4 AM intruder has sudden change of heart

[octagon]

I start work in my shop very early most days as I get more work done out there before the rest of the world wakes up. I guess the fellow walking up my drive at 4AM feels the same way. Very recently I am just getting out of bed to make coffee when I pass by the front door and see the motion activated light go off right as I hear my Black Dog (80 lbs) growl. I look out the window and see in the distance a fellow running like Jesse Owens for the fence he has just climbed over with the Black Dog hot on his trail. He was too far away to see clearly, but he vaulted the gate and into the back of a waiting truck before the black death got a hold of his nether regions. I laughed as the truck sped off, glad to have such a fine canine that lives and breaths to protect the pack. He has slept by the front door behind a bush these last 11 years, and does not get as much action as he would like.
If the fellow had made it to the front door he would have found a large guy in his underwear with a Glock 10 mm and five clips full of Federal Premium 180 grain Hydra Shok JHP and no coffee yet (grumpy). I am glad to have such a good dog that helps to save such expensive ammo. Luckily I had the day before defrosted some rib eyes for that nights supper, and while the coffee was brewing I cut one up and delivered it to the Black Death - Good Boy!

[Mdl53]

Stories like that just warm the heart. Nice to have a loyal friend.

[Tycer]

Good boy. Give him a pat on the head from me.

[3leggedturtle]

Poor dog, got a great treat but no tail. How close was BD when Jesse cleared the fence? Love a happy ending. 3leg

[1894c]

good dog...i think the sight of an older grumpy guy without coffee...with a Glock...in his underwear would be enough deterrent...YIKES...glad you guys are ok and well protected...good dog... :)

[rjohns94]

Glad for the happy ending. Great pup! well deserved steak!

[Borregos]

Glad for the happy ending. Great pup! well deserved steak!

+1

[jnyork]

Good dog!

[centershot]

NICE!!! Very NICE!!!

[jeepnik]

I hope the dog gets a treat for his hard work. You know, I think I'd rather face the dog than a pre-coffee gent armed with a Glock, regardless of how he is dressed.

Did you notify the cops? If there's a trend showing up they may be of some help.

[piller]

Glad your dog kept you from having to do something that a District Attorney might think was wrong. I don't have a problem with protecting your home, and am glad your dog was there to help you. He deserves a good pat on the head in addition to that steak.

[Sixgun]

To me, next to a child abuser, the most hated character flaw in an individual is a thief. I don't how you could have laughed as I would have been an enraged maniac to the point of jumping in Old Yeller and running him down. I really do lose control when no good like that infringes on the happiness in my castle.

Well, glad it ended OK and for the most part, you won't hear anything more from those low life's.

You have one dog, I have pushing a dozen......and none of 'em sleep. (Dangled little land piranha Yorkies )----6

[Pete44ru]

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Excellent.

Black Death did exactly what you pay him to do......

I love it, when I hear stuff like that !


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[octagon]

Jeepnik, I did not call the cops as I had no description of either the intruder or the truck. I need a much brighter light out front, it won't shine all the way to the front gate.
Sixgun, I don't have just one dog. I have a huge Pit in the back with a head like a basketball, he is a tall brindle, and like the Black Death, he does not tolerate strangers, day or night. For some odd reason he especially hates people in uniforms and coats. The Black Dog is a large Collie mix, but very wide in the chest like a steroid Boarder Collie.
Most folks would think these dogs are ferocious, but they are real sweet as long as you are a member of the immediate family. I take real good care of them, and they take great care of me and mine. I sleep real good at night.

[Sixgun]

I hear you Octagon. Its a proven point, dogs and outside lighting are the best deterrents to outside filth trying to steal the goods that others sweated for.

if they get past that, well, that's what the 45 is for. -------6

[Ysabel Kid]

To me, next to a child abuser, the most hated character flaw in an individual is a thief.

I'm with you Six. I'd add in between those any "male" (can't call it a "man") that would abuse a woman in any way, shape, or form.

[Blaine]

Thor is an inside dog, but he hears everything...

[MrMurphy]

About 20 years ago now an ex of mine's older brother, a Navy SEAL (confirmed, not rumored) was home on leave from one of his various training missions all over, and aside from the obvious bedroom gymnastics with the wife, had been out hunting. Their house was in a large cul-de-sac with around half an acre of woods between houses.

Burglar finds waist-level large window unlocked and slides it up quietly, straddles the windowsill peering inside carefully. He turns his head and sees from about a foot away, the business end of a 6" Model 629 full of hunting loads with a scope on it and hears a click of the hammer cocking.

Conversationally, brother says "You might want to reconsider this." Guy very carefully nods and slowly exits the windowsill and runs like hell. Brother was tracking him through the window the whole way out of sight......



I think the guy might have had a career change (and an underwear change) after that....

[Nath]

Brill....did you get a denim patch as a trophy?

Nath.

[octagon]

Nath, a denim patch trophy? That is real funny, but no, no such trophy. I did check for blood out by the gate, but no luck. The light going off saved the fellow, as the dogs usual method is to hide and not growl until they are in striking distance. At the old place, he bit the heLL out of an intruder with a lot of teeth marks on his legs and removed one chunk about silver dollar size from his calf muscle. Did not find the chunk.

[Blaine]

Nath, a denim patch trophy? That is real funny, but no, no such trophy. I did check for blood out by the gate, but no luck. The light going off saved the fellow, as the dogs usual method is to hide and not growl until they are in striking distance. At the old place, he bit the heLL out of an intruder with a lot of teeth marks on his legs and removed one chunk about silver dollar size from his calf muscle. Did not find the chunk.

This warms my heart beyond belief......If all crooks had a reasonable expectation of being hurt/shot whilst plying their trade, I suspect that crime would plummet. (See Kennesaw, Georgia). Of course, with liberal gun laws in urban areas, crooks feel pretty dang safe.....(He said with his loaded Glock 30 on desk in front of him.... )