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Minneapolis: Only Days after Being Adopted “Pit Bull” Saves Child from Low Blood Sugar
Mere days after Christi Smith rescued TaterTot — a 10-month old “pit bull” from Minneapolis Animal Care and Control who was scheduled to be put down — Tatertot returned the favor by rescuing Smith’s son Peyton from hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia occurs when blood sugar becomes low, in some cases dangerously low, to the point where…
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Virginia “Pit Bull” Takes Bullet for Owner during Burglary; Loses Leg
Now these are the dogs we know and love. Last month, a “pit bull” girl named “Lefty” (Aww, look at that sweet, pink face!) came to the aid of her owner in Painter, Virginia, when he was assaulted just outside of his home and forced into his home at gunpoint while four masked men…
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“Pit Bull” Refuses to Leave the Side of Owner Who Fell from Arizona Bridge
From the Arizona Republic: Goodyear police said a man who fell from a bridge Wednesday and severely broke his back before officers found him lying face down and unresponsive had a fuzzy guardian angel looking over his shoulder ” his pit bull-mix named Ace. …The man, who is in his 20s, was laying face down…
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New Jersey “Pit Bull” Finds Alzheimer’s Patient Lost in the Woods
From WABC-TV in New York: A pit bull came to the rescue of a woman with Alzheimer’s who had gotten lost and fell down in the snow. “So we were standing about here when I heard the sticks cracking,” said Cara Jones, dog owner. It was late and dark and Cara Jones couldn’t figure out…
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Fairfield, Maine Grandmother Credits “Pit Bull” for Rescue from Strangulation
From the Maine Morning Sentinel: A woman accused of trying to strangle her 79-year-old mother with a rope this week has a history of mental health problems, illegal gun possession and violent behavior. Fairfield police arrested Bonny Lou Buzzell, 48, and charged her with aggravated assault and assault Monday. She is in Somerset County Jail.…
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South Dakota “pit bull” protects wayward toddler; that’s why they call them the ‘Nanny Dog’
From the UPI: A South Dakota toddler who went missing from his back yard was found safe, police said, adding he was protected by his pet pit bull. The boy, 3, and his dog went missing Monday from his yard in Custer, the Rapid City Journal reported. His mother told police that while she was…