing the dog was there.