Just thought it might be important to note that, according to the first newspaper report I read of these findings (obtained largely through interviewing convicted housebreakers in gaol), the biggest deterrent was several small dogs, not just one.
I assume because they're difficult to deal with since they are coming from multiple directions and you have to stoop to deal with them. It's kind of fascinating that two jack russell terriers might be a bigger deterrent than one rotweiler. Unfortunately, I don't think our cats will be such a big problem to burglars. On Jul 12, 4:02 pm, "Brian Gray" <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Neighbour, > > Below is some interesting statistics courtesy of KomWatch > > Dr. Rudolph Zinn of the School of Criminal Justice at UNISA did intensive > research on residential robberies and attacks, and interviewed many arrested > and convicted robbers. > > m.. The biggest deterrent confirmed by robbers themselves, are small dogs > that are kept inside the home. > > > Regards, > > Brian Gray --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
