Pit Bull Pulls Unconscious Owner From Path Of Oncoming Train

[cali]

BOSTON (CBS) – A pit bull hit by a freight train last week is being credited with saving its owner’s life.

Christine Spain of Shirley was walking home from a friend’s house on May 3 when she collapsed on the tracks, according to the MSPCA.

Spain’s son, Boston Police Officer David Lanteigne says the train engineer told emergency responders that her 8-year-old pit bull named Lilly managed to pull her off the tracks to safety as the train approached.

“The engineer said as he was coming up, he saw the dog pulling her off the tracks. But there wasn’t enough time,” Lanteigne told WBZ-TV’s Jim Smith. “He then saw the dog come around between the train and my mom and take the hit of the train.”

The dog suffered a broken pelvis and a right front leg injury that was so severe, doctors needed to amputate the leg.

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[MadHound]

1. Pits are wonderful dogs,

All the best to Lilly in her recovery.

[cali]

5. Other articles say she's expected to make a full recovery

albeit without one of her legs.

[MadHound]

6. That's good,

Not surprising however. Pits are incredibly rugged and durable dogs. It was that, plus their gentle disposition, that led the AKC to declare them to be the best family dogs for decades. They good stand the roughhouse and play of kids and still come up licking their faces.

[guitar man]

2. What an awesome dog

All the best to both

[Muskypundit]

3. Just one of the many reasons dogs are humanities best friend.

[whathehell]

4. Beautiful story!...Dogs are simply "the best".

As Mark Twain once said "The difference between a man and a dog

is that if you pick a dog up and feed it, he won't bite you".

So glad to hear of this, especially since pit bulls are so often

unfairly maligned.

[Stinky The Clown]

7. Good doggie

[magical thyme]

8. hero doggie!

I hope her owner recovers from her issues. Perhaps seeing Lilly's permanent damage will remind her daily of how much she is loved and how much she owes it to Lilly to stay sober...