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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...

Zoey the Chihuahua is definitely not a lap dog. This five-pound dog has the courage of a lion. When Zoey saw a rattlesnake lunge at her owner’s one-year-old grandson, the bulldog came out of her. The child was in the backyard when a snake slithered up to the toddler and struck. Zoey jumped in between the child and the snake and took all of the bites instead. She was treated for her bites and is doing well now. Zoey’s owner says that “These little bitty dogs, they just don’t really get credit.” Zoey, you definitely deserve a gold star and...