I had quite an eventful week. I was awaken by my dogs barking, growling, and carrying on, so I got up, quickly got dressed, grabbed my gun, and went out to see what was going on to cause all this commotion. As I came out of my bedroom, there was a man almost through my window, only his feet sticking out of the window, and my dogs grabbing and holding onto his clothing, however, when he went to reach for whatever his weapon was, my one large big dog bit him. Then I noticed the smell of smoke and saw a small fire at one of my buildings.
At the same time this was happening, my daughter came down the stairs and I quickly yelled for her to get back upstairs and stay low. The burglar went to move but I quickly told him not to move because I have a gun on him and I will shoot to kill if need be especially when I or my family, pets, or property are in danger. Fortunately I didn't need to fire a shot because the dogs were doing a good job keeping him down, so while they were doing this, I quickly reached for my cell phone and dialed 9-1-1, and within ten to fifteen minutes later, the police were here and the fire department was not too far behind them.
When the sirens could be heard from a distance, the man quickly pushed off my dogs and quickly went back out through the window in which he came through. He and his "friends" were sped away, however, I was still online with the emergency dispatch operator and told her to tell the police which way this gang was heading. It didn't take the police too long to catch them.
Just before the police arrived and after the burglars left, I heard my daughter call out to me. I asked her if she was all right and told her to come down and stand near me. When she came downstairs to stand next to me, I told her not to go anywhere near the window because there was blood on the floor, not a lot, but enough for the police to get evidence. She helped me check each of the dog's paws and get them into my bedroom.
We're doing fine and there was only minimal damage to my garage which was the building I saw fire. Why only minimal damage was that it had been raining very hard here, so everything was still soaked. My daughter and I noticed we didn't hear the security alarm go off and we both knew it was on before we went to bed. Later that morning after the police and the fire department left, I called the security company and couldn't get a call-back from the representative, so I kept calling until I finally got near the top of management. Of all the things, there was this little wire that became unconnected that kept the alarm from going off. And believe me, when that alarm goes off, the dead is awaken. That's how loud it is!
So far the police and the DA (District Attorney) aren't going to charge me for my dog's actions because the man was clearly inside my house when the incident happened. You know, that man heard those dogs barking and carrying in my house which is what woke me up in the first place and he still came into the house. He was either brave or an idiot or both but the man did it. The burglar that did enter my house is being charged for burglary, obviously; the three men who set fire to my garage are being charged with arson and attempt of burglarly; the fifth man who was still in the car was also charged with attempted burglary too. Since I didn't fire my gun, the police didn't take it.
Anyhow, my lawyer has advised me something I already know, and that is, just because I'm not going to be charged in criminal court doesn't mean I'm not going to be sued in civil court for the burglar's bite injuries even though he was in the wrong in the first place. If he tries to sue me for medical treatment, he is in for a fight of his life there too, because he didn't pay the bill -the taxpayers which includes me did. Either way I'll just have to take it one day at a time to see what happens then make my decisions. The thing is that I hope they don't take my dog or charge me for my dog's actions because my dog -all of my dogs- were doing what dogs do naturally to protect their owners.
