A poor career move - burglary

Memo to self -- when planning to burglarize a house, check it for dogs. Especially big dogs. Like a 22-stone English Mastiff. From the UK Daily Mail:

Burglar makes the mistake of choosing 22-stone mastiff's home
Of all the gardens in all the world, the thief had the bad luck to break into the one where Cromwell was peacefully gnawing on his bone.

The three-year-old English mastiff is a gentle pet. But his breed are also born guard dogs - and big ones at that.

Only the thief and Cromwell know exactly what happened next.

But it can't have been friendly, as the dog's owner heard a 'scream, a roar and a commotion' from the back garden.

George Watson, 43, had been having a bath and ran outside in his towel, to see the thief zooming off down the driveway in his van.

Apart from a very agitated dog, the only evidence the man left behind was the torn Teeshirt.

Cromwell, his owner George Watson and the burglar's torn shirt And in case the moke tries to prosecute:

If the burglar decided to make a complaint, Mr Watson could not be prosecuted under the Dangerous Dogs Act because the incident took place on his private property.

Heh Let's see -- one stone equals 14 pounds so 22*14=308 If I saw a three hundred pound dog running after me I would depart in a hurry. I hope that Cromwell got a nice big bone for his treat...