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Positive story about pit bull in news

Posted : 7/26/2006 8:36:04 PM

It's sad that it's such an unusual thing, but there is finally a positive story about a pit bull in the news. I haven't been able to see the whole story yet since I can't access video at work, but apparantly a pit bull foiled an attempted kidnapping of a man's 9 year old son. It's nice to see them receiving some praise for once, usually its always a story about an attack or bite that makes the news.

chewbecca

Posted : 7/26/2006 9:27:23 PM

oooh, can you link us to the story?
I'd love to read it.

And your basenji is gorgeous.

Karen

Posted : 7/26/2006 9:53:50 PM

I can't figure out how to link to the story since its a video, but it is one of the main stories on CNN.com right now. I'm sure someone else can turn it into a link.

And thank you, she is a beautiful girl!

sooner

Posted : 7/26/2006 10:00:18 PM

http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/clickability/index.html?url=/video/law/2006/07/26/wolf.pitbull.vs.kidnapper.kusa

Go Destiny!! [sm=clapping hands smiley.gif]

lorib

Posted : 7/26/2006 11:05:14 PM

Yayayayayayaayyyy! WTG, Destiny! Is this Ft. Collins, CO? Gee, if they had banned Pitties, this little boy might be DEAD now. Thank heavens she was there to save her boy!

loveukaykay

Posted : 7/26/2006 11:58:59 PM

It wont play for me...[

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chewbecca

Posted : 7/27/2006 6:50:49 AM

nor will it play for me.

That's ok, though. I'm real glad that a positive story containing a PB as the hero finally came out.

anne

Posted : 7/27/2006 7:36:29 AM

I heard a story yesterday about a man who was saved from a bear by his Am. Staff: [linkhttp://www.tbsource.com/Localnews/index.asp?cid=84928]http://www.tbsource.com/Localnews/index.asp?cid=84928[/link]

This one is about a pit who saved it's family from a fire:
[link>http://www.nbc10.com/news/9365516/detail.html]http://www.nbc10.com/news/9365516/detail.html[/link]

There are heaps and heaps more of these stories out there. The positive stories just dont sell as well and that is all the media cares about.

alieliza

Posted : 7/27/2006 10:35:59 AM

Yay!

anne

Posted : 7/28/2006 7:07:48 AM

Here is the story basenjimom was talking about:

"Family on edge after child dodges kidnapping
Dog scares suspect from back yard
By KENDRA HUME
[linkhttp://by121fd.bay121.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/compose?mailto=1&msg=BA8A431A-1A18-479C-BE4B-C56E955D0ECA&start=0&len=22036&src=&type=x&to=KendraHume@coloradoan.com&cc=&bcc=&subject=&body=&curmbox=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&a=6816836ea8ef2e54869bf6b5ac9a105f98d9140b9aa545d1eeb5b94408855048]KendraHume@coloradoan.com[/link]

A Fort Collins family is on edge after a man attempted to kidnap their son in broad daylight while he was playing in their back yard Monday. At about 7:15 p.m. Larimer County Sheriff's deputies responded to a duplex near the intersection of West LaPorte Avenue and Overland Trail.
According to the Sheriff's Office, two brothers, ages 5 and 9, were playing in their fenced yard when a stranger came out of the tall weeds behind their fence, grabbed the 9-year-old by his shoulders and tried to pull him over the fence.

The family dog, a pit bull named Destiny, began barking at the stranger and scared him off.
The boys' father, Wayne Myers, declined an interview Tuesday afternoon but said that his family has been working with the Sheriff's Office nonstop since the incident and hadn't gotten any sleep Monday night.
Sheriff's deputies had the canine team attempt to track the suspect, but the dogs were unsuccessful.
Spokeswoman Eloise Campanella said the Sheriff's Office conducted a canvass of the area and spoke to neighbors about the incident, but so far, none of the leads have panned out.
Both the Crime Scene Unit and the Victim Response Team were at the residence Tuesday.
The boy's father told deputies he believes he saw a man matching the description given by the boys in the area Monday evening prior to the abduction attempt.
The suspect is described as a white male in his mid-30s, balding with brown hair around his ears and a thin mustache. He was wearing a blue T-shirt and blue denim shorts.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Larimer County Sheriff's Office Dispatch Center at 498-5167.

Originally published July 26, 2006"