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Dogs have long been a status symbol in Los Angeles, but the latest must-have breed isn’t some tiny designer fur bauble, bred for Instagram. With home invasions soaring in the City of Angels, mansion owners with the cash to splash are shelling out for highly trained security dogs costing up to $150,000 each.

Protection dogs, they say, provide an immediate layer of front-line defense, unlike security cameras (which merely show an intruder on the property, and only if the devices happen to be pointed in the right direction) and home alarm systems (which can be bypassed or ignored). Even if police are summoned, they can be slow to respond, if at all. So homeowners who can afford it are being more proactive.

They’re man’s best friend, with benefits.

“What these dogs really provide is peace of mind,” Greene says. “They’re a true deterrent that possesses some real capability if, God forbid, you ever need it. [They] truly are your best friend, your best protection, your best option for your family’s safety.”