Published 17:37 IST, March 5th 2020
US: Dog saves owner's life from robbers despite being shot twice
The two-year-old Yorkshire terrier Starla protected her owner's niece from intruders in the US after they shot at the hero dog’s legs when it barked loudly.
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A dog reportedly saved a young girl from armed robbers that broke into a house in South Fulton, Georgia. two-year-old Yorkshire terrier protected her owner's niece by chasing and barking at intruders that gave girl time to escape. canine was terribly injured in process as per reports.
According to reports, two armed thieves burst door of house open at around 3pm where dog Starla and girl were alone. Upon seeing dog barking, y attacked him. dog, however, continued to distract robbers despite taking bullets. Meanwhile, girl to escape from back door through gar.
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Owner Dion Ewing told media that his pet dog did a commendable job in dealing with thieves. He said that dog was profusely wounded, and yet, chased behind suspects and did t give up. He furr ded saying investigation revealed that one of robbers almost shot girl, he, however, got distracted because Starla kept threatening m. canine eventually chased two, as y fled scene in a car. South Fulton Police department was on lookout for suspects, he ded.
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Parrot screamed 'fire'
In a similar incident in Tennessee, a pet parrot saved owner’s life by alerting her in English langu about fire. Barbara Klein, her husband Larry, as well as ir 6-year-old granddaughter, were woken up by bird’s loud tweeting of “fire”, a word that parrot learned on his own, confirmed media reports. This reportedly shocked owner as pet parakeets often only mimic words y are taught. Her pet picked up word on his own and saved entire family’s life. Klien told media that Louie was true hero, he never uttered word fire before, but when he did this one time, he ended up saving lives.
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17:37 IST, March 5th 2020