maybe your dogs knew the robber......

hahaha

Well that sucks, but i have to admit i used to work with a crazy nasty Staffordshire Bull Terrier who couldn't ignore being told to sit, it amused me (and stopped me being attacked) every time i had to clean his kennel!

I remember a newspaper story years ago. A police officer and k-9 working dog lived with him. A burglar broke into his home while nobody was home, and his dog mauled the burglar to death. Of all homes to break into, he chose the worst possible one.

This is why professional trainers will give commands in another language, so intruders can't do this.

Buy a gun

see, my GSD would attack and bite anyone's leg off without me having to tell him to if they came in without a proper introduction from me, beforehand. if someone does, they come in at their own risk since we have signs everywhere warning them. and no, that isn't poor training because he isn't aggressive outside our home. we trained him from a young age to be a guard dog and our house is his territory.

Gotta love dogs

And that's why it's wise to train guard dogs in a different language.

I wonder what the burglar thought about that..poor OP for having such obedient dogs in this type of situation..