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01-18-2009, 12:27 AM
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Pit Bull Saves Couple!
Pit bull's courage saves city couple
The dog is shot and killed while defending his family from three masked intruders BY SAMUEL SPIES TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER Apr 2, 2005 Three men wearing ski masks burst through the back door and into the kitchen. The first man drew a gun and ordered Travis Rappold, 21, his girlfriend Amanda Searle, 18, and their three friends to lie down. Enter Rock, Rappold's 75-pound pit bull. The dog jumped up from his seat at his master's feet and ran out from under the table toward the armed assailant. "They yelled 'get that pit' and I yelled 'get him, Rock,'" said Rappold, recalling last Sunday's incident at his apartment on Rossmore Road in South Richmond. Backpedaling, the gunman fired once, striking the dog in the chest. Rock kept going. The intruders fled through the back door and scattered. Rappold shut the door before Rock could keep chasing the three men. Moments later, the injured pit bull collapsed as he tried to crawl to the second floor bedroom where he slept. Rock died in Rappold's arms before he could try to administer first aid. "Nicest dog in the world, but he was 75 pounds of muscle and pretty intimidating," Rappold said Thursday. Rappold had rescued Rock from an abusive situation only a year before. When adopted, the 5-month-old pup "was just skin and bones," Searle said. "Travis saved him . . . and he came back and saved Travis." Richmond police Detective Kevin Hathaway said the victims likely would have "been assaulted and robbed, if not killed, if it were not for Rock, who gave his life defending his owners from harm." No arrests have been made in the case. Contact Samuel Spies at (804) 649-6331 or sspies@timesdispatch.com Positive Press
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01-18-2009, 12:40 AM
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Good dog, Rock
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01-18-2009, 11:43 AM
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Aw RIP Rock, you were a good dog to help protect your family.
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01-18-2009, 11:50 AM
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Poor brave dog !
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01-18-2009, 12:58 PM
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Go and join Miakoda, Rock
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01-19-2009, 06:01 PM
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 Touching story, but
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01-21-2009, 09:14 AM
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Great dog but I am not sure I would encourage my dog to attack a man with a gun. I know it is a hard situation, because they might have killed the dog and the family anyway but since they had masks on they might not have intended to kill all the "witnesses".
If I had a brother in the next room I wouldn't tell him....tackle that guy, if that guy had a gun. I guess I wouldn't encourage my dog to do it either. I can replace my TV, my computer and my wallet but Sal and Athena can never be replaced (not that they would attack anyone but the "Cheese Burger" monster) Off course this is easy for me to say because at the moment I am not being robbed by three men.
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