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Cycleops
Legendary Member
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
Down here a dog is a burglar alarm.
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
Over here people will break in just to nick the dog.
Houthakker
A Happy Wanderer
- Location
- Lancashire coast
We used to have ours set with a couple of different zones, one with all sensors on ( contacts and pir's for when the house was empty ) and one zone with just the door/ window contacts on so the dogs could have the run of the house. Think most modern systems can be set up like that.
keithmac
Guru
Seems to be getting more common according to the press, why risk robbing an off license and being done for armed robbery when you can make the same profit by thieving a dog?
I wanted something that would make a casual burglar change his mind the moment he set eyes on it but my son struggles with balance, so it has to be something he can handle on a lead as well.
A pal used to install alarms. He used to take "normal" PIRs, which were installed at ceiling/cornice level and were sensitive "downwards", and installed them upside-down at about 4' above the floor. His theory (and sales pitch and USP) was that this would provide cover for the top of the room, but pets could walk underneath.
Don't know how well it worked, but he doesn't do alarms any more....
Don't know how well it worked, but he doesn't do alarms any more....
newts
Veteran
- Location
- Isca Dumnoniorum
We've had a Texecom system for a couple of years, mix of wired & wireless sensors (pet friendly pirs).
Wireless uses mesh system for connection & not had any issues.
Wireless uses mesh system for connection & not had any issues.
neil_merseyside
Guru
- Location
- Wirral
Most modern PIR sensors have a pet setting - I believe it just disables the lower half of the sensor so it doesn't 'look down' as much. Or just put thin masking tape across the bottom of the sensors you have, a bit of trial and error will reveal just how much needs covering, I reckon 10mm would be more than enough on mine (and masking tape is the same colour as the cases these days...)
Craig the cyclist
Über Member
Just get an alarm box and screw it to the wall outside. Everyone will think you have an alarm, but you don't have to worry about the dog setting it off, or an annual maintenance contract where some bloke turns up in a van, fiddles in the shoe cupboard with a large box on the wall, then gives you a bill for £85. But when the thing won't stop going off they don't answer the phone for ages and when they do they say it is a user error and want another £50 call out plus parts. (I just got them to disconnect it and haven't used it since)
