ZENA the staffordshire terrier is being hailed a hero after saving her three young owners from a menacing tiger snake.
Zena the warrior dog leapt to the defence of the Schultz children Brendan 7, Jared, 6, and Sarah, 3 stopping the deadly reptile from sliding through an open screen door into the rumpus room where the children were eating their dinner about 6.30pm on Tuesday.
The siblings' screams of terror on seeing the snake soon turned to tears and cries for help to save their pooch at their Bannockburn home.
But Zena's lightning-fast reflexes snapped the snake's spine, preventing it from striking and killing the much-loved pet.
"It was terrifying," mother Patricia told the Geelong Advertiser.
"I walked into the rumpus room to ask the kids if they wanted anything else to eat and this snake was making its way along the screen door towards the opening.
"The children saw it at the same time.
"I screamed, the kids screamed and Zena came from no where.
"She was amazing.
"She gave it one quick snap and then continued to struggle with it."
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A feel-good pit bull story for everyone! ...except the snake
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That dog's a hero!
Huh, and people are trying to get Pit Bulls banned here because they are "violent". I happen to like them.
[QUOTE=Second-gear-of-mgear;19898519]Huh, and people are trying to get Pit Bulls banned here because they are "violent". I happen to like them.[/QUOTE]
Fuck yes it was violent, should have talked snake into going away instead
I'd rather not have my face bitten of my that hound.
Future Badass Canine in the making.
I'd guess it's bite is worse than it's bark
fucking ouch
You say pitbull but the article and the photograph are about a staffordshire bull terrier
I fucking love Pit Bulls. <3 Make awesome pets when trained and raised right. :3
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[QUOTE=Spartex;19898891]You say pitbull but the article and the photograph are about a staffordshire bull terrier[/QUOTE]
Close enough. They're in the same family of Bull Terriers.
And people say bull terriers are vicious dogs. Of course they are, it's what they're bred for, but with proper upbringing and training they're only vicious when it counts.
[QUOTE=Spartex;19898891]You say pitbull but the article and the photograph are about a staffordshire bull terrier[/QUOTE]
Pit bulls are a family of breeds, not a single breed. Staffordshire terriers are a type of pit bull.
[IMG]http://www.dobrametoda.com/ARTYKULY/9.6redbull.jpg[/IMG]
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[IMG]http://www.enveloop.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/tiger-energy-drink-250-ml.jpg[/IMG]
change name of redbull to pit bull and we got a great irony
Poor snake :eng99:
I want to give the dog a hug!
[QUOTE=Second-gear-of-mgear;19898519]Huh, and people are trying to get Pit Bulls banned here because they are "violent". I happen to like them.[/QUOTE]
All the pit bulls I, or my family, has owned (4) were the sweetest dogs anyone could ask for. It is all in how they are raised.
[QUOTE=Second-gear-of-mgear;19898519]Huh, and people are trying to get Pit Bulls banned here because they are "violent". I happen to like them.[/QUOTE]
I happen to own Two - Its all about how you treat them!
My dogs love to run and play and cuttle :3
Pit Bulls aren't that bad.
I have a Pit Bull/Rottweiler Mix, but he grew up with a cat that was bigger than him.
He thinks he's a cat.
[QUOTE=Void Skull;19907501]Pit Bulls aren't that bad.
I have a Pit Bull/Rottweiler Mix, but he grew up with a cat that was bigger than him.
He thinks he's a cat.[/QUOTE]
Lol cool!
AW :3
This is great! We finally get something good about them. Instead of 4 stories on how a pitbull killed a little girl, as she was left alone with the dog, her parents no where to be found.
That's an awesome picture. I like it when animals save people.
This was on the news last night. After the encounter, the kids gave the dog some chocolate cake.
[QUOTE=ashxu;19909682]This was on the news last night. After the encounter, the kids gave the dog some chocolate cake.[/QUOTE]
The dog manages to not get bit by a deadly snake, and then they give it [I]chocolate?[/I]
I'd get a pit bull... if I lived in Texas.
[QUOTE=windwakr;19909966]Small amounts of milk chocolate are fine. It's Semisweet and Bakers chocolate you need to watch out for. Wonder what that cake was made of.
Here's the toxicity levels of the different chocolates for dogs:[/QUOTE]
You should probably still avoid it though. There are excellent chocolate substitutes for doggies such as carob. :3 Better to not mess around with something toxic to a dog, even if it's a small amount.
I remember there was this one lady I knew who let her dogs drink hot chocolate. :| She was shocked when they started getting sick. I told her to start serving them water and lay off the chocolate. Thankfully, they recovered alright, but it was close for a few weeks.
[QUOTE=Shephard922;19909908]The dog manages to not get bit by a deadly snake, and then they give it [I]chocolate?[/I][/QUOTE]
my dog ate an entire hersheys king sized chocolate bar and didn't die and it was only a toy poodle.
it did however get diabetes :(
[QUOTE=Kyle Orton;19910729]my dog ate an entire hersheys king sized chocolate bar and didn't die and it was only a toy poodle.
it did however get diabetes :([/QUOTE]
my dog ate a fucking chocolate easter bunny and now it begs whenever I get chocolate
Well that's a change, you usually hear stories about pit bulls attacking children.
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