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I have a 2.5 year old Rhodesian Ridgeback at 64kg's, usually does the trick. I am fortunate to live in from the road about 150mtrs or so and you cant see any sign of my property. Very private.
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I'm with Peter. Keep it Simple :D
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A friend of mine went on holidays and came back to find that one of her beautiful, large, old pines had been the subject of a failed theft attempt. She returned to find that this specimen was facing the wrong way around on her display pole! luckily, the thieve was nice enough to place the irrigation dripper back into the pot, and no damage was done. She was VERY lucky.

My trees aren't worth stealing, plus neighbour's can view my property easily, and i got one MEAN dog! Even I'm scared of her...

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I have read many of these 'Security Threads' and I have come to the conclusion that some people are paranoid and others aren't. I personally believe that the majority of bonsai thefts are events of opportunity rather than planned events. My trees are in my front courtyard and visable to anyone walking by, they have been that way for around 8 years. On the other hand when I had my Nursery, my trees were locked behing an 8 foot fence but still the germs got in time and time again in full view of everyone going past.

I have also been involved on Internet forums for over 10 years using my true name and address and I personally don't and can't attribute any thefts of Bonsai as a direct link to being a member on a forum but hey - paranoia, it's your obsession. I wonder how many members of AoB and Kob have lost their trees?

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