Woman scares off burglar by acting like a dog

[leanderj]

http://onlineathens.com/stories/102609/cop_508935856.shtml

Woman acts like a dog to scare off man

A Simmons Street woman scared off a would-be burglar about 11 p.m. Saturday by acting like a dog, an Athens-Clarke police report said.

When a suspicious man tried turning the woman's door knob, she got on the floor and began scratching at the door and acting like a large dog, police said, though what dog-like behaviors she specifically mimicked remains unknown.

The man, who wore an olive jacket and appeared to be homeless, quickly ran from the porch, according to the report. Police searched the neighborhood for him, but to no avail.

[I Have A Dream]

1. How does one "appear to be homeless".

:shrug:

[virgogal]

2. Woof !

[marmar]

3. "though what dog-like behaviors she specifically mimicked remains unknown"

For whatever reason, that line cracks me up. :rofl:

[Catherine Vincent]

4. LOL!

What a funny story!

[Berry Cool]

5. Remember that TV commercial from years ago

with the old lady hearing someone try to break into her house, who woofed and barked and growled like a dog until he went away? That's what this reminded me of. :rofl:

As for "appeared to be homeless," that may be lazy writing on the reporter's part--the police may have said he met the description of a man they'd seen living on the streets and thus he "appeared to be homeless."

[CoffeeCat]

6. Mr. Barky von Schnauzer!

Mr. Barky von Schnauzer...is that you?

:rofl: