HILLSBORO, Ohio (AP) — A southwest Ohio couple who adopted a
Saint Bernard to save him say he saved their home from burglary a few
hours later.
Rubert "Lee" Littler says he was taking Hercules
outside Wednesday night when the 135-pound dog started growling, then
charged after a man running out of their basement. The dog bit into the
man’s ankle as he climbed a fence and got away. Police say the home’s
phone and cable lines had been cut.
Lee and Elizabeth Littler
brought the dog home from Highland County’s pound less than seven hours
earlier. The dog had been found, bloody and dehydrated, by hikers on
Oct. 31.
The Littlers tell The Times-Gazette of Hillsboro
(http://bit.ly/suYkUf) they wanted to keep him from being euthanized but
now figure he’s earned a permanent home.
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Information from: Times-Gazette, http://www.timesgazette.com
Copyright 2011 The Associated Press.
HILLSBORO, Ohio (AP) — A southwest Ohio couple who adopted a
Saint Bernard to save him say he saved their home from burglary a few
hours later.
Rubert "Lee" Littler says he was taking Hercules
outside Wednesday night when the 135-pound dog started growling, then
charged after a man running out of their basement. The dog bit into the
man’s ankle as he climbed a fence and got away. Police say the home’s
phone and cable lines had been cut.
Lee and Elizabeth Littler
brought the dog home from Highland County’s pound less than seven hours
earlier. The dog had been found, bloody and dehydrated, by hikers on
Oct. 31.
The Littlers tell The Times-Gazette of Hillsboro
(http://bit.ly/suYkUf) they wanted to keep him from being euthanized but
now figure he’s earned a permanent home.
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Information from: Times-Gazette, http://www.timesgazette.com
Copyright 2011 The Associated Press.