Boys bites dog in self-defence

Published Friday July 25th, 2008

SAO PAULO, Brazil - SAO PAULO, Brazil - An 11-year old boy is in Brazil's media spotlight after sinking his teeth into the neck of a dog that attacked him.

Local newspapers reported today that Gabriel Almeida was playing in his uncle's backyard in the city of Belo Horizonte when a pit bull named Tita lunged at him and bit him in the left arm.

Almeida grabbed the dog by the neck and bit back - biting so hard that he lost a canine tooth.

Stonemasons working nearby chased the dog away before it could attack again.

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