Family Says Dog Tried to Pull Baby Out of Burning Home

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Postby Marinepits » July 9th, 2010, 9:11 pm

SO NICE to see some POSITIVE news about a pit bull!

http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/Red-Cros ... 24604.html

Family says dog tried to pull baby out of burning home

Story Created: Jul 8, 2010 at 10:24 AM EDT

(Story Updated: Jul 9, 2010 at 7:34 PM EDT )

BRISTOL — The Elkhart County Red Cross is calling a Bristol pit bull a hero after he alerted his family to a fire, and even tried to pull a 3-month-old baby girl away from the danger.

The fire started around 3 a.m. Thursday in a hallway and quickly spread throughout the home.

“It sounds like the real hero here is the family pit bull,” said Frank Connolly, assistant executive director of the Elkhart County Red Cross. “Apparently ‘Thor’ woke the family up and even tried to pull the baby and bassinet out of the house. Lately we have learned how important pets can be to a family, and this is as stark an example as I’ve ever seen.”

The family says Thor barked and jumped on them until they woke up. Then he grabbed the baby's bassinet and dragged it to the front door.

"He's the hero today. He's the man," said Kemper Hunter, Thor's owner. "We turned around to look for the bassinet that was at the head of the bed, and it's at the door. All we got to do is open the door and go out. [Thor's] like 'Let's roll, dad! It's time to go, I got you.'"

No one in the family was injured, but their home was heavily damaged. The Red Cross is providing short-term housing as well as food, blankets, clothing and a crib for the baby.

Donations to the family may be directed through the Elkhart County Red Cross. Call (574) 293-6519.

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Postby pitbullmamaliz » July 10th, 2010, 8:46 am

Wow!
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Postby Pit♥bull » July 10th, 2010, 9:57 am

Good show Thor :dance:
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Postby hugapitbull » July 10th, 2010, 11:20 am

and they say animals can't think...
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Postby iluvk9 » July 10th, 2010, 11:38 am

What a wonderful dog!
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Postby TheRedQueen » July 10th, 2010, 6:04 pm

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Postby TinaMartin » July 10th, 2010, 8:13 pm

Its good to read things like this. Glad that the press was willing to say that it was a pit bull and not just the generic "family pet".
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