We have a prowler. I made this disturbing discovery last evening when I went outside to water the tomatoes. I found a beer can in my garden outside our bedroom window and a cigar butt about five away from the beer can. The beer can still had about a quarter of beer left in it and the cigar had been smoked down to about two inches left. It still had the cigar band on it. So somebody stood outside our bedroom drank beer and smoked a cigar, and our two “watch” dogs never made a peep.
Can you believe it? There is somebody out there that has the nerve to stand outside our house drinking beer and smoke cigars, or maybe I should say the stupidity to stand outside drinking beer and smoke cigars. What did they think they would see? The windows are closed and the blinds are drawn, it’s summer, moron. It is hot outside, the air conditioner is on.
But more importantly, our pampered pooches didn’t make a sound. No they were sound asleep in our bed snoring away. Charlie snores louder than Mitch and Orso sleeps like a puppy, totally unconscious. I’m not going to get any help from Mitch either, because he can sleep through a gun shot, so I either become a lighter sleeper or get a bigger dog.
So I think I might place an ad in the paper:
“Wanted” A big honkin guard dog. Looking for the biggest, baddest, watchdog. One with fangs three inches long and jaws with a two thousand pound crushing force. One that can run faster than a speeding bullet and jump higher than six feet (I figure the creep can’t be too tall) and have an impact force of a runaway freight train.
Maybe if I get a dog to fit that description no one will come and hang out in the dark again
A woman's view of hunting...with men 
Well, if Orso and Charlie are guard dogs – you have to guard the dogs, I suppose.
In the interim, place a warning board outside – “Beware! This premises is patrolled by Guard Dogs.”
No kidding, obviously they have it too good here.
thats vry scary get a Mastiff!
That’s what I want. Mastiffs are so beautiful and huge. I love them. Yes we are being more vigilant and making sure we lock the doors.
I love them as well so pretty, only the slobber factor prevents me 😉
Sounds like getting another guard dog is a good idea..but Charlie’d be jealous of him too..
Yes he would be terribly jealous. The dog would have to be 3 times his size and take no nonsense from him.
As I have always said, “a dog is good…a dog and a very powerful firearm is better”.
I totally agree.
I’ve heard that a couple of geese make excellent guard animals, if they consider the place home… They are ALWAYS on alert, have excellent hearing, make a lot of noise, and actually will attack intruders when confronted….
I’d never thought of geese, but you’re right about them attacking an invader, they can be downright nasty.