A man tries to kidnap a 10-year-old girl, but the girl's dog bites his arm and makes him run away
We often call our dogs "pets", forgetting about how many other roles they perform besides keeping us company. They are at our side when we have new experiences and we share with them our feelings and moods, and we often find comfort in their love and friendship.
This news story comes from Virginia (USA) and it reminds us how our dogs are also our bodyguards. Dogs, due to an innate sense sixth, or perhaps only because of their marked ability for observing what is happening around them, can perceive danger much sooner than we can as human beings.
This is an ability that, on this and many other occasions, has proved crucial to avoiding the worst case scenario from occurring in a very risky situation.
via Fox 5 DC
A 10-year-old girl was walking in the town of Woodbridge, in the state of Virginia. At around 3 pm a man approached her with suspicious intent.
The authorities have confirmed that the man suddenly grabbed the girl by the arm as if to carry her away quickly.
What the man did not notice, or that he had underestimated, was the dog that accompanied the child.
U.S. Air Force Photo by Josh Plueger. Postwork by Dove/Wikimedia
It was the dog, that made sure that the worst did not happen! Instinctively, the dog attacked the man on the arm he was using to pull and carry the girl away. A single bite was enough to convince the stranger to desist and to run away.
It was also his loud barking that attracted the attention of passers-by and the police, who immediately rescued the child.
At the same time, the search for the man began, but unfortunately, he managed to escape and not leave a trail.
Fortunately, the girl and her brave dog were not injured, but only very frightened. This is a story that could have had a much more dramatic ending had it not been for her faithful four-legged companion who immediately sensed the danger, thereby saving her from a very dangerous situation.
This is not the first time that a dog has demonstrated its protective nature towards its owner and in general all of those who are part of its "pack". Anyone who becomes aggressive and violent towards anyone in the pack is ill-seen by a dog, and it reacts according to its instinct.
Therefore, the aggressively protective action of the girl's dog was not a rare gesture, but that fact should not make the action taken by dog less valued! In any case, her dog is a hero!
