I remember before home alarms were out (that was a long time ago) that if someone wanted to protect their house, they got a dog. They got a loud dog and a dog that could actually kill someone if they needed to. Which do you think is better protection against burglars? A dog or the home alarm?
Home alarm. Burglars can do a lot of things to dogs to silence them and they can do the same to a burglar alarm, but there are more things you can do to a dog than to a home alarm system.
How about a home alarm that makes barking sounds as soon as someone enters the premises?
How about a Mossberg model 500 12 Ga pump shotgun with an 18 inch barrel and buck shot?
That's what I have, Easy, plus a 9mm, a dog, and ADT. But if the cats are hungry and crabby enough, all bets are off!
Purrs,
Pookie