I think a hyena would make a good watchdog.

[LaraMN]

"Hyenas mark and patrol their territories by depositing a strong-smelling substance produced by the anal glands on stalks of grass along the boundaries."

http://www.outtoafrica.nl/animals/enghyena.html?zenden=2&subsoort_id=1&bestemming_id=1

I cannot see how this plan could go wrong.

[MrScorpio]

1. ... So said Dr. Frankenstein.

Ahhh... go for it. I need a good laugh

[Bucky]

2. Please, folks, let's not turn this thread into another pit bull argument

Besides, everyone knows dingoes are the best pet for guarding the home.

[seemunkee]

3. I wouldn't mess with this guy

[Dr. Strange]

4. A hyena?

Don't make me laugh!

What? What'd I say?

[billyskank]

5. No, you need a meerkat or two.

[Shakespeare]

6. Not only that, they'd laugh derisively at anyone who tried to trespass.

Which gives the added bonus of making said criminal and/or trespassor feel bad about themselves.

[lips]

7. Lord of War

The scene right after snorting gunpowder and cocaine, Cage's character stumbles along a dirt road and falls right in path of a ground-sniffing hyena. DO NOT GIVE HYENAS NOSE EXPLOSIONS, or they'll ah, get their friends around for a laugh track.

[Blue-Jay]

8. The only guy who could pull it off:

[SOteric]

9. True, but they can be rather disappointing

in the role of 'Fashion Critic.' x(

[GOPisEvil]

10. Maybe you should consider a dingo.

If one of the kids starts acting, up tell them that dingoes are well known to eat babies. So you get security and well-behaved kids in one fell swoop.

[Blue-Jay]

11. A dingo might eat her baby!

[GOPisEvil]

12. Problem solved!

[BlueJazz]

13. I've got the best Guard-Animal that there is.

She'll DESTROY a Carrot