House got broke into...again

[tombogan03884]

My house got broke into, I want to buy a gun.
And a bottle of Pepto for my dog.   

[r_w]

My house got broke into, I want to buy a gun.
And a bottle of Pepto for my dog.   

But you don't need to buy as muchdog food next time...

[tombogan03884]

Always looking at the bright side aren't you  

[jyates]

My cars have been broken into 11 times in the last 10 years. Police here are ineffective and cant be everywhere at once, of course. A few times, I had accidentally left the car unlocked. My 10 year old boxer alerted me last time it happened. As I opened the door, said dummy was jumping my privacy fence. A couple of minutes later he came waliking down the street past my house as nothing had happened. My wife started yelling at him and he was acting as if he had not been at my house etc..At that point,  I was just trying to restrain my wife (she is quite outspoken) and staying in my doorway. This was at 3am and I have a toddler as well so my thinking was to get L.E. on the way and keep my perimeter. Every bone in my body wanted to detain the dummy but my common sense dictated I protect my family by staying put. There are so many breaki ins and robberies here I am now always in Condition Yellow so to speak, trying to be hyper aware of my surroundings, even when taking the trash out..My boxer serves me well though. If she gets mad, no one gets close to my door. She knows how to bring the noise ;-)

[tombogan03884]

My cars have been broken into 11 times in the last 10 years. Police here are ineffective and cant be everywhere at once, of course. A few times, I had accidentally left the car unlocked. My 10 year old boxer alerted me last time it happened. As I opened the door, said dummy was jumping my privacy fence. A couple of minutes later he came waliking down the street past my house as nothing had happened. My wife started yelling at him and he was acting as if he had not been at my house etc..At that point,  I was just trying to restrain my wife (she is quite outspoken) and staying in my doorway. This was at 3am and I have a toddler as well so my thinking was to get L.E. on the way and keep my perimeter. Every bone in my body wanted to detain the dummy but my common sense dictated I protect my family by staying put. There are so many breaki ins and robberies here I am now always in Condition Yellow so to speak, trying to be hyper aware of my surroundings, even when taking the trash out..My boxer serves me well though. If she gets mad, no one gets close to my door. She knows how to bring the noise ;-)

Sounds like you and the dog reacted properly. You are not a cop, if you are not in danger your best option, from both a legal, as well as safety stand point, is to get a good description and pass it on to those who get paid to confront scumbags.
You don't say where you are, but in most places, had your wife's mouth led to a violent confrontation she, and possibly you if you were armed, would have been held responsible for escalating a non threatening situation.

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[jyates]

I am in Louisville KY, but you are correct. The misses is not afraid to show her displeasure (poor me, lol) but I am teaching her the importance of avoidance. Looking back, my next step would have been to button up the house and keep 911 on the line, had the intruder advanced towards my house from the street. I used this as a lesson for both me and the wife. I am no master of tactics by any means but falling back and going into protective mode instead of acting aggressively towards the intruder seems the best scenario. Police can deal with him on the street if they make it in time.

[tombogan03884]

Need to teach the Missus that a couple of basics of Self Defense are Avoidance, and DEescalation.   

[fightingquaker13]

Need to teach the Missus that a couple of basics of Self Defense are Avoidance, and DEescalation.   

I think in Ky that class goes like this: "Shut up and get in the truck".
FQ13

[tombogan03884]

I think in Ky that class goes like this: "Shut up and get in the truck".
FQ13

What do you tell a woman with 2 black eye's ?
Nothing, you already told her twice 

[Solus]

You can't beat a woman who shoots.