Boy, 11, Fends Off Pit Bull by Biting It So Hard His Tooth Falls Out

FOXNews.com ^ | July 25, 2008 | Fox Newa

[Colonel Kangaroo]

SAO PAULO, Brazil — An 11-year old boy is in Brazil's media spotlight after sinking his teeth into the neck of a dog that attacked him.

Local newspapers reported on Thursday that Gabriel Almeida was playing in his uncle's backyard in the city of Belo Horizonte when a pit bull named Tita lunged at him and bit him in the left arm.

[Colonel Kangaroo]

Let's hope the vicious cur is "sacrificed" before it attacks any more children. Hooray for Gabriel Almeida, maybe the authorities will finish the job.

[Perdogg]

I read somewhere, 100% true, that if you are attacked by a dog insert a finger into its rectum.

[Incorrigible]

Dog bites boy - Not news
Boy bites dog - News!

[MrB]

You’re just looking for an excuse...

[SamuraiScot]

An 11-year old boy is in Brazil's media spotlight after sinking his teeth into the neck of a dog that attacked him.

Isn't anyone going to say it? It's the perfect news story: Man bites dog.

Good for him, by the way. Unless Brazil has socialized medicine, maybe they can re-plant the tooth.

[Brian S. Fitzgerald]

Sorry to say this but every time I see a pit bull running loose makes me wish I was carrying a firearm.

[ExpatGator]

Sounds like a good way to GET bit.

[eastforker]

Better to shove your fist down the dogs thraot and hold on. Yeah, you are gonna get bit but if you hold on you will kill the dog. Sticken your finger up his but is just gonna piss him off.

[gorush]

Wouldn’t it be ironic if the tooth he lost was one of his canines?

[PowderMonkey]

Good luck with that. Must come from the same source that recomends shoving your arm as far as possible down a timber wolve’s throat if attacked by one.

[Daffynition]

Garoto de 11 anos morde pit bull para se defender de ataque
Gazeta do Povo

[ExGeeEye]

Yes. yes, it was.

[CholeraJoe]

That’s not the end I would worry about!

[allmendream]

Reminds me of a joke.

Not Family Friendly! MY apologies!!

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Two guys walk past a dog licking himself.

One guy says “I wish I could do that.”

The other guy says “maybe if you pet him first...”

[Allegra]

That reminds me of another one.

Why does a dog lick his cajones?

Because he can.

[Snurple]

if you are attacked by a dog insert a finger into its rectum.

[Hegemony Cricket]

In context, that’s the single funniest picture I’ve seen here (and that’s saying a lot)!

[DuncanWaring]

“Because he can’t make a fist”.

[Snurple]

A man walks outside to his car for work, when he notices a gorilla in his tree. He rushs to his phone book and finds the animal control number, calls and asks them to send over someone who’s a gorilla expert.
When the man arrives, he is carrying a shotgun, a pit bull and a pair of handcuffs. The man says,’’What are all of those for?’’

The animal control officer says, ‘’I’ll climb up in the tree, knock the gorilla down, the dog will bite him in the gonads and you slap the handcuffs on his wrists.’’

The man asks,’’What is the gun for?’’

The animal control officer responds, ‘’If I fall first, you shoot the dog!

[fightinJAG]

Yep.

[isrul]

That may be difficult when the cur is going for your throat. To reach around and....

[isrul]

No need to be sorry. They're land sharks and should be shot on sight, if not leashed.

[isrul]

Yeah. but I bet a freakin' pit bull can take your arm off before he's snuffed.

I did hear a true story abut a man in Saratoga Springs NY actually throttling the life out of one of these disgusting curs who attacked someone.

[eastforker]

Thats the point, you gotta hold on and not let him pull and tear. A canines killing power is the ability to shake his prey while he has a bite on it. He can’t do that if your holding on with your arm down his throat.

[manic4organic]

LMAO!

[MrB]

hmmm... seems to me there was a South Park episode to that effect...

“I’m gonna sneak up on him and jam my thumb in his butthole, that oughta really p!ss ‘im off”

[Stephanie32]

I’m not a prissy at all but I have to say that I am petrified of pit bulls. I’m sure there are some nice ones but something with that much potential to maim and kill is nothing I would want to mess with or own.

[LongElegantLegs]

Anyone who lets their pitbull run wild should lose pet privileges for life.

[VOA]

I’m not a prissy at all but I have to say that I am petrified of
pit bulls.

Of all my experiences getting around Los Angeles for about a decade,
I feared one thing more than the traffic, riding public transit
with winos, druggies and the insane, or cruising around South Central...

...encountering yuppies around the UCLA campus walking pit bulls
without a leash.

One case in which if there had been an attack, I'd be in favor
of sending the dog to a rescue compound...and having the owner
put down.

[kanawa]

I’m tempted to apply that to owners of all breeds.

[Stephanie32]

I totally agree, it is the fault and responsibility of the owner.

[B Knotts]

Are you any relation to this guy?

[Stephanie32]

I don’t blame you at all. I walk/run a lot for exercise and cause I like to and if people near where I live had these dogs running around I’d have to carry a gun. A few weeks ago in NY a man lost his leg to one of those pitbulls(or it could have been two of them).

[PowderMonkey]

Pardon me, friend, but that’s pure bovine manure. Good luck holding on to a fur covered, raging,90lb. runaway chainsaw. Make mine a magnum revolver at 15 feet or better.

[LongElegantLegs]

Well, I'm guilty of letting my 7lb poodle have the run of the unfenced front yard a while ago...Although it was incredibly stupid and led to his death. But any dog that an old lady couldn't punt a good thirty feet should be secured at all times.

My (pitbull mix) dog and I were charged by a rottweiler a few months ago. The only thing I could do is run towards the damn thing and start shouting at him. He turned tail (nearly a somersault, actually) and ran back to his owner, who was mad at me for scaring her little baby. It doesn't work on terriers, though. Even the little ones thirst for battle.

[eastforker]

The discussion was about being attacked while being unarmed and what you can do if attacked in that situation. Rather than have the animal go for your throat and rip your jugular out, it might be best to try and block his mouth with your arm while shoving it down his throat. That tactic is not meant for the scared or undetermined but for someone with conviction and determination to stay alive.

[kanawa]

Post a pic of your dog and help out the Freepathon...

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[Snurple]

Post a pic of your dog and help out the Freepathon...

[ktscarlett66]

That photo is the creepiest ever!

[Snurple]

Awwww, that’s my puppy dog bob.

[PowderMonkey]

I understand the premise, but if attacked by a Rottie or Pittie while unarmed, you're toast. 15 seconds into the fight you will come to understand that he's not giving up no matter how bad you hurt him. Animals don't know they've been mortally wounded. They just know they're hurt, and know only to attack and continue attacking the source of their pain until it stops breathing. The Rottie that hit me moved so fast, his jaws were like hydraulic meat shears. Constantly snapping and tearing. There's no way human reflexes can formulate a counter move. When 90 lbs. of fury hits you at a full gallop, it'll take you off your feet. If you didn't stop it with a shot to the vitals from 20 feet out or better, you're in for a very bad time.

[eastforker]

So, in your opinion, if attacked by a canine when unarmed, just roll over and give up, there is no hope? BS. I have dealt with a few canines and I can tell you one thing, they are not used to being attacked back in a manner I laid out. I am not gonna curl up in a ball and let the bastard have his way, nope, gonna do everything I can to kill the damn thing and shoving my fist down his throat and hanging on will work. Better than trying to stick my finger up his but as was posted by someone else.

[PowderMonkey]

Nope. Not just any canine, but the Alpha breeds. The dogs specifically bred to fight, protect, or attack; the ones accustomed to agression and pain. As you correctly pointed out, the common cur can be dealt with. For sheer size my worst nightmare would be fending off something like a Presa Canario or English Mastiff. Escape is your only hope. Learn to climb a tree. Climb real fast. I collapsed that Rottie’s rib cage down to about 4 inches with my knee, and sprinted for the nearest tree. He came after me like nothing had happend to him. If he could have sprouted wings, he would have and continued the assault.

[NCLaw441]

I heard Lewis Grizzard tell that joke about Uga, the mascot for Univ of Georgia. The dog was at midfield at halftime licking himself “as dogs are wont to do.” A man said to his friend, “I wish I could do that.” The friend replied, “That dog would bite you.....”

[LongElegantLegs]

Done and done; thanks for the link!

[Lijahsbubbe]

You’re just looking for an excuse...

Hahahaha. That's going to have me laughing all weekend....!