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Tiny guard dog chases off suspected burglar

A Reddit user claimed the burglar was arrested four days later and told police he has a phobia of dogs.

By Ben Hooper
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- CCTV video purportedly from a South African back yard shows an alleged burglar fleeing in terror and jumping a fence to evade a tiny Yorkshire terrier.

The video, dated Nov. 13 and shared Wednesday on website Reddit, shows the alleged burglar wandering around the back yard of a home and momentarily leaving the camera's range before running back into frame and jumping a fence to get away from his pursuer, a tiny dog that appears to be a Yorkshire terrier.

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Subsequent Reddit posts and a version of the video posted to YouTube said the incident took place in South Africa. A Reddit user said the suspect was arrested during another burglary four days later and told police he has cynophobia, the fear of dogs.

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