LA chihuahua chases off masked robbers

Robbery attempt in Los Angeles is cut short after owner's dog goes on the attack

LAST UPDATED AT 15:17 ON Tue 19 Jul 2011

It's a dog-eat-dog world out there on the mean streets of Los Angeles, and one chihuahua has been taking these words extremely seriously.

The footage above shows a robbery attempt in Altadena, near downtown LA, that was curtailed after the shop owner's dog went on the attack.

Although they did manage to get some money before they ran off, they were clearly terrified of the tiny dog - at one point the robber with the shotgun even aims at the ball of fur snapping at his ankles. ·