The media loves to spread stories of Pit Bull attacks, but when the attack is to protect their owner, the stories often stay local.
Police in Georgia are looking for a suspect in a kidnapping and attempted rape.
The victim was walking a Beagle when she was confronted by a man armed with a knife.
He forced her into her home then into her bedroom where he cut her hair and attempted to remove her clothing.
Her second dog, Purple the Pit Bull bit the attacker allowing her to escape and call for help from a neighbor’s house. Police have released this sketch of the attacker.
Story and video from Fox Atlanta
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Good job Purple!!!! The police should be able to get a good DNA sample now!!!!
Posted by: Jimmy | December 30, 2010 at 09:43 AM
Good dog!
Posted by: threecollie | December 30, 2010 at 10:46 AM
yeah, how weird is that that this story has been picked up on the wires and spread.
Thank dog for pitbulls, that's what I have to say!
Posted by: Stumpy and cyndi | December 30, 2010 at 03:53 PM
has NOT! I really need to check what I think I type!
Posted by: Stumpy and cyndi | December 30, 2010 at 03:55 PM
Way to go Purple. As a Yorkie I don't think I could have done the same.
Posted by: Foley Monster and Pocket | December 30, 2010 at 06:48 PM
I love pitty bull dogs.
Posted by: jackie | December 30, 2010 at 09:21 PM
Too bad Purple didn't bite something else & rip it clean off for the police to use as forensic evidence. What a good dog!!! Thanks for posting the scumbag's photo so the world will know what a low life piece of crap looks like.
Posted by: Tony | December 31, 2010 at 06:00 PM
Dogs of any breed can be so incredible ... their protective and defensive capabilities are reasons why I can't ever imagine life without a dog.
Posted by: Tracey | January 02, 2011 at 05:14 AM
Way to go Purple (love that name!)
Posted by: Col | January 03, 2011 at 07:48 AM
a year+ ago I got an unexpected visit from a local deputy. There had been break-ins &/or vandalism in almost every property adjacent to ours in the previous months (the second time in ten years this pattern popped up) & they had come out to see what might be happening at my house that was so special. I know they were looking for teenagers-in-residence but what they found was one german shepherd & one pitbull/german shorthair mix hanging out in the family room. The deputy made a point of saying that he had big in-the-house dogs himself & considered them "better than a gun" when it comes to protecting his own home & family.
Posted by: mb. | January 06, 2011 at 05:55 AM
Good dog, Purple!
Posted by: Lindsay | January 09, 2011 at 07:47 PM
Way to go Purple!!! Good dog!
Posted by: Kym | August 01, 2011 at 09:49 AM
Now which dog would you rather have around in this case, the Beagle or the Pit Bull?
Posted by: Bark Collars | August 28, 2011 at 01:20 PM