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Pit Bulldog Joins Holiday Family Brawl Wed Dec 29, 5:47 PM ET Strange News - AP ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. - A family fight turned uglier when their pet pit bulldog joined the brawl. Christina Lyman told authorities she was trying to break up a Christmas evening altercation between her brother and sister, Nicholas Lyman, 19, and Yvonne Lyman, 22, both of Indianapolis. That's when the family owned pit bull entered the fray and "turned on all three parties," according to Cpl. Chad Gillenwater of the Hawkins County Sheriff's Department. Arriving at the home, Gillenwater said he found dents in the siding,...

A 7-year-old boy and his mother were attacked by four pit bulls in their northeast Atlanta apartment Wednesday. It was the second such attack in the metro area in two days. SNIP "It was a traumatic sight," said Atlanta police Sgt. James Price. "The dogs had mauled the clothes off the mother. They were pulling on the little boy." One of the officers fired two shots, killing one dog and injuring another. The other two ran to the porch, allowing police to pull the mother and son from the home. The boy told police the dogs turned on them after...