Boy bites dog

Updated 09.09 Fri Jul 25 2008
Keywords: Brazil, animal, canine, rescue, tooth, bite, boy, dog

An 11-year-old boy's hit the headlines in Brazil after biting a dog when it tried to attack him.

Local media in Brazil reported that Gabriel Almeida was playing in his uncle's backyard in the city of Belo Horizonte when a pitbull attacked him.

Gabriel grabbed the dog by the neck and bit into it's neck - so hard he lost a canine tooth

Gabriel grabbed the dog by the neck and bit into it's neck - so hard he lost a canine tooth.

Luckilly, a local builder came to Gabriel's rescue who has since been recounting his ordeal to various media outlets.

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