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Gypsy, an American Pit Bull Terrier, is a regular staff member with regular hours at the Surgery Center in Port St. Lucie. Her photo ID badge reads: “Pup-Lick Relations.” Her job as you might guess, providing kisses on patients going in for surgery.

From the Palm Beach Post
“The friendly dog chases away worries for children awaiting a tonsillectomy and fears from adults needing hernia repairs or a routine colonoscopy.”

Just another great example of the sweet nature Pit Bulls can have. Congrats to Gypsy, a super duper Therapy Dog.

Bleu, a Pit Bull mix became markedly concerned for a 7 year old neighbor as she was about to be attacked. Bleu, recognized the distress in the girls screams in an adjacent backyard as she tried to fight off the pervert and began barking incessently trying to draw attention to the attack.

From the NY Daily News
“He was going wild barking,” Fretes said. “I looked out and I saw two people. The girl was screaming.”
Fretes ran outside and yelled at the man, who witnesses said had been watching the girl and her friend before the attack. The suspect tore down part of a fence to escape the backyard on 171st St. in Flushing. The girl wept as she told Fretes about the attack.

Bleu is an absolute hero. We hope that more people recognize the good nature of Pit Bulls; and like all other dogs, when raised correctly they too are gentle giants with hearts of gold.

I was goofing off on the internet when the following headline caught my eye, “Family: Pit bull saved boy, 9, from abduction.” It was posted on www.denverpost.com, the online version of Denver’s newspaper.Media outlets bombard us with negative stories involving pit bulls. I cant help but hope a positive story will help shed light on this misunderstood breed. I dedicate this blog entry to Ellie, my dobie/pit bull bundle of joy…….

When a stranger tried to pull a 9-year-old Fort Collins boy over his backyard fence, the family pit bull “Destiny,” charged the suspect who then fled after letting go of the child.

Wayne Myers, the boy’s father, said he knew something was wrong when Destiny barked repeatedly in a non-playing manner. When Myers ran into the backyard he saw a man walking away, through his neighbor’s yard.

A few minutes later as the boy picked up his toys to go inside, the man returned and grabbed the youngster. That is when Destiny stepped-in and charged the man.

The boy’s father credits Destiny with saving his son’s life.

“I got her to protect my kids,” Myers said of 2-year-old Destiny. “I love pit bulls to death.”

Thanks to a loving family pet, a 9-year-old boy is safe at home.

Source: http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_4095627