Pit bulls save chihuahua from coyote


Pit bulls have a pretty fearsome reputation that is not totally undeserved. They are a fighting dog, bred for the type of vicious canine-canine combat that put a blossoming NFL career on hold and earned Michael Vick a short stay behind four walls. They are not all bad, and given the right type of upbringing Cesar Millan will tell you that they can be nice – as the two dogs in this story were.

Jodi Robinette describes what happened to Buster, her tiny chihuahua-terrier mix, last Saturday morning:

He woke me up at 6:30 to do his thing. I let him out and I came out with him and about a minute later, he screamed like I’ve never heard an animal scream.

And right when I came around this corner, the coyote had my dog in his mouth, shaking him as he was running. And then, I see the coyote at the very middle of this field drop my dog.

It dropped the dog, because the pit bulls from next door had heard the commotion and saved Buster from becoming a coyote’s breakfast. Then, according to Robinette, they circled and sat by their injured neighbor until human help arrived.

Little Buster was taken to Columbine Animal Hospital and Emergency Clinic for treatment. He was given antibiotics, anti-inflammatory medication and an IV and placed in an oxygen chamber. [Denver Channel]

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C.S. Magor is the editor-in-chief and a reporter at large for We Interrupt and Uberreview. He currently resides in the Japanese countryside approximately two hours from Tokyo - where he has spent the better part of a decade testing his hypothesis that Japan is neither as quirky nor as interesting as others would have you believe.
24 Comments on this post.
  • Shane Drew
    7 August 2010 at 7:52 am
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    we can learn a lot from our canine friends.

  • Shane Drew
    7 August 2010 at 2:52 am
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    we can learn a lot from our canine friends.

  • anon
    13 August 2010 at 12:35 am
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    “…bred for the type of vicious canine-canine combat…”

    it’s this kind of media-induced fear propagation that is, and has been making the world afraid of this breed, for no reason. just because you don’t hear about the Golden Retriever attacking a mother and child, hospitalizing a toddler and nearly killing a newborn, doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen.

    all dogs have the capability to fight other dogs, bite people and kill other animals. but because this dog excels at nearly all physical tasks that canines have been called on by humans to do, dog fighters took on pit bulls as their breed of choice, because of their unmatched strength and wanting nothing more than to please their master.

    • C. S. Magor
      13 August 2010 at 12:39 am
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      Anon – are you actually defending dog fighting? That is what that sentence described.

      • Jess
        15 August 2010 at 4:37 pm
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        …That’s not at all what he’s saying. He’s saying they’re not bred selecting for violence, they’re bred selecting obedience and strength. They;re not inherently vicious at all.

  • anon
    12 August 2010 at 7:35 pm
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    “…bred for the type of vicious canine-canine combat…”

    it’s this kind of media-induced fear propagation that is, and has been making the world afraid of this breed, for no reason. just because you don’t hear about the Golden Retriever attacking a mother and child, hospitalizing a toddler and nearly killing a newborn, doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen.

    all dogs have the capability to fight other dogs, bite people and kill other animals. but because this dog excels at nearly all physical tasks that canines have been called on by humans to do, dog fighters took on pit bulls as their breed of choice, because of their unmatched strength and wanting nothing more than to please their master.

    • C. S. Magor
      12 August 2010 at 7:39 pm
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      Anon – are you actually defending dog fighting? That is what that sentence described.

      • Jess
        15 August 2010 at 11:37 am
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        …That’s not at all what he’s saying. He’s saying they’re not bred selecting for violence, they’re bred selecting obedience and strength. They;re not inherently vicious at all.

  • Mark
    14 August 2010 at 11:52 pm
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    Actually they weren’t defending dog fighting at all, yet trying to explain why Pit Bulls are chosen as fighting dogs. He was also right in stating that while your article attempts to shine a light on the fact that contrary to popular belief, Pit Bulls that are raised correctly function just as well, if not better in some cases than any other various dog breed.

    Saying that they are a “fighting dog bread for combat”, and even more so “They are not all bad” are exactly the kind of stereotypes that have given Pit Bulls a terrible name to begin with.

  • Mark
    14 August 2010 at 6:52 pm
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    Actually they weren’t defending dog fighting at all, yet trying to explain why Pit Bulls are chosen as fighting dogs. He was also right in stating that while your article attempts to shine a light on the fact that contrary to popular belief, Pit Bulls that are raised correctly function just as well, if not better in some cases than any other various dog breed.

    Saying that they are a “fighting dog bread for combat”, and even more so “They are not all bad” are exactly the kind of stereotypes that have given Pit Bulls a terrible name to begin with.

  • Joe
    15 August 2010 at 4:01 pm
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    Well, there goes breakfast. Maybe the coyote found another little dog to eat so he wouldn’t starve to death.

  • Joe
    15 August 2010 at 11:01 am
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    Well, there goes breakfast. Maybe the coyote found another little dog to eat so he wouldn’t starve to death.

  • Sherrie
    15 August 2010 at 8:42 pm
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    I don’t think one can accurately say that pit bulls put “a blossoming NFL career on hold and earned Michael Vick a short stay behind four walls.” I think it’s pretty safe to say that Michael Vick trained some dogs that might have been otherwise nice, mild-mannered dogs to be dog-aggressive, thus earning himself that stay in jail and putting his own career on hold (both of which were well-deserved, I might add). I work as a vet tech, and I have had more professional experience with nice pit bulls than otherwise. But I do like the message of this article.

    • C. S. Magor
      15 August 2010 at 10:36 pm
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      Actually that line was saying that dog fighting did that.

  • Sherrie
    15 August 2010 at 3:42 pm
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    I don’t think one can accurately say that pit bulls put “a blossoming NFL career on hold and earned Michael Vick a short stay behind four walls.” I think it’s pretty safe to say that Michael Vick trained some dogs that might have been otherwise nice, mild-mannered dogs to be dog-aggressive, thus earning himself that stay in jail and putting his own career on hold (both of which were well-deserved, I might add). I work as a vet tech, and I have had more professional experience with nice pit bulls than otherwise. But I do like the message of this article.

    • C. S. Magor
      15 August 2010 at 5:36 pm
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      Actually that line was saying that dog fighting did that.

  • jimmyjohn
    21 August 2010 at 6:32 pm
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    • Mstewa11
      5 March 2011 at 12:28 am
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      Any breed of dog can be dangerous. It is all in how they are raised and treated. I have friends who have pit bulls. I have never felt threatened in the least bit by them.

    • tigercub
      19 April 2011 at 10:34 pm
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      Fact 1: Pit Bulls score better on temperment tests than many other dogs (including collies and German shepherds
      Fact 2: They have to be forced to fight.
      Fact 3: there is no such thing as a bad dog, just a bod owner

    • Carli Repass
      19 April 2011 at 11:20 pm
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      A poodle can be a dangerous breed. It’s all about how they’re trained. But I do agree that all owners should be penalized if their dog attacks. That was a good point. But your point that Pit bulls are dangerous is completely invalid. They just have a bad reputation. The sweetest dogs I know are Pit Bulls.

  • jimmyjohn
    21 August 2010 at 1:32 pm
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  • klacefield
    26 August 2010 at 3:39 pm
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    I hate to burst your bubble jimmyjohn but pit bulls are not a dangerous breed. It is all in how you raise your animals. Any breed of dog can be a “dangerous breed”, even chihuahuas. People make them dangerous. And it’s people like you that make other people scared of them. I own 3 dogs…1 american pitbull terrier, 1 staffordshire(another bully breed) and 1 boston terrier. Plus 2 cats and a 2 yr old little girl. I have NEVER had a problem with any of my dogs being aggressive whatsoever!!! I for one am grateful that there has finally been some publicity that shows how caring these dogs really are and thank god they were there to rescue that chihuahua. I’m sure the owner of that poor little dog is grateful for those pit bulls too.

  • klacefield
    26 August 2010 at 10:39 am
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    I hate to burst your bubble jimmyjohn but pit bulls are not a dangerous breed. It is all in how you raise your animals. Any breed of dog can be a “dangerous breed”, even chihuahuas. People make them dangerous. And it’s people like you that make other people scared of them. I own 3 dogs…1 american pitbull terrier, 1 staffordshire(another bully breed) and 1 boston terrier. Plus 2 cats and a 2 yr old little girl. I have NEVER had a problem with any of my dogs being aggressive whatsoever!!! I for one am grateful that there has finally been some publicity that shows how caring these dogs really are and thank god they were there to rescue that chihuahua. I’m sure the owner of that poor little dog is grateful for those pit bulls too.

  • Lj_lermond
    21 April 2011 at 12:08 am
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    Actually I own a Pitbull who was abused when he was younger. You would think that he would be angry at life, but no. He is the biggest love bug. He’s extremely intelligent and loves everyone and everything. It was all in the way I raised him even after he was hit and pushed down stairs as a puppy.

    Way to put a stereotype on them.
    Humans are a dangerous breed.

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