Max’s behavior had started to worry us, but we didn’t understand the real reason until we watched the footage from the surveillance cameras.

Max had always been a loving and devoted dog. We had always considered him a good protector for our daughter, Lina. Since her birth, he had been particularly attentive. Every time Lina cried, he would rush to her room, sometimes faster than we did.

But one day, something changed. Every time Lina was asleep, Max would start barking loudly, waking her up every time. When I would arrive in the room, he suddenly became aggressive, and I no longer recognized him.

I even started to think he was jealous of the attention we were giving to Lina. My husband and I had long discussions about the situation. We made a difficult decision for Lina’s safety: Max needed to be rehomed.

It was a painful choice because we were deeply attached to him, but we couldn’t take any risks. Before we found him a new family, my husband decided to install cameras to monitor Max’s behavior.

That same evening, when watching the footage, he suddenly called me: “Look at this… quickly!” What we discovered left us speechless.

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Upon reviewing the footage, we finally understood what had been going on.

Every time Lina fell asleep, Max would start barking violently, but it wasn’t jealousy.

In fact, he was reacting to the presence of an intruder in our yard.

On the footage, we saw a man lurking around our house, trying to open windows and doors.

Max, in his protective instinct, had recognized a threat.

His barking was his way of defending Lina, signaling the danger.

The next day, we contacted the authorities.

They confirmed that several burglaries had occurred in the neighborhood and that a thief was actively being sought.

Max had not become an aggressive dog, but a true hero, protecting our family with courage.