Father Fights Pit Bull To Save Daughter - Portland News Story - KPTV Portland

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Strollerderby found this 11/21/2008 on www.kptv.com (flag)
HAPPY VALLEY, Ore. -- A man rescued his daughter from an attack by a 90-pound pit bull, which then bit the man several times Wednesday, police said. Steven M. Hehr, 31, of Gladstone, and his daughter, Jayda Kempas, 7, were recovering Thursday as she waited to go into surgery for her injuries ... (link)

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Morning News: Palin Turkey Slaughter Not a Hallmark Moment
Published 11/21/2008 by Madeline Holler at Strollerderby
... Finally, a dad tore a pit bull off his daughter in Oregon and saved her life. She was riding in a tire swing when he heard her screaming. Gruesome. The father managed to turn the dog's attack onto him, pried his jaws open, had a neighbor beat the crap out of it and eventually someone shot the dog.  ...

Morning News: Palin Turkey Slaughter Not a Hallmark Moment
Published 11/21/2008 by Madeline Holler at Strollerderby
... Finally, a dad tore a pit bull off his daughter in Oregon and saved her life. She was riding in a tire swing when he heard her screaming. Gruesome. The father managed to turn the dog's attack onto him, pried his jaws open, had a neighbor beat the crap out of it and eventually someone shot the dog.  ...

Dad Fights Pit Bull to Save Daughter
Published 11/21/2008 by Sandy Maple at ParentDish
Filed under: Kids 5-7, Just for dads, Health & safety, In the newsThis is one of those stories that sends chills down my spine. It has a happy ending - but just barely. 31-year-old Steven Hehr of Gladstone, Oregon was visiting with some friends in Happy Valley when he heard his seven-year-old daughter, Jayda, screaming outside. He ran out to investigate and found her literally in the clutches of an angry pit bull. The 90-pound dog's jaws were clamped on to Jayda's thigh as it tried to drag her from the tire swing ...