Any advice on a junk yard dog:?

Im currently doing scrap in a partnership with a long time business friend. We're doing really well, even with the scrap prices where they are. Lots and lots of resale of stuff found in the garbage.

We've been having a few issues with theft and trespassing on my partners property where most of the stuff is stored



One time there was a really weird guy who I found in the garage on the property 1 hour before a yard sale was supposed to start. He ended up buying a microwave for $15 and some other assorted junk, two day later my partner found the same microwave dumped in the driveway and MY reciprocating saw missing.

Another time a few of our bags of cans we leave beside the house went missing.

Last week I found one of the neighbors in the driveway snooping around saying something about a fridge we have for sale.


Not a good thing when you have over 1k in inventory. Its time for new security measures.

I'm thinking of a dog. Anyone have any experience with dogs as security? What breed are you using? Are there any foreseeable issues I may run into with this scheme?

My partner would obviously be taking in the dog as a pet and care for it properly, he has had dogs before and is into the idea. Its main job/purpose would be to deter any thieves and alert us to anyone coming onto the property.