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The opposite of a guard dog: Golden retriever begs to play with intruder in San Diego break-in
Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Grace Toohey , as published by Los Angeles Times - California
· September 16, 2026
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A friendly golden retriever tried several times to play with an intruder during a bizarre San Diego break-in. The man was later arrested.
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Summary created by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk — automated, rule-governed Byline on source page Grace Toohey, as published by Los Angeles Times - California Original story Read at the source Source published Sep 16, 2026 Indexed here Sep 18, 2026 AI assistance Automated summary drawn from the source’s own published text Prepublication human review No — editorial rules, flagged-item review, and published samples
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Key points A friendly golden retriever tried several times to play with an intruder during a bizarre San Diego break-in.
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