Home security

Had a family member who was involved in security of all kinds of premises. He thought the worst thing you can do is have lights all round your house. All you are doing is giving the culprits light to see what they are doing. A motion sensor light is fine. Cameras are okay but wuth intruders vsbdals usually wearing hoodies and masks all you get is to see what they are up to. If wearing identifiable clothing cameras very rarely useful for identification. Small time thieves can be put off if a camera is visible. Good bump proof locks, motion sensor lights, alarm are thought to be good. Or a big barking dog!

Should read, with intruders vandals

We have a new rescue dog. He is a little sweetie but quite anxious. He barks if anyone comes to the door and frankly sounds really nasty. He isn’t actually aggressive and is barking out of fear, but you’d have to be pretty brave / reckless to chance coming in. We have also put pet cameras in to keep an eye on the dog when we go out. They are amazingly inexpensive £22 per camera and are motion activated and alert you via your phone. They can also be turned to privacy mode when we are home. Although we got them for the dog it feels quite reassuring.