What if a Dog attacks an intruder?
<p>If your pet dog were to attack an intruder during a violent home invasion and seriously injured him, does the dog need to be put down? </p>

<p>Generally no (it does vary state by state in the US). The intruder took a risk when breaking in and therefore knew that there might be a threat to his life. A judge would generally side with you if the intruder broke into your house, and got attacked by the dog in the house he broke into. </p>

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