WOW! Brave kid!

[LivelyLissa]

http://www.cbs47.tv/news/local/stor...n-Pit-Bull-Attack/NugqI-UpPUiNI0MHEGTqDQ.cspx

January 5th, Bakersfield, CA - A 9-year-old Bakersfield boy is getting a lot of attention after saving a girl from a vicious pit bull.

Drew Heredia and his female friend were walking the girl's small dog when the pit bull attacked it. The girl tried to intervene but then the pit bull turned the attack on her.

Heredia didn't run away but instead he jumped on the pit bull and applied a choke hold that he learned at a local Brazilian jiu-jitsu studio.

Heredia held the dog in the chokehold until an animal control officer arrived.

The girl was taken to the hospital with numerous puncture wounds. She and her dog are expected to recover.

I'm just glad he wasn't bitten and it sounds like the little girl will be ok.

 

[Jsme]

Wow that is one brave child.

 

[shenanigans]

That is a really brave kid. There aren't a lot of adults that would jump in the middle of a pit bull attack!

 

[JessR]

And what about the owner of the pit bull. They need to see the damage from there dog.

 

[cheermom1]

And what about the owner of the pit bull. They need to see the damage from there dog.

yep I agree they should pay for everything!!!

 

[Mrs.Toad]

Good for him!!

 

[agnes!]

I heard about this yesterday. Wow. I think this kid should be put up for a Carnegie Lifesaving Medal.

agnes!

 

[LivelyLissa]

I'm just amazed that the Pit didn't get him too. Those dogs scare me. Why on earth would someone let a dog like that run free?

 

[Mom2Angels]

Here's a local link, I was reading this online this morning and thought at first it looked like a puppy, but in the second picture not so much!

http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/39407

 

[SHAYMARAYSMOM]

I'm just amazed that the Pit didn't get him too. Those dogs scare me. Why on earth would someone let a dog like that run free?

They scare me also.

 

[Judy Judy Judy]

Ah....I hate whenever something like this happens and I'm glad the little girl will be alright. The fellow down the street from us has a 125 pound pitbull and let me tell you the dog looks mean as heck but he's the biggest baby in the world, I wish more people would take the time to train their animals to be loving and not so agressive.

 

[wall*e2008]

I saw that on the new last night. All I kept thinking is how did the boy not get bit and how brave he was.

 

[MNFootballMommy]

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/dog-pit-perry-2275294-bull-wife

Sounds like an epidemic in California...

 

[okeydokey]

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/dog-pit-perry-2275294-bull-wife

Sounds like an epidemic in California...

There was a recent death of a 6 year girl old killed by the pit bull family pet in South Georgia too. So sad.

 

[LaraK]

Man, my worst nightmare. That sounds like a fine young man. I'm so glad no one was seriously hurt.