Theft - Bay of Conception

Quote: Originally posted by John M

We were camped at Playa el Requeson, Km 92 south of Mulege, at one of the palapas, late May. We were sleeping outside on cots alongside our truck. During the night thieves took other camping equipment that was in the truck bed and under the truck - Obviously we didn't hear a thing. The biggest loss was to our puppy - a month's supply of the dog food she likes best. The overnight camping on this beach wasn't crowded but there were half-dozen other users. Low-lifes! John M

my Baja dog eats bad guys.
she is adorable with good people.
no idea how dogs tell good from bad.
she "arrested" purse snatchers in a restaurant twice.
the rest of the time she goes from table to table to get petted.
I got her because I was tired of repeated robberies at my house in La Paz.
If you want to protect your stuff and have a loyal traveling buddy - get a dog.
Baja Dogs are the best.

Motion sensors

I looked at those after the fact Goat - the one I liked the most was one that activated the sound of a dog barking! At least that might wake up our dog if not run off the thief. Other sensors activate a light, or a loud alarm -

Neighbors might not appreciate it but it also may keep the crook away from their stuff.

I had read a post some time ago about not leaving your stuff unattended during the daytime, but we were less than 10' from the back of the truck.

Stuff is replaceable. Our puppy isn't much of a barker - we had her almost two years before we ever heard her bark.

Don - you are right, never know how fortunate we may have been to sleep through it.

Never to be feared doggie, Patron


JM

[Edited on 7-3-2021 by John M]

SOP for camping any where (especially Baja) was a big tent for Surfboards & kitchen and a small sleeping tent arranged so both openings face each other with an easy up in the center with side covers all covered with camo netting from my Army/Navy store. When your site has a military flavor, they will pick on others.
Displaying a Coyote/Wolf skull sends a cultural signal too.
(As in crazier than they are, ready to die)
My Coyote skull goes on my truck antenna
A Mexican Pistol is best (male 90 lb. Boxer (Jax) has my back, I got his)

How is your dog restrained at night?

So how do you keep your dog at camp during the night?

Probably not in a kennel - tied with a rope or cord?

Inside a vehicle?

As you might surmise, Patron is more of a pacifist than a watch dog.



[Edited on 7-4-2021 by John M]

my dog sleeps at the bottom of my sleeping bag

Harald

Quote: Originally posted by John M

Is your dog loose or attached to something? JM

Quote: Originally posted by SFandH

When we were still doing tent camping we kept Nacho in the truck at night, usually with a window 1/2 opened, never closed up. He loved it. He would walk up to the truck waiting for the door to be opened. And NOBODY except us got near the truck with him in it, even though he's a little guy.

Nacho's got the right idea!

Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc

my Baja dog eats bad guys. she is adorable with good people. no idea how dogs tell good from bad. she "arrested" purse snatchers in a restaurant twice. the rest of the time she goes from table to table to get petted. I got her because I was tired of repeated robberies at my house in La Paz. If you want to protect your stuff and have a loyal traveling buddy - get a dog. Baja Dogs are the best.

Baja dogs are the best??? Well, if I bark at a Baja dog - the dog runs away! My recommandation: Get a German Shepherd which sleeps under the truckbed. If somebody touches the truck bed at night, the shepherd bites him right into the balls.
Another possibility a little bit more expensive but 100% safe: You got to have 1. A dog which barks. 2. A perrot which speaks. 3. An owl which can see at night. This is how it works. A thief approches your truck bed at night. The owl can see that and is telling the perrot about it. The perrot then tells the dog too bark. You are waking up - chasing the thief away!!!!!