What great Monday...

This might get buried in user sub... but i thought that i should post it to raise some awareness on what to lookout for and what our mistakes were...

So yesterday on the 22nd we had someone break into our house. I was coming home from college and bought subway on the way. When I made it home I noticed nothing out of the ordinary so I walked to the main door with my sub and drink.
When I realized that I couldn't get the glass door open as you can see on this picture. I put my things down to try to see if something was jammed when I left. That's when I saw my door was kicked in and broken. I called my mom to let her know to call 911. We have a small pug thats just 9 months old. I was worried about her so I tried to find a way inside when I did I called out my dog to see if she would reply... And that's when I heard something drop from upstairs and footsteps. My reaction was screw this I'm going back out to my car and sit there.
When I got back inside the car I pulled out of my driveway and parallel parked confront of my house to keep an eye out for the main door and backyard. 911 dispatch called my cell phone and asked me questions if I heard or saw anyone. I told them what I heard and told me police were on their way. While I was describing how I came to find my house being broke into I saw a person walk through between 2 houses about 2 houses down from mine that looked suspecious. We made eye contact and I tried to grab as much detail as possible in the short span that felt like a whole hour. I didn't know if this guy had a weapon or anything but it felt like time slowed down... I told dispatch and asked me where he was headed I told them South down OP's street to meet with main intersection going north. That's when he turned left and a unmarked police SUV saw him and started the chase on foot. Streets were blocked by police to try to find this person. It must of lasted 10-15 mins and they finally caught the guy and arrested him. Props to you Canadian Police for finding him. But we were worried about our dog... So an hour went by the investigation inside my house when we were finally allowed to go inside with still no sighting of my dog. At this point we were crying all we wanted was our dog. A police officer found my dog in the basement underneath the couch. The thief must of thrown her downstairs because she now has problems breathing and keeps choking and she isn't walking straight and we will be taking her to the vet in the morning. We just wanted to see if something was wrong with her since all she wanted to do was be in our arms. I'm thankful for coming in at the right time because people like this usually get away.

**to explain why I called my mom to call 911 is because I didn't expect to see someone inside the house. I was more worried about my dog than to call, plus she would be alerted as well killing 2 birds with one stone. But I got in contact with 911 when I heard the guy inside right away**
Advice...

Please always let your neighbors know when you are going out or leaving for vacation.

Spend some money on cameras and a sticker to put on the door to deter people.

Home alarm systems.

It's all worth it... trust me... after this I regret not having these sorts of things. Just the scare alone of my dog not being okay or not showing up or even stolen was killing me inside.

TL:DR
OPs house got broken into when he got there saw door busted open. Called police. OP saw the guy coming through between 2 houses. Chase was on with the police. And caught him.
OPs Dog is injured.

**update**
Thanks for taking this post to the main page, and for helping me raise a bit of awareness. Sorry I posted the quote "this might get buried in user sub" But to be honest, most things do get buried and I was trying to raise a bit of awareness. Other than that, in about 2 more hours we will be taking pupper to the vet. She still had problems breathing but she is now playing with a plastic water bottle and being a happy pupper. :)

**vet update**
The vet said that my dog isn't seriously harmed on the outside, she does have some bruises on her body but not life threatening. The only downside is, whenever we go downstairs or come upstairs she runs away from us in fear of being hit. When we get close to her she starts peeing herself and shaking. We are going to get in contact with a lawyer and press further charges.

OPs dog tax. Her name is Harley.