The Denver Post tells us that a five-pound Chihuahua in Masonville, Colorado fought off a rattlesnake to keep a one year-old toddler from being bitten. Zoey the Chihuahua sustained bites herself, but survived. What’s that old saying – it’s not the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dog.
Saw that story picked up in the Lincoln Journal Star and shared it with my daughter (age 8), who doesn’t usually read the paper but takes a keen interest in good dog stories. “Yay for brave little Zoey!” was her comment, and I think that says it all…