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| Rottweiler fights dog to save boy | Rottweiler fights dog to save boy |
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| A South Africa Rottweiler has helped rescue a two-year-old boy who was being mauled by a pit bull terrier. | A South Africa Rottweiler has helped rescue a two-year-old boy who was being mauled by a pit bull terrier. |
| The pit bull attacked Tshepang Taeli as he was walking with his grandmother in Oakdene, south of Johannesburg. | The pit bull attacked Tshepang Taeli as he was walking with his grandmother in Oakdene, south of Johannesburg. |
| The dog was dragging the toddler down the road and would not let go, despite being kicked and beaten by residents. | The dog was dragging the toddler down the road and would not let go, despite being kicked and beaten by residents. |
| One of the neighbours, Ricky Veludo, came to help and then went to fetch his dog, Blade. "He fought the other dog to free the child," he told a local paper. | One of the neighbours, Ricky Veludo, came to help and then went to fetch his dog, Blade. "He fought the other dog to free the child," he told a local paper. |
| "Blade is very protective," Mr Veludo told Die Beeld newspaper. | "Blade is very protective," Mr Veludo told Die Beeld newspaper. |
| The boy was then rushed to hospital where he is recovering from bites to his face, legs and stomach. | The boy was then rushed to hospital where he is recovering from bites to his face, legs and stomach. |
| "I have never felt so much pain in my life. The dog was attacking him and I was trying to release him and I could not," the boy's grandmother told The Star newspaper. | "I have never felt so much pain in my life. The dog was attacking him and I was trying to release him and I could not," the boy's grandmother told The Star newspaper. |
| Police have opened an investigation into the attack. | Police have opened an investigation into the attack. |
| Pit bulls were originally bred for bull-baiting and are noted for their ferocity. | |
| Rottweilers were not bred for fighting but gained a notorious reputation after being used in The Omen films. | Rottweilers were not bred for fighting but gained a notorious reputation after being used in The Omen films. |