My dad made sure his kids were thoroughly firearm-educated, and my husband is an ex-cop, so I’ve never lived without a weapon loaded and accessible, and I’m very comfortable with that;
I’ve been asking for a shotgun for Valentine’s day for several years… my birthday’s coming up so I’m hopeful. My brother-in-law is a cop and a gun collector and he has this Mossberg that I love, I don’t remember what model it is…
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So, you have a 100 lb Mastiff/Boxer, you’re firearm educated, have a weapon fully loaded at all times, your husband is an ex-cop, and you came here for advice?
Maybe we should be the ones asking you for advice…
My dad made sure his kids were thoroughly firearm-educated, and my husband is an ex-cop, so I’ve never lived without a weapon loaded and accessible, and I’m very comfortable with that;
I’ve been asking for a shotgun for Valentine’s day for several years… my birthday’s coming up so I’m hopeful. My brother-in-law is a cop and a gun collector and he has this Mossberg that I love, I don’t remember what model it is…
So, you have a 100 lb Mastiff/Boxer, you’re firearm educated, have a weapon fully loaded at all times, your husband is an ex-cop, and you came here for advice?
Maybe we should be the ones asking you for advice…
My dad made sure his kids were thoroughly firearm-educated, and my husband is an ex-cop, so I’ve never lived without a weapon loaded and accessible, and I’m very comfortable with that;
I’ve been asking for a shotgun for Valentine’s day for several years… my birthday’s coming up so I’m hopeful. My brother-in-law is a cop and a gun collector and he has this Mossberg that I love, I don’t remember what model it is…
So, you have a 100 lb Mastiff/Boxer, you’re firearm educated, have a weapon fully loaded at all times, your husband is an ex-cop, and you came here for advice?
Maybe we should be the ones asking you for advice…
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Haha. Well, Prof. X more addressed what I was looking for, which was what sort of mentality to have in this sort of area. Like I said, we are from a nice, affluent, unpopulated area in New England, now we are in a not-so-nice area in Dallas. I’m not sure what things I should be taking seriously and when I go overboard being paranoid. As intelligent and decisive as my husband is, it is still a new situation for both of us. I respect the opinion of a lot of people here so I thought I’d throw it out for comments.
Plus, I have nothing to do today besides laundry, lifting and walking the dog.
Sweet! This is for Tribulus and OG. What I’m gonna do, is I’m going to train Titus to bark at little jingle bells, and hang them on the doors and windows. Intruder=bells=woof-woof=no intruder.
I am a crime fighting super genius, Mr. NateOrade.
Take a firearm personal defense course. Get your CCW permit and carry your weapon with you. No one deserves to carry a gun more than a single woman (I don’t mean your marital status).
Chances are an unfortunate bad guy encounter will take place outside of the protective walls of your apt. and dog.[/quote]
Yeah, I know, the CCW is something I’ve been putting off. It’s a lot of responsibility. Which is no excuse not to do it, just a lame excuse for putting it off.
Take a firearm personal defense course. Get your CCW permit and carry your weapon with you. No one deserves to carry a gun more than a single woman (I don’t mean your marital status).
Chances are an unfortunate bad guy encounter will take place outside of the protective walls of your apt. and dog.
Yeah, I know, the CCW is something I’ve been putting off. It’s a lot of responsibility. Which is no excuse not to do it, just a lame excuse for putting it off.
Where does your dog spend his outdoors time? In a yard?
What I’m getting at is your dog can easily be taken out of the picture with a couple of pounds of hamburger laced with rat poison and tossed over the fence.
Also, he obviously can’t go everywhere you go - in and out of the grocery store, gas station, etc. He is a deterrent, no doubt, but in select situations. You don’t always get to control the situations wherein you become a crime victim.
You are an attractive woman. You can easily be observed as being alone much of the time. You absolutely have to develop situational awareness. You do not have to be paranoid but there is a gray area in between that is undefinable. Part of developing that situational awareness is answering the questions FIRST as to what you will do in an encounter. That takes training.
Take the course. It will give you many things not the least of which is some confidence and in increased sense of appropriate awareness.[/quote]
On the dog issue, I was in the 6th grade when someone poisoned my massive German Shepherd (big enough for me to ride at the time) in an effort to break into the house. What stopped them was the security (lead lined) door my dad installed.
Pets are great…but it isn’t like they are invincible.
Take a firearm personal defense course. Get your CCW permit and carry your weapon with you. No one deserves to carry a gun more than a single woman (I don’t mean your marital status).
Chances are an unfortunate bad guy encounter will take place outside of the protective walls of your apt. and dog.
Yeah, I know, the CCW is something I’ve been putting off. It’s a lot of responsibility. Which is no excuse not to do it, just a lame excuse for putting it off.
Where does your dog spend his outdoors time? In a yard?
What I’m getting at is your dog can easily be taken out of the picture with a couple of pounds of hamburger laced with rat poison and tossed over the fence.
Also, he obviously can’t go everywhere you go - in and out of the grocery store, gas station, etc. He is a deterrent, no doubt, but in select situations. You don’t always get to control the situations wherein you become a crime victim.
You are an attractive woman. You can easily be observed as being alone much of the time. You absolutely have to develop situational awareness. You do not have to be paranoid but there is a gray area in between that is undefinable. Part of developing that situational awareness is answering the questions FIRST as to what you will do in an encounter. That takes training.
Take the course. It will give you many things not the least of which is some confidence and in increased sense of appropriate awareness.[/quote]
That’s exactly what I need. I’m very aware of being situationally naive.
As for Titus, we live in an apartment. He goes out only on a leash. I try to take him wherever I need to walk (laundry, mail, etc.).
[quote]Digity wrote:
If someone tries to break in release the dog…or bees…or a dog with bees in its mouth and it barks it shoots bees at you. Problem solved.[/quote]
He likes to jump on strangers and put his paws on their shoulders. What I could do is duct tape my husband’s throwing knives to his paws. He will jump on them and cut their arms off.
On the dog issue, I was in the 6th grade when someone poisoned my massive German Shepherd (big enough for me to ride at the time) in an effort to break into the house. What stopped them was the security (lead lined) door my dad installed.
Pets are great…but it isn’t like they are invincible.[/quote]
Man, I’m sorry to hear that.
It’s awful to be a kid and have your dog die, especially when you don’t expect it.
[quote]sluicy wrote:
Digity wrote:
If someone tries to break in release the dog…or bees…or a dog with bees in its mouth and it barks it shoots bees at you. Problem solved.
He likes to jump on strangers and put his paws on their shoulders. What I could do is duct tape my husband’s throwing knives to his paws. He will jump on them and cut their arms off.
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Get your dog a Stone Cold Steve Austin shirt while your at it to make him look old-school bad-ass.
Throwing knives, crazy dog, glock, duct tape…I feel sorry for anyone that tries to break in.
They yelled at him and then realized that was stupid and finally ran.
LOL they yelled at him? Haha talk about target practice.[/quote]
Dumbasses. They didn’t realize he was trying to chase them off for trespassing. I wonder if that guy had a still out there or if he was growing pot because being shot at is not normal up there.
[quote]sluicy wrote:
I’m from Maine, and used to not even having to lock the doors. Now we live in an apartment complex near Dallas and it’s an OK area but there are definitely a lot of drugs/some prostitution running around.
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Move back to Maine. If he loves you, he wouldn’t want you to live where you are nervous/unhappy.
Or at least move to the country. Cities just plain suck. Most cities should simply be bulldozed flat.