Amazing story of a hero pet that saved his family but sadly died at the end
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An family was saved by their pet labrador who died trying to fight off another dog, a pitbull.
Sean and Deirdre Doherty escaped with a few injuries in the incident after a pitbull-type dog attacked them in the park.
The large dog attacked the two people as they were walking with their two children, and four pet labradors, as well as an exchange student.
Their largest pet, Cole, was attacked first.
"His leg was being chewed, I was on top of him trying to pull the leg free. My husband had the dog from behind, the children were beating the dog with leads," she said.
"Eventually, Cole passed out with pain and the dog turned on me. It had me by the arm and flipped my whole body over. Luckily, I had a big padded coat on so the coat took the brunt of it.
"We screamed at the kids to run and my husband wrangled the dog off me."
The dog then ran towards the children. Their four-year-old labrador then dived into action to save them, the dog's name was Troy.
"My son is only 10, he was at the back, his dog was beside him. Troy turned when he heard me screaming and realised he was about to jump on Ben, he was right on Ben's heels.
"The minute he saw Ben was in danger, he saved him. Troy sacrificed himself to save the kids," he told the BBC News Website.
Troy continued to fight with the pitbull until police arrived and shot the dog. Troy, the father of Cole, later died from his injuries, but he did save the family.
Dog Dies Saving Family From Pitbull | Health
BBC NEWS | UK | Northern Ireland | Hero dog dies in pitbull horror
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