A man was arrested for trying to steal a dog. The dog owner's other dog was credited with the capture. The would be dog napper admitted to trying to steal the dog from it's owner's fenced back yard.

On his way out with the dog, the dog napper was met and cornered by the dog owner's other dog named Max. Max, a 200+ pound Mastiff was always protective of his smaller companion, a toy poodle named Maxine. When the owner of the dogs returned home from work, he discovered the would be dog napper on top of his storage shed with Max and Maxine patiently waiting at ground level for their captive to come down.

When the dog owner asked the man what he was doing on the roof of the storage shed, the man was more than willing to admit his attempt to steal Maxine. It was 4:30 PM and the man had been on the roof since around 9:30 AM that morning. Seven and half hours of looking down at Max was enough for him.

He explained to police that he had spotted Maxine being walked several days before his attempted dog napping. He watched the owner put her in the fenced back yard, but was not aware of "Big Max." He told police that he had planned on buying a toy poodle for his daughter, but that they were too expensive. So he had decided to steal Maxine to give to his daughter. However, as this man soon found out, Max was not about to let his girl be dog napped. It just took one look at Max and one growl to secure her release and safety. In a matter of seconds Maxine was safe on the ground and the would be napper was hopefully safe on the roof of the storage shed. It turned out that the storage shed had actually been converted into a dog house for Max and Maxine.

The man was arrested, given a fine, and ended up providing 40 hours of court ordered community service. I think they should have made him work at the dog pound! The End.

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