And the prowler was heard yelling ‘help, get them off me’ when two dobermans leapt to duty in Dundonald - chasing him around the trampoline.

Troon widow Mandy Taylor, 44, let bitches Targa and Nico loose when a security light alerted her that there was a man on her property at 3am.

Her first priority was to protect daughter Iona, 11, and 18-month-old tot Dallan. And the loyal 10 and six month-old pets stood to attention without hestitation.

Mandy, originally from Muirhead, Troon, said: “If anyone comes near my kids, I am going for them and so are my dogs. He picked the wrong house and had no idea what hit him. The pups were jumping about and he ended up skidding in poo. I saw him racing around screaming ‘help, get them off me.’ He also went flying into a chair. After that he couldn’t get away quick enough. I thought: ‘hell mend you.’ I couldn’t stop laughing.” Thai boxer teen Iona, said: “I felt really nervous knowing there was someone on the back lawn but I found it funny when the dogs chased him away. They are really good guard dogs. Mum did the right thing.” Former security steward Mandy has faced critism for sending the animals outside in the early hours of Saturday, April 25.

But she is resolutely sticking to her decision.

The femininst mum-of-three said: “People have been kicking off on Facebook saying I did the wrong thing. But I don’t regret letting my dogs out. I would do it again. If he got bitten, tough luck, it is my garden. He should not have been there.

The family’s home was targeted twice before in recent months.

A would-be burglar tried her back door handle in November and she spotted someone in the garden in October.

Mandy added: "Given that we are the mother, brother and sister of professional mixed martial arts star Shaun the disgrace Taylor we are suprised that anyone would have attempted to break in."