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submitted 4 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

A loyal dog jumped into action to save his owner's life during a violent encounter in New Hampshire earlier this week.

An 86-year-old man is recovering at the hospital after police say his neighbor attacked him outside of his Manchester home, threatening to kill him. Family members say his life was saved by the actions of his dog.

“He was throwing patio furniture, hitting with chairs, bricks, and rocks,” Brittney Ardizzoni, the victim’s great-nice said.

Police said Donald Pierce, 55, surprised and then assaulted Ned Tarmey early Sunday morning when Tarmey let his dog out the back door of his house on Pine Avenue.

“There was man standing there and basically just said he was there to kill him,” Ardizzoni said.

Tarmey’s family said as Pierce attacked Tarmey the family dog, Kane, pounced on him, holding Pierce down until police got to the scene.

He had no clothes on, so I’m guessing that whatever Kane did was, you know, probably not comfortable,” Ardizzoni said.

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[-] spazzman6156@sh.itjust.works 21 points 4 months ago

What breed was the dog? From the thumbnail it looks like a pit bull mix. I can't help but notice that when there's a negative story about a dog, and it's a pitbull/mix, the media is quick to mention the breed, but when it's a positive story, the breed is omitted.

[-] TrousersMcPants@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

And whenever it's a negative story about a dog that isn't a pit bull, they'll probably call it one anyway tbh.

[-] Monument@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 4 months ago

It’s a bully of some stripe.
I don’t know if the NBC article has media in it for me that won’t load or what, but there’s a content box that just… won’t show anything. Likely it’s my ad-blockers. I don’t know if that portrays the same video I link below.

This article has a video of them interacting in a hospital room (and it will load for me):
Dog saves 86-year-old owner after naked man attacks him outside home, family says - WNEM

this post was submitted on 12 Jul 2024
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