Pit Bull Saves Family of Tabby Kittens

Woman works to improve Pit Bull image

Pit Bull Helps Police Catch Wanted Man

Family Pet Chases Robbery Suspect

POSTED: 8:04 pm CDT April 17, 2009

UPDATED: 8:13 pm CDT April 17, 2009

NORMAN, Okla. -- The owner of a pit bull said she hopes her dog's help in chasing down a man accused in an armed robbery and carjacking can help improve the public perception of the breed.Lily, a 2-year-old pit bull, sprung into action when the man tried to hide in Kierston Willoby's home last week."He saw the garage light on and he immediately dove to hide underneath the garage, but surprise! A 100-pound pit bull was in there," Willoby said.Willoby said she was home at the time and heard Lily barking hysterically."She never barks that loudly," she said. "She was barking like she was going to attack someone. She's never that way. She's usually very quiet."Willoby said Lily wouldn't stop barking and suddenly ran out of the garage."I saw her running out my driveway," she said. "I immediately took off out the front door, and she's following a man, running after a man, about a foot away from his leg and running him down."Police were also chasing that man and said Lily helped lead them right to him. Police identified him as Andre Williams and said he was still in the Cleveland County Jail on Friday."I was ecstatic," Willoby said. "Since I've had Lily, I've been active in letting people know that pit bulls aren't bad. It's how they are raised. If you nurture them, they can be OK."She said that Lily was come a long way because she was once used as a bait dog in a pit bull fighting operation.

Blitz the pit bull stops abduction attempt in Holland

by John Tunison | The Grand Rapids Press

Thursday April 09, 2009, 2:29 PM

HOLLAND -- A 2-year-old pit bull named Blitz is getting the hero treatment today after he frightened a man dragging his estranged wife across a street in a possible abduction attempt.

The 33-year-old suspect had broken into the Thomas Avenue home where his wife was staying, then began dragging her across nearby South Shore Drive when Blitz bolted into action.

"I didn't think he had it in him, but I guess he did," said the dog's proud owner, also credited for helping the victim escape her attacker.

The 32-year-old pet owner, who didn't want to be named, heard the woman screaming in the street about 11 p.m. Wednesday and came out of her South Shore Drive duplex apartment to help. At the same time, Blitz raced past her and out the door.

The gray pit bull made an aggressive beeline straight for the suspect. As Blitz came near, the man let loose of his wife, enabling her to break away and get inside the dog owner's apartment.

Blitz, described as a gentle dog who likes to lick faces, never attacked the suspect.

"I thought he was going to attack him, though," said Blitz's owner, who managed to drag her dog back inside her apartment.

The dog owner, who raised Blitz from a puppy, said she believed the attacker would have made it to his car without Blitz's imposing presence.

"The man was very determined," she said.

Holland police said the estranged husband, who at some point was armed with a kitchen knife, broke a rear glass door to get inside the victim's home. He then entered her bedroom and assaulted her. She managed to momentarily break free and flee the home, then started screaming in the street in her bathrobe before he chased her down.

"The dog created enough of a distraction where it created a window of opportunity for her to run," Holland police Capt. Rick Walters said.

Police arrived at the scene moments after the 32-year-old victim, Blitz and his owner got into the apartment. The man was pacing in the apartment's front yard for a minute or two before police arrived and arrested him.

Police recovered a knife at the scene.

"I think my dog kind of kept him away from coming closer to the apartment," Blitz's owner said.

The victim told the dog owner that her husband broke into the home using a hammer and had sent her suicidal text messages earlier in the day.

Holland District Court officials said they expected the suspect to be arraigned today on charges of first-degree home invasion and domestic violence.

Dog Hero! Pit Bull Saves His Family From Intruder

Mar 24 2009  7:45am

An Oklahoma family credits their dog DBoy with protecting them from a gun-wielding intruder who barged into their home. Roberta Trawick says her pit bull leapt to defend her and her family.

The intruder, who is still at large, "came in, pointed a gun at me and said, ‘Get down on the ground'," Trawick told Oklahoma City’s News 9. Then, Trawick says DBoy immediately ran in from another room and was ready to attack. The gunman shot DBoy three times -- twice in the head -- before running off after apparently being spooked by the dog.

"It is amazing, it's amazing that he went after that guy, and that I still have a family," family member Angelic Shoemaker told News 9.

"The vet said if it wasn't for his hard head he wouldn't be here," Trawick said. The family was able to pay for DBoy’s medical bills through donations, the report said.

"I'm sorry my dog got shot, but I still got my family and we still got our dog," a tearful Shoemaker told News 9. Trawick's father reportedly rescued 2-year-old dog from an abusive home just three months before the break-in.NE

Pit Bull Helps Scare Off Potential Attacker

Following a string of horrific attacks by pit bulls on civilians, one pit bull has actually turned hero. In an incident that occurred early Thursday morning, a stranger punched his way through the half-gated window of a young woman's bedroom in Rockland County--across the Hudson River and a few miles north from NYC. The assailant, apparently intent on raping the woman, climbed onto her bed and proceeded to punch her in the face several times.

During the struggle, the victim managed to open the door to her bedroom and allowed the entrance of her pit bull pet. Spring Valley Police Sergeant Lou Scorziello said "I would imagine that dog was the equivalent of pointing a gun at him. He was scared and ultimately was the reason why he left." The suspect is described as a Hispanic male in his early 20s, around 5'6".

Stray Pit Bull Picked For Law Enforcement

High-Energy Dog Gets Second Chance

SAN DIEGO -- Somewhere there's a police department that could really use a good dope-sniffing dog, and it'll soon get its Chance.Five months after being picked up as a stray in Carlsbad, Chance the pit bull is about to enter a school that trains scenting dogs for law enforcement agencies nationwide.The brindle-and-white terrier, who is roughly 2 years old, got the job opportunity due to her exceptional energy, alertness and zeal for retrieving balls.
She just won everybody's hearts here," said Dawn Danielson, director of the San Diego County Department of Animal Services. "She's like a circus performer."Those qualities, however, emerged only after shelter workers noticed that life in a cage was making Chance seriously miserable."She just wasn't a happy dog," Danielson said. "She was depressed, pacing her kennel."Through a breed-specific adoption program, "It's The Pits," animal control Officer Michelle Knuttila became Chance's foster caretaker, and the highly sociable dog soon was thriving.Chance's high spirits and intensity -- particularly her tireless focus while playing fetch -- inspired animal-services officials to contact Law Dogs USA, a Washington state-based canine training center.Last week, the nonprofit agency sent down a representative to meet Chance, who impressed her as a natural for police work.The canine school, which provides contraband-sniffing dogs, free of charge, to law enforcement departments across the country, will fly Chance to the academy on Sunday."It's really nice to have a happy ending like this -- especially with a pit bull," Danielson said. "Oftentimes, when you hear something about a pit bull, it's something negative." Copyright 2007 by City Wire. All rights reserved.W

Pit Bull saves 2 women from deadly cobra, dies wagging his tail

	BARANGAY LAPASAN (Philippines) Mar 1, 2007  The children in the Fronteras household refer to their dog as                      "kuya" ("big brother"), and he certainly proved it on the day he               sacrificed his life to protect the family. On Monday, Feb. 12 at around 2 p.m., "Chief", an American                             Pit Bull Terrier, rescued Liberata la Victoria, 87, and her                    granddaughter Maria Victoria Fronteras from a deadly cobra                             which had entered their house through an opening in the kitchen. Liberata la Victoria and Chief had been watching TV on the sofa                   when suddenly Chief jumped up and alerted her to the presence                         of a cobra less than 10 feet away. Maria Victoria rushed in and               pulled her grandmother into a separate room, hoping the snake would                    leave.  But when Maria Victoria later emerged from the room,                          she was terrified to find the cobra poised about two feet away. Equally startled, the cobra expanded its hood and appeared to                        be spitting venom as it prepared to strike.  "The snake was in                       front of us, maneuvering a deadly attack," says Maria Victoria.                         "I screamed out loud to ask for help." 1 That's when from "out of nowhere", Chief dashed between the                     cobra and the two women, using himself as a shield against the                 cobra's attacks. Chief then seized the cobra by the neck and                   slammed it into the floor, killing it. But for Chief it was a pyrrhic victory. In the struggle, he                        sustained a fatal bite to the jaw, and moments later he began                   gasping for breath and collapsed. The family sought the help of a veterinarian, but they were told                    that nothing could be done. According to the vet, the bite was                      too close to Chief's brain, and the venom had already spread.                     Maria Victoria called her husband Marlone who, stunned by the                   news, rushed home immediately. Ian de la Rama, a friend of the family, says it was less than                            30 minutes from the time Chief had been bitten that he                             "went wobbly and lost control of his organs," 2 urinating and defecating uncontrollably. Yet he still kept clinging to life. It wasn't until Marlone arrived that Chief finally let go. Ian de la Rama describes, "Chief gave his two deep breaths and                    died. He was fighting and saving his last ounces of breath to see                       a glimpse of his master for the last two seconds of his life." 1 Ian adds that the last thing Chief did as he gazed up at                          Marlone was wag his tail.	ita)
					It wasn't until Marlone arrived that Chief finally let go. Ian de la Rama describes, "Chief gave his two deep breaths and died. He was fighting and saving his last ounces of breath to see a glimpse of his master for the last two seconds of his life." 1 Ian adds that the last thing Chief did as he gazed up at Marlone was wag his tail.   "You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us." Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)

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