Furniture Vandals Repelled by Family Dogs

CANINES SCARE OFF INTRUDERS

LONG BEACH, CA – A family’s group of four dogs successfully protected their home from furniture vandals on Thursday. The homeowners returned from work to find that intruders had apparently entered the house and destroyed the living room furniture, throw pillows and television remote control. There were no signs of forced entry.

Alert canine protected home

Mary Lou and Robbie Astin entered the house as usual to find their four dogs asleep on the remains of the living room sofa. “It looked like a snow storm,” said Mr. Astin.”The cushions were ripped apart and the stuffing was shredded. There were gaping holes in the upholstery.”

Ms. Astin described the scene as “complete chaos. All my beautiful throw pillows were mangled and in pieces all over the place. There were even holes in the arms of the sofa.”

The furniture and accessories were a complete loss.

The Astins investigated further and discovered the damaged remote control in a corner of the room. “Apparently the vandals were unhappy with what they found in our house and displayed their displeasure by biting the remote control. We found teeth marks all over it,” reported Mr. Astin. “We were just fortunate the dogs were able to scare them away.”

It appeared the intruders had not entered any other rooms in the house. The doors leading to the bedrooms were still closed as they had been when the Astins left for work in the morning.

Grateful for the heroics of their canines, the Astins gave each of them a treat and a hug. “We’re just really glad they weren’t hurt by the intruders,” said Ms. Astin.

Long Beach Police said no other homes had been broken into in the area.