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Chihuahua Dies Defending Newborn Baby From Pit Bulls
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Posted on 06/29/2010 9:21:03 AM PDT by Chet 99

By JESSICA GREENE

Updated 8:35 AM PDT, Tue, Jun 29, 2010

A little dog with a big heart is being called a hero after he died apparently protecting the family's newborn baby.

Two pit bulls went into a Richmond home on Sunnday and as they approached the 22-day-old infant, the family's Chihuahua put himself between the baby and the intruding dogs, police say. The pit bulls chomped down on the little dog and took him out of the house. The Chihuahua was later found dead.

Police started getting calls about the attack at about 4:30 p.m. Sunday and found the pit bulls at the home on South 4th Street. No people were hurt during the attack. The owners of the pit bulls did not surrender the dogs for euthanization. A dangerous dog hearing could be held to determine what to do with the pair of pits.


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: irresponsibleowner; pitbull; ren; renhoek
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1 posted on 06/29/2010 9:21:05 AM PDT by Chet 99
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To: Chet 99

wow.. my grandma used to tell me little dogs were good to sleep with because they attract whatever bad thing or ailment will hit you. poor little dog... magnificent creation.


2 posted on 06/29/2010 9:23:30 AM PDT by Ancient Drive (DRINK COFFEE! - Do Stupid Things Faster with More Energy!)
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To: Chet 99
Two pit bulls went into a Richmond home

How did they get in? The door was open?

3 posted on 06/29/2010 9:24:26 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (If Bam is the answer, the question was stupid.)
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Oh, poor little fellow.


4 posted on 06/29/2010 9:24:57 AM PDT by patriot08 (TEXAS GAL- born and bred and proud of it!)
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To: DJ MacWoW

That’s what I was wondering.


5 posted on 06/29/2010 9:28:26 AM PDT by kickonly88 (I love fossil fuel!)
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To: Chet 99

....little guy had Corona muscles.


6 posted on 06/29/2010 9:28:27 AM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)
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To: Chet 99

Clearly it was humans at fault here. Where the hell were the parents? And of course the owners of the pit bulls?

Poor little Chihuahua. He was a hero.


7 posted on 06/29/2010 9:31:25 AM PDT by Joann37
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To: Chet 99

Taco Bell should create a chihuahua hall of fame (at least a virtual one) for exceptional chihuahuas like this one.


8 posted on 06/29/2010 9:32:01 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: kickonly88

I have been amazed recently at the people that leave their doors open and cars unlocked. Then complain when something happens. Society is degrading and people have to behave differently. This pitbull owner is typical of the “new” society. Their dogs roam and it’s your problem, not theirs. We have to live defensively.


9 posted on 06/29/2010 9:33:32 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (If Bam is the answer, the question was stupid.)
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To: Chet 99
The owners of the pit bulls did not surrender the dogs for euthanization.

I'm sure they were "good dogs" that "would never hurt anyone".

10 posted on 06/29/2010 9:34:44 AM PDT by Ramius (Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
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To: DJ MacWoW
How did they get in? The door was open?

Doggie door?

11 posted on 06/29/2010 9:35:35 AM PDT by Ramius (Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
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To: Chet 99

Chihuahuas are tough, brave little dogs. I have a long haired chihuahua and it won’t hesitiate to go after any other dog that wanders into our yard, no matter how big. Most of the time the other dog is shocked enough that it runs away immediately.


12 posted on 06/29/2010 9:37:33 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: Chet 99

Yep, I have known several of these little dogs, far more guts than brains in both of them. I can easily see both of them standing to defend a child or an adult from any large, vicious dog that came their way. Excitable and obnoxious but courageous little dogs.


13 posted on 06/29/2010 9:38:10 AM PDT by calex59
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To: Chet 99
A stray Chihuaha drifted into my place a month or so ago. My Tervuren adopted him until I could place him with a new home...


14 posted on 06/29/2010 9:38:43 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: Chet 99

We’ve got a pit and a chihuahua. Both are great dogs. Chihuahua is the best watchdog you can get . . . they will bark and raise a fuss if something new happens.


15 posted on 06/29/2010 9:42:24 AM PDT by Mere Survival (Mere Survival: The new American Dream)
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To: Ramius
Doggie door?

Maybe. But they come in sizes and a door for a chihuahua SHOULD be too small.

16 posted on 06/29/2010 9:43:42 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (If Bam is the answer, the question was stupid.)
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To: Chet 99
The owners of the pit bulls did not surrender the dogs for euthanization.

Euthanize the owners, then.

17 posted on 06/29/2010 9:44:34 AM PDT by ScottinVA (The West needs to act NOW to aggressively treat its metastasizing islaminoma!)
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To: Chet 99

I have been told, repeatedly, that attacks like this are rare.


18 posted on 06/29/2010 9:49:42 AM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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To: Chet 99

That dog deserves a Medal of Honor.


19 posted on 06/29/2010 9:53:09 AM PDT by 70th Division (I love my country but fear my government!)
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To: Ramius

yep...how people continue to defend these animals is beyond me.

“It’s not the dog, it’s the owner”...it must be just a coincidence that pitbulls are involved in these incidents the majority of the time.


20 posted on 06/29/2010 9:53:31 AM PDT by Ktulu
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