9-Year-Old Saves Girl from Pit Bull
Categories: Kids 8-11, Health & safety
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I don't know how long Drew has been studying martial arts, but when push came to shove, he knew just what to do. The pushing and shoving occurred courtesy of a pit bull dog, who attacked a small dog he and a female friend were walking. When the girl tried to intervene, the dog went after her. Heredia jumped on the attacking dog and held it in a choke hold he learned in Brazilian jiu-jitsu class until animal control officers arrived.
Thanks to Heredia's quick thinking and heroic actions, his friend and her dog are both expected to recover. Somebody needs to give that boy a medal!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Karen 1-07-2009 @ 2:01PM
That is fabulous. Good for him! I wonder how early is too early for martial arts...
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SOUTHPAW 1-08-2009 @ 2:22PM
At eight yrs old I attended a class but lacked the patience for it.
At 13, I was itching to learn. I ended up starting at 15 and later
assisted with the kids' class which started at about six yrs old.
Depending on the maturity level of the child, six can be old enough,
however some may not be ready until a little older. The type of
instruction also affects the attention span. You should assess each
child and school individually, perhaps try a trial class or two to
see how he or she does.
Anothereader 2-24-2009 @ 11:05PM
Kudos to the boy for helping this girl.
I live in the city where this happened in CA.
The dog was by all looks, a shepherd mix puppy. It doesn't even look like a pitbull.
They have no proof (since DNA was not tested) to prove this stray dog, with a widows peak, had any pitbull in it at all.
It just makes for a better story to say it was a pit.
It was later adopted out to a fmaily with small kids. Not sure that was the best idea..
Jaime 2-25-2009 @ 2:17AM
At our Martial Arts Studio we have a Little Dragon Program geared for children 3 to 5 years old. They learn basic moves and focus on large motor skills such as jumping over obstacles then crawling under them. There classes are small and the time is only abour 30 minutes. Martial Arts is a great way to teach your child to respect themselves and others, how to focus on the task at hand, and ways to protect themselves from less than ideal situations.
CAROLE 3-01-2009 @ 3:57AM
If this actually works, maybe classes for just this specific purpose could even be given to adults & older children able to hold down a very stong dog.
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Willie 3-01-2009 @ 4:52AM
I hear that PETA is looking to have the boy brought up on charges for cruelty to animals.
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somisflygirl 3-01-2009 @ 10:06AM
It's clearly a pitbull, just look at the picture.
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