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You come home tomorrow to find 2 dudes stealing your stuff. They have big sacks full of your valuables and are carrying your TV out.

Before you could spell your name your dog goes ape and attacks one of them. The second runs off in fear, dropping your TV in the process.

Then you discover your dog went right for the face/throat of the thief and ripped out a chunk of flesh. The thief is dead on your floor in a pool of blood.

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Inverse to cat or other pet if you don't have a dog.

How would you react?
What do you do?

I swear the blood on my face and take the fall for him.

Cops won't believe me when I say my pet hamster did it

Damn. That's craaazy.

Put it down

I'd be pretty impressed, my sister's dogs are tiny.

Is the TV alright?

I'd be horrified if I saw someone die with their throat ripped out in my house.

Would most likely move.

I give it all the treats, and my last steak.

Trelve posted...

Is the TV alright?

Mine wouldn't be. It's an 80+ pound, 77 inch behemoth of an OLED.

In honest response, I wouldnt feel bad for the burglar, but Id be worried that my dog is capable of such an act. For my own safety and my family's I would put it down.

Why am I spelling my name? At least my dog's reaction has something to do with what's going on.

Honestly, I think I'm gonna put the dog in charge of my finances, since he's clearly the brains of the family.

I would be happy that my friend defended me and do everything to protect him from the law, assuming the state thought he shouldn't have

Good boy

I mean, if you're dumb enough to break into a house with a rottie mix don't immediately turn 360 degrees and get out of there when you see him, that's kind of a you problem.

The cat I had was a massive coward... soooooo many levels of shock going on.

So after giving him a yummy treat for defending the house, I'd probably have to neatly store the dead body until I can discreetly dump it, and make sure the blood doesn't stain my floors... nobody would ever believe the cat could have done what he did, so I'd have to do the damage control.

After all, as the saying goes - a good friend will help you move, but a true friend will help you move a body.

I live in a state where as long as it wasn't a cop they're at their own risk on break-ins. So I'm not fussed.

Would be confused how an 8 pound socially anxious cat managed to get at somebody that way though

My dog is tiny so I am imagining something like the rabbit from Monty Python.

JoeDangIt posted...

I'd be pretty impressed, my sister's dogs are tiny.

I guess they got the jugular

Part of having a large dog is security.

I have a huge chocolate lab who is very intimidating and protective when it comes to my wife and it helps me sleep knowing hes there to protect her when Im not. (I travel a lot for work).

Also pretty sure one of our two cats would do some wicked damage in the event of a break in.

I feel zero sympathy for anyone who breaks into a private home and catches teeth. You get what you deserve.

my cat is too nice smh, he'd probably help the robbers

1. Where tf did this dog come from
2. Who's valuable shit are they taking, and whyd they bring it in my house
3. Oh shit where are my cats

Good, he even left one alive to tell his scum friends not to fuck around with my house.

This is the best possible outcome.

I'd let my (hypothetical) dog know it was its responsibility to dig a hole for the body, and I guess I'd get the bleach to clean up the rest.

Not a situation I have to worry about for multiple reasons. I don't have a dog or any other pet. Tomorrow is a Wednesday, and I'm not scheduled for work, so I have no reason to leave the house, and thus at no point will I be returning home. Any thief smart enough to know what my valuables are (mostly comic books) would be smart enough to not put them in a sack where they'd likely get damaged, and thus be worth less. Even if I did leave and return for whatever reason, if they are carrying my TV out, that means they are coming out the door I'm going in, so they'd have to get by me.

Well, I'd be mostly surprised a 15 lb, 8 year old Jack Russell could defend me that well, but ultimately proud and thankful she was there, since who knows what 2 burglars would have done to me if I was alone.

"Your dog kills a burglar during a break in"

i'd be more worried about getting prosecuted for murder more than anything

I'd be more confused than horrified.... I own a 15 lb Shih' Tzu. Am I dealing with a Killer Rabbit situation here?

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Some of you have kinder hearts than I would for someone who would probably rape, murder, and rob my family.

Extra treats for a week.

1. Wonder where I got a dog or other pet from.
2. Wonder where exactly they robbers were carrying my TV to. I live on an island and the only way on or off is via passenger ferry, and it's a long walk from my home even without carrying a massive TV.
3. Wonder why I was away from home in the first place. I work from home and don't have anywhere to be on Wednesdays, so I would have no reason to be out of the house.

Honestly, this whole situation creates far more questions than answers.

I have a Shih Tsu that's 13 years old, mostly deaf and mostly blind. If he didn't die, he'd die of shame soon after.

UnfairRepresent posted...

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I would be absolutely shocked. my dog is a 15 year old, almost blind Boston Terrier.

I'd make sure my dog was ok and heap piles of praise upon her for taking that trash out. Then I'd call 911 and report what happened.

Mistere_Man posted...

My dog is tiny so I am imagining something like the rabbit from Monty Python.

But it has really big teeth.

.Am I going to jail?

I'd wonder when I got a dog. I'd also be annoyed at having to clean that up.

Not again

Surprised my turtle had the power and speed to do that.

I want to eventually own a mastiff. I wouldn't even be surprised, those dogs are very territorial and protective of their home and family.

I'd probably get him a nice groom and some steaks. Good boy.

Start pop locking with my dog to Herbie Hancock's "Rockit" in the puddle of the thieves' blood.

That dog would want for nothing for the rest of his life. I would identify the thief that got away from my security camera and bring my dog to finish the job.

My sister has a dog that if he doesnt know you hell bite

Feel very safe knowing my cat will fight for me

Kittys getting a new bed and a fish filet from the deli.

I would be horrified, as I dont want to see anyone lose their lives.

Butthat is how I keep my house safe. Instead of guns, I have two huge and highly territorial German Shepards. They are incredibly sweet and loving dogs, absolutely devoted to protecting the family. One cracked one of our front windows at our last house because he saw my son getting into a car with a friend who he didnt recognize and wouldnt stop throwing himself against a window trying to get out there. When we are at the dog park, they are always placing themselves between our kids and anyone that comes in. And just the other day our property cameras caught a poor salesperson running away because they rang the bell and both dogs started throwing themselves against the door. I didnt even train them to be guard dogs, we just adopted them and they have been relentlessly protective ever since.

I know dogs arent for everyone and again: my dogs have never actually hurt anyone in the years we have had them and I would be devastated if they did. But not going to lie-I sleep a like a baby each night knowing those two awesome knuckleheads are on patrol.

Soylent green tonight Rex!

...and yes, you can gnaw on the bones. Who's a good boy!!