Spring Hill doggy door intruder

[glowdotGlock]

Hope this isn't a re-post. Just saw this story. That would just be creepy as hell to watch this video after the fact if it were my house. But if it were my house it would be much more secure. http://www.wkrn.com/story/26049503/caught-on-tape-gunman-reaches-through-dog-door-to-unlock-home

[Grand Torino]

That's just creepy. There's a  lot of homes that little asshole would have never escaped from....just sayin'.

[glowdotGlock]

I can't believe the dogs didn't hear it even though they were all in a back room together. I would at least leave one of those ankle bitters run around at night. It would sure let you know.

[Grand Torino]

I can't believe the dogs didn't hear it even though they were all in a back room together. I would at least leave one of those ankle bitters run around at night. It would sure let you know.

My border collie sounds like a german shepard when she barks.....and she barks at almost everything.

[PackinMama]

I use dogs as an alarm system. There's a large dog that sleeps on my front porch at night, another on the back porch, one that stays outside on the front lawn, three that patrol the back yard, one down at the barn, and a little dog that sleeps with each family member in their bed. If someone tries to mess around here, I WILL hear them. ;)

[Grand Torino]

I use dogs as an alarm system. There's a large dog that sleeps on my front porch at night, another on the back porch, one that stays outside on the front lawn, three that patrol the back yard, one down at the barn, and a little dog that sleeps with each family member in their bed. If someone tries to mess around here, I WILL hear them. ;)

That's a lot of dogs.... :lol:

[E4 No More]

That's a lot of dogs.... :lol:

That's a lot of dog crap!

 

I don't have a dog door, but little buddy would be met with some serious teeth should he try that at my house. My Rotty don't play!

[peejman]

I like to think my dog would've gone bonkers too.  I had a dog door in a previous house but it had a locking plate that fit over the flap to help prevent such things.  Certainly not super secure, but better than nothing. 

[Joseg]

Maybe, he needs to get his dogs ears checked, cause surely one, if not all are death, my dog's ears would have perked up (like they are never that way, gotta love a GSD) and probably barked his way thru the door to find out what was that noise.. Now, here's a question, the Homeowner said he went out to buy a shotgun afterwards for home defense, no mention of securing said door, which is a full of fail on his part. he should have stated, that he was reevaluating the situation.

[bersaguy]

My dog lets me know if a rabbit comes in the yard at night much less a human. She hears everything and sleeps in dog house on front porch at night. Don't have a doggie door but when she is inside she makes sure to let me know she needs to go out. I did add a new dead bolt to my entrance door yesterday. Been here 14 + years and up until about 6 years ago I didn't even lock my doors at night or when leaving the house.....................Now I am adding locks. This lock installed yesterday has an insert that inserts all the way through the door jam to door frame 2X4 supports.

[wileecoyote]

Dog doors are often used by burglars, especially larger dog doors. In a number of cases the perp uses a child or skinny person to crawl through the dog door and unlock the home. This is one reason I got an electronic dog door which has an automatic sliding bullet resistant plate that only opens for the dog and dead bolts itself between uses. It's turned out to be the best thing we ever got for our dogs. Short video shows you how it works: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RuLjQHfEpBI If anyone is interested, I've got a second one of these for my brother that he was not allowed to install, so it's brand new and never installed, I'd sell it for half price if someone on TGO could use it to prevent some criminal scum from creeping into their home...

[Clod Stomper]

He's been burglarized before, so he installs a camera. But doesn't seal a massive hole in his door? And THEN buys a shotgun that he most likely has no idea how to use.

A bit out of sequence.

And I'd fire those dogs. They're not doing their job.

[Joe357]

IMHO, this story just doesn't sound right.
Dogs don't bark, I just don't buy it.
Had problems before and only buy a camera.

Sorry just doesn't add up, sounds like BS to me.

[Ted S.]

That's a very precise position.... I wonder why didn't they aim so the FOV covers the entire door. Seems like if someone was to break through the locks, the camera would only capture below the waist or mid-section.........

 

:tinfoil:

[Erik88]

IMHO, this story just doesn't sound right.
Dogs don't bark, I just don't buy it.
Had problems before and only buy a camera.

Sorry just doesn't add up, sounds like BS to me.

 

Not everything is a conspiracy Joe. Seemed legitimate to me.

[Joe357]

Not everything is a conspiracy Joe. Seemed legitimate to me.

If not farce, then "you can't fix stupid"

[Peace]

Dog doors are often used by burglars, especially larger dog doors. In a number of cases the perp uses a child or skinny person to crawl through the dog door and unlock the home. This is one reason I got an electronic dog door which has an automatic sliding bullet resistant plate that only opens for the dog and dead bolts itself between uses. It's turned out to be the best thing we ever got for our dogs. Short video shows you how it works: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RuLjQHfEpBI If anyone is interested, I've got a second one of these for my brother that he was not allowed to install, so it's brand new and never installed, I'd sell it for half price if someone on TGO could use it to prevent some criminal scum from creeping into their home...

 

2nd endorsement for this door.  We installed a PowerPet door in our garage man-door when we lived in Knoxville.  I went through a lot of the little collars, but we loved it!  At some point, we will most likely install one in our current home.

[wileecoyote]

2nd endorsement for this door.  We installed a PowerPet door in our garage man-door when we lived in Knoxville.  I went through a lot of the little collars, but we loved it!  At some point, we will most likely install one in our current home.

We put off buying one for a long time due to the high cost, fear of the dog not liking it, and because I was reluctant to install it myself assuming that it would require complicated construction methods. Once I finally broke down and purchased it, I was amazed to find that I sailed through the install in less than 90 minutes with only basic tools even though I had chosen the more involved wall installation option. Then it took our normally reluctant dog all of a few hours to learn and master the door, and now he absolutely loves running in and out 24x7. We ended up liking it much more than we thought, as we can sleep, shower, or stay away from home for long periods without worrying about the dog. Looking back on it I wish I had got one of these years ago, and I would easily pay twice the cost to get another if I ever move. As for the collars, I learned a few tips to avoid problems: you can find the older MS2 collars which take standard batteries that you can replace for $1 each, and wrap a long thin slice of electrical tape around one end to prevent it from popping open if your dog likes to play rough and rub his collar on the ground. Or if your dog has access to a pool or deep water while outside, then you can get the newest MS5 collar which is waterproof and screws shut, but then it uses their newer battery which costs a bit more to replace. I have been using the same old MS2 collar for 4 years and have never once had a problem, and we buy our collar batteries in bulk from ebay for less than $0.30 each with the average battery lasting about 2 months.

 

But back to the main thread topic... The other reason I like this door is that it really is secure. The panel is fairly thick and tough, and tinted to make seeing inside difficult. When the dog is not using it, the panel automatically deadbolts itself in the closed position, and you are unable to slide it up even a little bit despite prying and using your full strength to press on it. I guess if someone had a torch they could burn through it, or a big axe and they could hack through it with enough blows, but then it would still be pretty hard to crawl through and of course they would make lots of noise and wake you up in the process. So this type of pet door is really the only type that is truly secure 24x7 while also allowing the dog to use it 24x7. And if you mount it through an exterior wall instead of through a door, like we did, then it wouldn't even matter if the burglar could cut or burn the panel open, as he would not be able to reach the door locks which are several feet away.

 

I have an extensive security system with redundant layers of protection, so I was pretty paranoid about the dog door failing or creating a vulnerability. Instead it has enhanced our security quite a bit as the dog can now let himself outside as soon as he hears even the faintest odd sound, which is usually when a vehicle engine slows down as they approach our driveway way down on the road. So the dog is out and barking at them before they can even approach the house, and of course we hear all this so we have time to check the various video and audio systems to see what is going on and arm ourselves or call the police if needed. I would definitely not install one of the cheaper dog doors, as most of those use flexible thin flaps which are easily cut or pushed open, and even the solid insert panels are nothing but thin plastic which prevent your dog from going in or out, and the solid panels are a pain to install and remove each morning and night.

[K191145]

I don't have a dog anymore so i'm going to install a gillotine blade above my doggie door for burglers.  :devil:

 

 

Just kidding.

[jtmaze]

I can't imagine what type of dogs he has that didn't alert him that someone was in the house. I have the next size down doggie door from that one with 2 put bulls, a mini daschund and a boston terrier. If you think you can even get in my fenced in yard you are welcome to try. None of my dogs are aggressive, but when there are strangers about they stay between the stranger and my wife and I at all times. They are not trained to do this it is just their way of saying don't get between me and my owner. JTM We the People of the United States, in order to form a more Perfect Union......

[Lumber_Jack]

This is why our dog door has the security plate that slides in to prevent unwanted entry. But more importantly our alarm has a motion detector. If you get through the door, no way you're not setting it off.