Dog friendly burglar alarm advice please?

[Darius_Jedburgh]

No PIRs here. They only work once the scum are inside and it's too late then. Door and window sensors/vibrators so that any attempt to get in triggers the system.
We set that up for our cats, but that's pretty much the same as for dogs.

We can have the alarm fully set when inside - night time when in bed, but we don't bother with that.

 

[Drago]

I've got perimeter sensors around the boundary. No one can even set foot on the property without me knowing about it, never mind get close to the house. They also ping an app on Mrs D's phone if we're not home, which allows her to open up the cctv app and see whats occurring.

As a practical matter there is little evidence that alarms have any deterrence effect. Their biggest benefit is reassurance for the owner rather than any tangible improvement in the odds of not being burgled.

 

[keithmac]

If worst did happen you'd like to think the burglars wouldn't hang around with the siren blaring (sp?) out, vs a silent house.