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age_ranger wrote:Had an attempted break in today. Went to the movies and returned about 3 hours later to be greeted my my German Shepherd. She was acting all hyper and when I rubbed under her chin, my hand came up bloody. I drew my pistol and backed out from where I came and called the police. Their response was pretty quick and I handed over my CHL/ID to the responding officer who replied with an "Ok, cool....".

What, you mean to say you didn't immediately charge into the house and start clearing it room by room. What would Rambo think

Congrats on an intelligent response and I'm glad the biological alarms are fine...

Y'know.....I have to give credit to the forum for this move. I definitely would have moved in and cleared it myself had I not started reading this forum. I've learned quite a bit about my responsibilities carrying a weapon and the possible dangers and consequences of my actions. I had my 3 kids with me and I could only think of their safety. My first thought was "There's possibly something dangerous in there!" (other than my dog) I didn't know what was going on, but there was a reason she was bleeding and I wasn't going to be the one to go in and find out. I secured the dog just before the officer went in. (FYI, dog blood dries black and is easily cleaned up afterward)

Huge learning experience here, people.........Luckily, I did everything right the first time. Took some explaining to my kids, though. Dad, why is your gun out? was the first question I had. Then came, why is Tabyr bleeding? It's heart wrenching to have to see your kids go through that and I've gone thorugh several stages of emotion since. Since the incident we've gotten a security system (ADT) and we did wind up giving both dogs their own T-Bone this weekend. (man, has the cost of meat gone up!) I stepped up the training on our GSD and now every time we get home, she goes through and checks every room and comes back to me and sits. Helps out the wife, that's for sure.

On a side note, if anyone is considering a dog, I highly suggest buying a German Shepherd. Not only is she the most loyal dog we've ever had, she's excellent with kids (very protective) and is obviously a perfect choice for a home protector. She's great at the dog parks and I wouldn't trade her for any other dog in the world. (chihuahua is up for grabs...lol....little medical nightmares) Anyway, they range in price from $200ish up in the thousands. Ours is an "American" Shepherd and will get a little larger than the pure German bloodlines. Right now, she's 75lbs but we expect her to get up around 80ish tops. She's also a bit taller, though. The Germans get around 60-70lbs average. I think the Germans have a better disposition but both are simply awesome.

phddan wrote: What kind of neighborhood you in? Didn't you have a policeman for a neighbor at one time?

Yeah, my neighbor is Dallas PD but he's working swings. I checked with all my neighbors and let them know what was going on. Luckily, I lock my doors 100% of the time....even when I'm at home. It's a good neighborhood and not low income or run down. Typical middle class and pretty nice. Unfortunately, it's slightly nicer than some and obviously a target.

I actually have two dogs. The unsung hero of it all was my tactical rat or as some call it, a chuihuahua. From her tactical vantage point (at the other end of the house) she was belting out her unwavering orders to attack to our primary guard dog. Her actions reflect credit upon herself and he co-worker.

I give you our beloved home security system:

She's cut up but the bleeding has stopped. We're gonna clean her up as soon as the maintenance guys leave. I don't have to tell you she's watching them like a hawk!!!

Unfortunately, she gets the cha-cha's when she gets steak, but you can bet she'll get plenty of play time this weekend!!!!

Had an attempted break in today. Went to the movies and returned about 3 hours later to be greeted my my German Shepherd. She was acting all hyper and when I rubbed under her chin, my hand came up bloody. I drew my pistol and backed out from where I came and called the police. Their response was pretty quick and I handed over my CHL/ID to the responding officer who replied with an "Ok, cool....". House was clear and the screen had been popped off and set to the side. Glass was IN the house and there was just a few shards outside which led the officer to believe it was a break IN, not a case of mad dog breaking a window going after a landscaper or neighborhood dog. Apparently, our guard dog did her job and apparently nobody got in. Waiting for the repair man to replace the window and it's raining like mad, but happy overall that we didn't walk in on someone breaking in or IN my house.

Yet another reason to be thankfull for what I've got......especially my CHL.