Reported by: Anne Imanuel
NBC
Alone and unarmed, a 60-year old Cape Coral, Florida man was able to scare off two burglars breaking into his home.
He explained he got some help from an unlikely source.
When Gordon Doane's dogs started barking while he was in the shower, it was his first sign something just wasn't right.
"They were barking in the other part of the house and kept it up and finally the smaller dog came into the shower with me and started pulling on my leg," he said.
After that, he got out of the shower and went to see what was causing them to bark so much.
In nothing but his birthday suit Doane came face-to-face with a burglar holding a crowbar.
"I came around here and he was standing right there," he said. "Immediately I saw the pad and I thought I have to push the panic button."
When he reached for the alarm, the burglar got spooked. Doane then watched as the man that was inside his home, as well as a second burglar, took off in a black SUV.
Doane says he thinks this break-in was months in the making. About six months ago, he saw a similar - possibly the same - SUV just sitting in his driveway.
"I think they had scoped it out," he said.
The men left Doane's home empty handed, in large part, thanks to his dogs.
Ironically, he says, the dog that dragged him from the shower is a new addition. He just got her two weeks ago.
"And she ended up being my lifesaver," said Doane.
