FreeRepublic's own 'hero dog' Sam:
Posted on 09/30/2006 1:43:16 AM PDT by freepatriot32
FORT MEYERS, Fla. - A pit bull who was recently adopted by a family after wondering onto a construction site may have saved a teen girl from a house fire on Friday.
Jerrica Seals, 17, was already safely out of the house by the time firefighters arrived, the News-Press of Fort Meyers reported.
"She called me screaming," said Leticia Vega, 36, the sister of Seals' boyfriend Javier Garcia, 23, who owns the home. "She said the dog woke her up barking, jumped on the bed and bit her on the leg."
Seals was taken to the hospital for a checkup, but Garcia said she was going to be fine.
Deputy fire Chief Steve Clyatt said blaze appears to have been caused by a bad extension cord on a window air conditioner.
Vega said her oldest brother, Gabriel Garcia, found the dog while he was working.
"He didn't pay no mind to it," Vega said. "He just kept working and the dog just stayed there so he brought it home. He doesn't usually bark. He's real friendly."
I already maintain the "Another Fruitcake Ping List".
FreeRepublic's own 'hero dog' Sam:
I won't forget our remarkable kanawa story :~)
Perfectly said.
I have two pits. Wouldn't have any other breed.
Someone at www.pbrc.net should be able to help you.
You had me going until the thrid sentence. That's pretty good stuff. LOL.
(CBS) WHITTIER, Calif. A 37-year-old Whittier woman and a teenage boy were arrested by Whittier police for suspicion of shoplifting at a pet store, police said.The alleged shoplifting spree occurred at a Petco at 13420 Whittier Blvd. at 3:15 p.m., said Jason Zuhlke of the Whittier Police Department.
Three people and the pit bull walked into the store and store management began monitoring them because it appeared the humans were about to do some shoplifting, Zuhlke said.
In the midst of the alleged shoplifting spree, the teenage boy with the pit bull was confronted by the manager. The suspect threw a doggie ball at him and threatened him with bodily harm. The manager backed off as the trio made off with various merchandise, Zuhlke said.
The pit bull was on its best behavior, not causing any problems, Zuhlke said.
The manager observed the license plate number of the vehicle the suspects fled in and later a Whittier police sergeant tracked them down, Zuhlke said.
Arrested were Michelle Lynn Kuegler and the teenage boy, who were taken into custody for suspicion of robbery, Zuhlke said.
The pit bull (whose name was withheld) and a second juvenile were not arrested. The pit bull was reportedly cooperative at all times -- and it was determined the third member of the human trio was apparently not involved with the shoplifting, Zuhlke said.
It is an article about Ken Foster, author of...
"The Dogs Who Found Me: What I've Learned from Pets Who Were Left Behind"...
Click the pic for an interview with him on "Satya" site...
A couple of excerpts...
Disasters bookend his memoir as Foster talks about moving to New York right before September 11th and settling in New Orleans just in time for Hurricane Katrina. The dogs play a special role in helping him get through these times...."...after the hurricane, 62 percent of all animals rescued were pit bulls. Nobody was bitten, mauled or run down by any of these dogs. There is a sense that pit bulls are inherently evil dogs—making careful plans to attack and kill people—which just isn’t the case at all. I’m not saying that none of them have problems, but most of their problems are created by people who have abused them or trained them to be violent.
They are actually the most playful dogs—incredibly loving and bond really strongly. Many people fall into the pit bull world by accident and feel close to every pit bull—like they are a relative. They are smart, funny and do things that make me laugh. Almost all the pit bulls I’ve found have been the most laid back dogs. There are a few I’ve worked with who had particular issues that made them snappish, and yet if you are aware of your dog’s behavior, you can address it. And if you really look, the percentage of pit bulls involved in anything bad is pretty small, because the pit bull population is actually pretty huge. To characterize them by the way they look, as all dogs that look this way are bad or dangerous, doesn’t make people safer, doesn’t make the dogs safer, and it doesn’t address the actual problem—which is a problem of people."
No offense, but you apparently don't understand the meaning of the word evil and/or you don't understand plain English.
Since evil can simply mean "causing ruin, injury, or pain; harmful" (e.g., the evil effects of a poor diet), the phrase evil deeds can be taken to mean acts causing injury.
For the record, I oppose breed bans.
Those are American Bulldogs, aren't they?
Awww!
There are listed as Pit Bulls by the vet and the human society. Both were rescued as puppies. The male weighs in around 108lbs. The female (black and white) is only about a year old and hasn't filled out yet. They are both big playful babies.
Ah-ha.
They're American Bulldogs....:)
Have a look here;
http://www.bulldogbreeds.com/americanbulldog/photos.html
Notice the dramatic difference in height between "pit" Bulls and American Bulldogs.
http://www.bulldogbreeds.com/americanbulldog/photos.html
Your son got himself some special pups....:)
by jove you are right! The male has a wicked broad chest just like those dogs and is taller than most pit bulls.
So true. We feel a lot better about his wife being alone for a year with the dogs in the house.
A friend of mine has an American Bulldog.
She never worries about *anybody* getting in the house yet the big fella just dotes on her little grandaughter.
The only thing she has to worry about is getting whapped upside the head when he starts wagging his tail like a maniac...:D
I recognized them almost instantly.
Their bodies and their heads are quite different from Pits if you know what you're looking for.
The AmBulls have a much longer and "jowl-ey" grinning face than Pits, as you've probably already noticed.....;D
Those tails are killers. I got quite a slap when we returned home a couple of times.
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