Golden retriever 'guard dog' filmed trying to PLAY with intruder who broke into his home

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-17 · by Victor Heller

Quick Summary

In San Diego, a golden retriever named Nash was filmed trying to play with an intruder who broke into his home last month. Instead of alerting authorities or protecting the property, Nash approached the stranger with a toy and wagged his tail. The homeowners were alerted by their Ring app while they were away and contacted police, who arrested the suspect without incident. Police footage shows Nash greeting both the intruder and responding officers in a friendly manner.
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Story summary

In San Diego, a golden retriever named Nash was caught on camera attempting to play with an intruder who broke into his house last month. The video shows the suspect making themselves at home, napping, and eating food from the fridge without stealing anything else. Rather than barking or alerting anyone, Nash approached the intruder multiple times with a toy in his mouth and a wagging tail. Owners Dante Rowley and Stephanie Calderon were alerted by their Ring app while on a flight from Chicago, contacted the police, and saw that a drone chased the suspect out before nine officers arrived at the scene.

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Who wrote this

Victor Heller
7 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Instead of barking or defending his home, he just approached the intruder with a wiggling tail and a toy to play Nash might not win an award for being the most frightening guard dog but rather the friendliest out there Nash's owners Dante Rowley and Stephanie Calderon were alerted to the intruder in their San Diego home after their Ring camera sent them a notification 'We just think he was trying to get out of the heat,' Rowley said of the suspect, who did not steal anything besides some food while in the home. Video shows a police drone appearing inside the house and chasing the intruder out before a troop of nine police officers arrived.
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Topics

Chicago Daily Mail Ring San Diego the LA Times

Subjects

Nash PERSON · 9× Dante Rowley PERSON · 2× Rowley PERSON · 2× San Diego GPE · 2× Stephanie Calderon PERSON · 2× Chicago GPE · 1× Daily Mail ORG · 1× The Daily Mail ORG · 1× the LA Times ORG · 1× the San Diego Police Department ORG · 1×

Narrative

Video taken inside the home shows the unidentified suspect breaking in and making himself at home, including taking a nap and helping himself to food from the fridge.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-18
🔮 Instead of barking or defending his home, he just approached the intruder with a wiggling tail and a toy to play Nash might not win an award for being the most frightening guard dog but rather the friendliest out there Nash's owners Dante Rowley and Stephanie Calderon were alerted to the intruder in their San Diego home after their Ring camera sent them a notification 'We just think he was trying to get out of the heat,' Rowley said of the suspect, who did not steal anything besides some food while in the home. Video shows a police drone appearing inside the house and chasing the intruder out before a troop of nine police officers arrived.

Claims (14 extracted, 2 hedged)

A golden retriever was seen attempting to play with an intruder who broke into his San Diego home. asserted
who → see → home
The gentle pup, named Nash, has been dubbed the worst guard dog in the world for his playful response to the trespasser last month. asserted
pup → name → trespasser
Video taken inside the home shows the unidentified suspect breaking in and making himself at home, including taking a nap and helping himself to food from the fridge. asserted
suspect → take → fridge
But instead of barking or alerting anyone, four-year-old Nash chose to approach the intruder with a toy in his mouth. asserted
Nash → bark → mouth
The clip shows Nash try three times to entice the trespasser into a game, clutching the toy and wagging his tail. asserted
Nash → show → tail
Home owner Dante Rowley told the LA Times Nash usually barks at new visitors but once they get inside, 'he just thinks it’s time to play.' asserted
it → tell → visitors
Rowley and his fiancée Stephanie Calderon saw the situation unfold while they were on a flight home from Chicago. asserted
they → see → Chicago
The Ring app on their phone notified the couple and when they saw the stranger inside their house, they contacted police. asserted
they → notify → police
Instead of barking or defending his home, he just approached the intruder with a wiggling tail and a toy to play Nash might not win an award for being the most frightening guard dog but rather the friendliest out there Nash's owners Dante Rowley and Stephanie Calderon were alerted to the intruder in their San Diego home after their Ring camera sent them a notification 'We just think he was trying to get out of the heat,' Rowley said of the suspect, who did not steal anything besides some food while in the home. Video shows a police drone appearing inside the house and chasing the intruder out before a troop of nine police officers arrived. uncertain
troop → bark → officers
But again Nash did not seem to mind the officers who were equipped with machine guns as they entered through the front door. asserted
they → seem → door
The good boy greeted them just as kindly as the prowler. asserted
boy → greet → prowler
Video footage also shows the moments police arrested the suspect in the backyard. asserted
police → show → backyard
While Nash might not get an award for the most frightening guard dog of all time, it is safe to say he is the friendliest out there. uncertain
he → get → time
The Daily Mail has contacted the San Diego Police Department for comment. asserted
Mail → contact → comment
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