+1 to BBM's advise here. Think about getting any dog first and make sure you are committed to caring for and loving the dog for its life. That said, I agree with your "get a dog" idea. Our son's setter has a deep booming repeated bark that has scared off a few suspicious people walking up the driveway. She would actually hold the door for them if they came in, since she loves everyone but, the noise she can make causes them to think twice. Sorry you got robbed Aaron, hope you get all the cards and accounts changed quick enough. If they knew to take a hard drive they are most likely selling personal info to other scumbags.

I do have 3 shotguns for bird hunting and a pistol of my wives in the house, with plenty of ammunition. She can unlock the gun case quicker than I can when she hears something around the house. Glad I don't sleepwalk. I think a load of shot from a 12 ga magnum duck gun would make them get gone and drop things they were carrying. and as everyone knows Florida has the Stand Your Ground law, too. And, we have an alarm system with motion sensors to boot.