Dog chases burglar hours after being adopted

Hillsboro, Ohio – A southwest Ohio couple who adopted a Saint Bernard to save him from being put down say he saved their home from burglary a few hours later. Rubert Lee Littler says he was taking Hercules outside at night when the 135-pound dog started growling, then charged after a man running out of their basement. The dog bit into the man’s ankle as he climbed a fence and got away. Police say the home’s phone and cable lines had been cut. Lee and Elizabeth Littler brought the dog home from Highland County’s pound less than seven hours earlier.   more