Double Your Security With a Dog and Home Alarm System

Dogs are lovable companions that add a lot to people's lives. They become members of the family just like any other new addition, and they are steadfast in their loyalty and their presence. However, many people also feel a sense of security from having a dog in the house. This sense of security however, can be false or over exaggerated. Many people opt for a pet in place of home security system; however the best way to protect your home is to have both. Many people think that it's unnecessary to have both, but the reality is that having a home alarm system is much more effective than even the toughest or loudest dog in the neighborhood.

The fact of the matter is that using a dog as your first and last line of defense leaves a lot of responsibility on your pet, and many would say that this is an unrealistic expectation of your furry friend. The ways in which a dog is best equipped to help increase your safety is in the fact that many of them will bark at the sound of an intruder. However, dogs that bark when they hear someone entering your home may also bark when a snow plow goes by, when someone is walking down the street past your home, or even when there is a squirrel scurrying up the tree in your yard. This constant barking can lead to a lot of false alarms which eventually wear down owners into becoming desensitized to their animal's warnings. This means that your first reaction when your dog starts barking in the middle of the night is that a truck went by, or there's a raccoon outside when the reality may in fact be that someone is actually trying to enter your home. To this extent, using a dog for a live-in home security system becomes ineffectual as it is not accurate enough to signal a break in or a cause for alarm.

A home alarm system, however, will not only be able to differentiate between a home invasion and a passerby, but the system will also alert the local authorities at the first sign of an intrusion. This is something even the most heroic pets can't do. Having an alarm system means that you have a direct connection to emergency response teams and they will be on the way before you even get out of bed to see what the problem is. Having this kind of system means that you can program it specifically to be customized to your home. It can monitor all the entryways and even your property outside of your home. You can also set the alarms system to detect motion inside your home. Instead of choosing one over the other, home security system over a pet, you can maximize your security by having both. To this extent a dog can potentially scare off an intruder before they even make the attempt, and an alarm system will be your second line of defense in the case that they decide to go ahead anyway with the break in, and just distract your pet with a bone.