Well it was for this unfortunate burglar...

George Watson, the intended victim of the burglary, was having a leisurely bath when he heard a "scream, a roar and a commotion" coming from his back garden. Wrapped only in a towel, he rushed outside to see what was happening, only to see somebody making a quick getaway in a van. Apart from Watson's very agitated three-year-old English mastiff, all that was left behind was a torn t-shirt.

Watson can only assume that the dog, who goes by the name of Cromwell, tore the shirt from the thief's back to stop him stealing the family's lawnmower, which had been taken from the shed and left by the gate.

Cromwell weighs in at just under 22 stones, and he could be the world's heaviest English mastiff. The thief obviously got off lightly.

Daily Mail