Anastacio, I know how good it feels to be "free" up in the mountains. Been there, loved every minute of it, but please, lock your doors, listen to your dogs and always be prepared for the unexpected. You are NOT dominican and therefore, to the campesinos, you are rich in their eyes. You may trust all your neighbors, but one of them may have a relative who lives in the city near a gang member or a theif from the country. Loose lips sink ships. Word gets out that you live, carelessly, in the campo. One day, when you least expect it, someone could just walk in and destroy your freedom.
We had dogs, we had guns, we had locked doors, but on a dark, rainy night those dominicans who knew the darkness and countryside much better than us, destroyed our paradise. They were professionals in their world. My spouse had his gun within an inch of his hand as he typed on his laptop, but the gun to his head made it impossible to make that split-second move to grab it.
We loved the countryside and the people. But all the precautions we took were futile in this situation. At least, be smart about the way you live. Look around you, I bet your dominican neighbors have padlocks on their doors when they leave for town for the day, and, believe me, they have throw bolts on their doors from the inside when they go to bed at night.
The discussion is many years old now, but you can refer to it by searching for "does anyone know" and watch how the same type of discussion is still being bantered around today. The players are different, but the subject is the same.
Living in the campo may "feel" different, but not much has changed except many years ago, theives robbed your home while you were away, time progressed and theives began to rob at gunpoint, now, theives not only rob you, they kill! Sad how it has progressed. What hasn't changed is police involvement in the protection of the criminals.
Good luck, enjoy the beautiful mountains of this beautiful island, but live in todays world, cautious and ever watchful.