Golf R stolen - what replacement?

[Evanivitch]

troika said:

It’s the alarm they sound at the slightest noise or disturbance. That buys you a bit of time.

Then you have a dog that barks at every bird, squirrel, cat, passing car, delivery driver. And you either change their behaviour or you change how you respond.

[pocketspring]

A500leroy said:

Why has no one said type r civic?

They have.

[popeyewhite]

Evanivitch said:

troika said:

It’s the alarm they sound at the slightest noise or disturbance. That buys you a bit of time.

Then you have a dog that barks at every bird, squirrel, cat, passing car, delivery driver. And you either change their behaviour or you change how you respond.

No, most dogs that bark bark at a noise that makes them nervous. They generally don't bark at squirrels, birds, delivery drivers they can't see, passing cars etc etc. It's out of place noise that sets them off mostly. Like posties, or...burglars. Of course some dogs don't bark at all, so they'd be completely useless and probably lick a burglar's hand.

[JAMSXR]

Hyundai i30N gets my vote. Anything German will have decent poke but a fairly dull/numb driving experience.

[ninjag]

Evanivitch said:

popeyewhite said:

I suppose the burglars could hang round the back of the house texting mates while they wait for the sedatives to take effect.

Or they just poison your dogs and make them a non-issue instantly.

ninjag said:

Who said guard dogs?

Family dogs will be inside the house and 9 stone Rottweilers can be family dogs. I don't think holding out a treat after you've broken past the door will stop them in their tracks. Also, dogs bark. For the price of two stickers it could make your house seem more hassle than its worth and they move on.

Poisoned snack through the letter box or over the garden gate and jobs done.

If you have family dogs, unless you're restraining them at the first sight of a stranger coming through the front door then they're not a guard dog. And most people wouldn't know how to handle a dog with such a drive on it. Hence why they become pets, not guard dogs.

And then there's the question of why you're expecting your pet to go in harms way of material possessions.

Time and time again dogs have proven to be a non-issue for people that want to get into homes through force.

The dog is in the house at night. My letter box is in the outer front door.

The rest of your post is just rambling.


https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/aug/18/f...
https://www.cnet.com/home/security/can-your-dog-pr...
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/ex-burgla...

Edited by ninjag on Saturday 1st April 17:30