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Pet friendly burglar alarms

Britain is a nation of pet lovers, so it is not unusual for our skilled burglar alarm installation engineers to be asked if a dog or cat will trigger endless false alarms.
The answer is no, but with some caveats. Pet-friendly burglar alarms are very efficient these days and can usually differentiate between a family pet and an unwanted intruder.
But they cannot be 100% effective, and much will depend on the technology they use and the efficiency of the burglar alarm installation.
Of course, pets and intruder alarms can work together. The family dog can be just as much a deterrent as an alarm unit, and pets can often alert householders to an unwanted visitor.
And as good as any alarm system is, no one can guarantee they will not experience a false alarm at some time. But modern detectors are now super-efficient and improving all the time.

How pet-friendly alarm systems work

Pet-friendly detectors can work in many ways and mainly depend on which type of technology is employed during installation. Passive Infra-Red (PIV) alarms work by detecting body heat, and they can be calibrated to ignore various sizes and shapes in a room. One problem with PIRs is that they can suffer interference from radio waves, which may cause them to behave erratically. One solution to this is an RFI stabiliser which will help overcome the problem. You can position movement detectors to ignore motion below a predetermined height so that cats, dogs and other pets can pass unnoticed.
From active puppies and sofa-leaping kittens to flying parrots, pets still have the potential to trigger alarms. One drawback is that pets can behave in unpredictable ways, so covering all eventualities is not always possible. There are ways to counteract such problems. Dual technology systems have two sensors, one for heat and another for movement. Again these can be calibrated to ignore pets and can also be configured to require both sensors to be triggered before the alarm is set off. Fortunately, home security companies have invested lots of time and effort into solving these problems and designing pet-friendly alarm systems.

Smart systems can 'learn' quickly

Scientists and engineers have recorded and analysed hundreds of hours of animal and human movements in confined spaces to determine behaviour patterns. Sophisticated algorithms can 'learn' about their environment and conclusively separate human from animal activity.
Pet-friendly sensors are becoming increasingly effective at detecting animal motion using sophisticated technologies to assess mass, speed, weight and movement patterns of moving objects and thus eliminate movement by household pets.

Get the experts to install alarms

With surveys showing around nine million dogs in the United Kingdom and nearly eight million cats, it makes sense to install a burglar alarm system that won't go off every time the family pet jumps on the sofa. Home alarm security installers with years of experience show that this is not an exact science, even with the latest scientific advances. No home alarm system is foolproof, but with professional advice on detection systems and their installation. With a fully fitted, professional pet-friendly burglar alarm system in your home, you can leave the house safely knowing that your home is fully alarmed and protected from intruders while your family pets are free to roam without triggering a false alarm.


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