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I have two quick thoughts. Sorry I have been outta town or I wouldve said this sooner, but at 13, I was able to arm myself and place COM shots. That is if I was cornered and alone.

Otherwise I would've run to a neighbors house (we lived on a cul-de-sac and knew everyone).

Second thought: Wasn't there a post a yr or so ago on PDO about a home invasion at night where mom, dad, and daughter were killed and the son shot and killed the guy with a .22 kept in his room? I remember the boy was young, but might be worth it to train him in self defense scenarios...professionally that is. My dad was a Special Forces operator and a spy in russia back in the day, so my training was adequate, but generally a neutral 3rd party instructor would be good.

Cameras are a great idea as well, since I'm more tech savvy than my mom I put up a camera shooting over our front yard and would monitor it when I was home sick/alone.

Dogs are great as well! We had a GS (from germany...she was great) and 2 mastiffs that were > 200 lbs. They had come in handy when we lived in moscow and continued to protect us stateside.

Sound like you are on the right track,

-nick

UPDATE: We visited Lonestar Boxer Rescue this afternoon, planning on looking for a Fawn Female, but fell in love with a Brindle Male (so much for planning!). His name is Stone (how tough huh?). I tried numerous times to get a shot of his face, but he really doesn't want to look at the camera, so this is the best I can do for his first day. He's a little underweight, so we'll be working on beefing him up.

beautiful dog. Congrats.

Handsome beast. I'm fond of brindle dogs.

One word of warning for anyone contemplating a boxer: they're the most stubborn breed known to man when it comes to housebreaking. This is unusual in big breeds, who tend to be naturally housebroken. But, leave a grown boxer outside all day, and he'll hold it until he can get inside and make a mess on the carpet. Mary has had a couple, and has known many more, and recommends that a boxer not be allowed in the house until it's at least two years old.

Kevin