Chelsea McGruff the crime fighting dog

[Dragonslayer]

Last night at 3:30 am I was awakened to Chelsea frantic barking. I went into the living room and saw a woman walking to and fro in my neighbors driveway. She disappeared behind some bush's for about 3 minutes and them came back out. I watched as she ducked down a few times and got up and head to the corner. I put my jacket over my pajamas, grabbed my flashlight, told Chelsea to keep quite.. I went outside and followed her to the corner, she was on the next block at the door of the 3rd apartment of the complex. She turned and saw me and ducked down between some cars. I went back to my house and called 911. Two sheriff cars came out within minutes and searched every street in the neighborhood with no luck. This morning at 6:30 am I go out to get my paper and see some large glazed terra cotta pots in my neighbors bush's on the street side. I inform them of the theft and helped put the pots back. At 6:45 am I called a trustworthy neighbor that lives at the apartments and she confirmed the identity of the person and said she is the daughter of the tenant of the third unit. I called the apartment owner/manager and also confirmed the identity. And, get this, at 7:45 am the woman comes back to see if the pots she stashed are still there. Oh, this is good; she is still wearing the same white sheepskin jacket and black back pack from last night. It also helped that she has her long hair died jet black which stands out day or night. This is now the fourth burglary or theft that Chelsea has thwarted. By the way, I am block captain for neighborhood watch and Chelsea has been a better assistant than any of my neighbors have been over the past 3 plus years of our program. She puts the " Watch " in watch dog.

[BruceRTL]

Great Story! Chelsea is a great dog. Your neighbors should get together and give her a doggy treat. I do have a problem with you following the perp. How did you know her boyfriend, or her for that matter, didn't have a gun. I'm thinking call 911 first. Just my opinion.

I'm glad everything and everybody is safe.

Good Job Chelsea!

[Dragonslayer]

My mom was this little portuguese woman who if she got mad, she acted first and then thought of the consequences. Unfortunately I took after her in that department. I followed at a safe distance both times to see where she went. I also know now that she lives with here mother. I know most of the tenants of the apartment, except for new arrivals. Now my duty is to call the sheriffs when I see her, they will come out and I put her under citizens arrest and they take her off to jail. My neighbor who suffered the theft has already filed a report. Another day and another tweaker to get rid of from our neighborhood.

[RustyH]

Be sure to give Chelsea an extra biscuit. This reminds of what happened several years ago. One night out of a sound sleep, both my wife and I were awakened by our dog, Beamer, who was outside our bedroom window making for lack of a better term, whispering growls. Very low and very quiet woofs. When I went outside Beamer trotted over to me, gave another quiet woof then walked over to our side yard wall and stood up on his hind legs at the wall, then looked back at me. When I walked over to the wall, I was able to look over it and saw three people in a jeep. Two teens got out and ran across the street to two different homes and grabbed stuff from the cars and garages, then run back to the jeep. As it drove off, I was able to get the license number and police later arrested three 16-year-olds for theft. I was always amazed that Beamer chose not to bark to scare them away, but chose to wake me up so I could do my part of the job of protecting our family. Beamer has since passed on to his reward, but he will always hold a special place in my heart.

[steveberger]

When I was a kid we had a beagle that was the worst watch dog. Hardly ever barked, and if it did it was at the wrong time. One night the dog was losing her mind. Barking, growling, and pacing in front of the door. We yelled at her and told her to shut up.

The next morning, our bicycles were missing from the front porch!

Good dog. Dopey owners.

[BruceRTL]

It's amazing how many great dog stories you hear. I'm enjoying reading these. We have 2 cats, they never gave me any good stories. I guess that's why you never hear about fluffy the grime fighting cat!

[Truckin']

Martin, I love that photo of your beautiful Chelsea girl! What a great story.

I enjoyed your crime fighting story too, Rusty.

[VoicesInMyHead]

Originally Posted by BruceRTL

I guess that's why you never hear about fluffy the grime fighting cat!

I don't know... cats are always cleaning themselves - aren't they?

[northernlights]

Your going to be a marked man. I'd get a gun and a conceal and carry permit.