Post by scottnak on Jan 5, 2009 14:51:49 GMT -5
www.matratz.com/2009/01/05/9-year-old-boy-uses-jiu-jitsu-on-a-pit-bull-to-save-a-young-girl-and-her-dog/
9-year-old Drew Heredia is being called a hero after he put a pit bull in a rear naked choke to save a girl and her dog from a vicious pit bull attack.
Heredia who has been training at Bakersfield Brazlian Jiu-jitsu for about 2 months says he and a friend were walking her small dog Tuesday when, out of nowhere, a pit bull jumped on the dog.
The 12-year-old girl tried to save her little dog and the pit bull turned on her.
Heredia says he jumped on the dog and applied a chokehold and held the dog for 20 minutes until an animal control officer arrived.
“At first I wanted to kick it, but then I thought, it’s not a good idea because it could get my leg,” said Drew Heredia.
The girl was taken to Mercy Southwest Hospital where she was treated for puncture wounds.
The pit bull is being quarantined at the animal control office, where it will be euthanized after 10 days.
No one has claimed the dog.
The other dog was not hurt. It ran away during the attack, but returned home to the girl Friday afternoon.
9-year-old Drew Heredia is being called a hero after he put a pit bull in a rear naked choke to save a girl and her dog from a vicious pit bull attack.
Heredia who has been training at Bakersfield Brazlian Jiu-jitsu for about 2 months says he and a friend were walking her small dog Tuesday when, out of nowhere, a pit bull jumped on the dog.
The 12-year-old girl tried to save her little dog and the pit bull turned on her.
Heredia says he jumped on the dog and applied a chokehold and held the dog for 20 minutes until an animal control officer arrived.
“At first I wanted to kick it, but then I thought, it’s not a good idea because it could get my leg,” said Drew Heredia.
The girl was taken to Mercy Southwest Hospital where she was treated for puncture wounds.
The pit bull is being quarantined at the animal control office, where it will be euthanized after 10 days.
No one has claimed the dog.
The other dog was not hurt. It ran away during the attack, but returned home to the girl Friday afternoon.
