Posted on 02/12/2010 7:49:36 PM PST by Porterville
GOOD DOG DOWN Four-year-old "Chief", an American Pit Bull Terrier, dashed in front of a venomous snake which was poised to strike at 87-year-old Liberata la Victoria and her granddaughter Maria Victoria. Shielding the women from the attack, Chief saved them but died minutes later from the snake's bite. (Photo: Marc Sabelita)
The children in the Fronteras household refer to their dog as "kuya" ("big brother"), and he certainly proved it on the day he sacrificed his life to protect the family.
On Monday, Feb. 12 at around 2 p.m., "Chief", an American Pit Bull Terrier, rescued Liberata la Victoria, 87, and her granddaughter Maria Victoria Fronteras from a deadly cobra which had entered their house through an opening in the kitchen.
Liberata la Victoria and Chief had been watching TV on the sofa when suddenly Chief jumped up and alerted her to the presence of a cobra less than 10 feet away. Maria Victoria rushed in and pulled her grandmother into a separate room, hoping the snake would leave.
But when Maria Victoria later emerged from the room, she was terrified to find the cobra poised about two feet away. Equally startled, the cobra expanded its hood and appeared to be spitting venom as it prepared to strike.
"The snake was in front of us, maneuvering a deadly attack," says Maria Victoria. "I screamed out loud to ask for help." 1
That's when from "out of nowhere", Chief dashed between the cobra and the two women, using himself as a shield against the cobra's attacks. Chief then seized the cobra by the neck and slammed it into the floor, killing it.
But for Chief it was a Pyrrhic victory. In the struggle, he sustained a fatal bite to the jaw, and moments later he began gasping for breath and collapsed.
The family sought the help of a veterinarian, but they were told that nothing could be done. According to the vet, the bite was too close to Chief's brain, and the venom had already spread. Maria Victoria called her husband Marlone who, stunned by the news, rushed home immediately.
Ian de la Rama, a friend of the family, says it was less than 30 minutes from the time Chief had been bitten that he "went wobbly and lost control of his organs," 2 urinating and defecating uncontrollably. Yet he still kept clinging to life.
It wasn't until Marlone arrived that Chief finally let go.
Ian de la Rama describes, "Chief gave his two deep breaths and died. He was fighting and saving his last ounces of breath to see a glimpse of his master for the last two seconds of his life." 1
Ian adds that the last thing Chief did as he gazed up at Marlone was wag his tail.
"You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us." Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)
Sources: 1 Gomez, Herbie. "Pitbull dies saving 2 women from cobra" Manila Times. 24 Feb 2007
2 Gomez, Herbie. "Dog saves family from cobra, is killed." Cagayan de Oro Journal. 16 Feb 2007.
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“no, but all conservatives should not like bans on personal rights”
lmao.
Radical muslims without boxcutters and bombs are safer.
Good. Plenty of state and county and city gubmints think spanking is child abuse and guns are bad and cutting a tree on your property is a felony.
Hard to explain such retards, but they are all around us.
And the right to property? Yes, that is in there too.
What about horses that kick ropers... bulls that gore cattlemen... fish that have spiny backs....
Hitler, trains, “on time”, etc ....
Obama... sales... media... etc.
>> What about horses that kick ropers... bulls that gore cattlemen... fish that have spiny backs....
Ropers and cattlemen are fully aware of the dangers of the activity in which they are engaged, and accept those dangers when they do so. I haven’t heard of many spikey fish maulings, so I can’t speak to that.
Playing outside is not an inherently dangerous activity, and, ideally, a child should not need to be aware of the vicious dog across the street and accept the dangers of being torn to pieces before playing catch in the lawn.
SnakeDoc
SnakeDoc
>> And the right to property? Yes, that is in there too.
Like cocaine and child porn — dangerous animals are likely not covered by the federal right to property.
SnakeDoc
That is some interesting logic... dog breeds and sick a$$ crime... you have a mind that is dark. I’m sorry for your pain.
I’ve owned two pit bulls and they were wonderful dogs.
Pitbulls are wonderful dogs.. as are dobermans, german sheperds, akitas, boxers... etc...etc
>> That is some interesting logic... dog breeds and sick a$$ crime... you have a mind that is dark. I’m sorry for your pain.
They’re more similar than you seem to think. All are activities that are (1) not protected by the Constitution, and (2) pose a definite danger to people not involved in the decision to engage in the activity.
A dog breed with a propensity for mauling children deserves no more consideration than a person with a propensity for victimizing children.
Furthermore ... a dog owner that keeps a dog that ends up killing a child deserves criminal sanction.
SnakeDoc
No, no they are not... dark logic.
They all are.......with enough ketchup
HE'S A GOOOD BOY!!!...;0)
>> No, no they are not... dark logic.
You make a compelling argument ... I’ve never thought of it that way.(/sarc)
What the hell is “dark logic”?
Good grief.
SnakeDoc
“Alligator saves pitbull from child ...”
Haha.
SnakeDoc
But,,,but,,,All ya’ gotta do is roll them over and rub their
bellies...;0)
Their is an opposite to dark logic; it is called unicorn logic. Rosie O’donnell and Al Gore suffer from this psychosis... it is the belief that earthquakes and tsunamis are caused from global climate change.
In all, it is the same mental disorder... which you apparently suffer.
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