Friends indeed. (The Goodness of America).On January 20th in Panama City, Florida Panama City is a city located along U.S. Highway 98 in Bay County, Florida. It is the largest city between Pensacola, Florida and Tallahassee, Florida. It is the larger (population wise) of two principal cities of the Panama City-Lynn Haven, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. , 14-year-old Josh Schulte was walking to the home of a friend, Brian Wasmer, when a large dog suddenly emerged from a ditch and attacked him. The 125-pound bull mastiff bull mastiff (măst`ĭf), breed of powerful working dog developed in England in the second half of the 19th cent. It stands from 24 to 27 in. (61–68.6 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 100 to 130 lb (45.4–59 kg). grabbed his forearm and bit down so hard that it ripped much of his arm muscle and broke a bone. Josh subsequently recalled for the Panama City Panama City, city (1990 pop. 34,378), seat of Bay co., NW Fla., on St. Andrews Bay; inc. 1909. A Gulf Coast resort with amusement parks and excellent fishing, it is also a port of entry. The city's industries produce paper, clothing, and chemicals. News Herald how neighbors watched helplessly from windows of their homes as the vicious canine bit him and tried to knock him to the street by jumping on his back. "Then, he let go, and I started running. He tried to get my leg, but only got ahold a·hold n. Hold; grip: "I knew I could make it all right if I got . . . back to the hotel and got ahold of that bottle of brandy" Jimmy Breslin. of my pants. I ran up in his [Brian Wasmer's] yard and started screaming for help." Brian, 15, and sister Jessica, 13, rushed to help despite the obvious risk of serious injury (or worse) to themselves. Brian struck the dog on its back so hard with a pogo stick that the stick bent, while Jessica, armed with a golf club, also pummeled the creature. The dog eventually turned from Josh and, after biting the pogo stick a few times, retreated to a yard across the street. Jessica's intervention was especially courageous since the same dog had bitten her last year. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. News Herald reporter Daniel Jackson, "the dog didn't injure her badly because she gave it a good kick. 'He bit me under the arm,' she said. 'It bled, but it wasn't too bad.'" Jessica told Jackson that when she saw the dog attacking Josh, "He was screaming, and I didn't want the dog to kill him. I was shaking the whole time because I didn't know if he [the dog] would try and get me again." The mastiff mastiff (măs`tĭf), breed of very large, powerful working dog developed in England more than 2,000 years ago. It stands from 27 to 33 in. (68.6–83.8 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 165 to 185 lb (74.9–83.9 kg). had also attacked the Wasmers' small Jack Russell terrier Jack Russell terrier, breed of dog developed in the 19th cent. by an English clergyman, the Reverend John (Parson Jack) Russell, 1795–1883, for hunting. earlier that day. Josh was taken to a local medical center for surgery that included the insertion of metal pins to repair the broken bone. His mother, Angie, believes that her son would not be alive were it not for the bravery of the Wasmer youngsters. "I think what they did was a tremendous thing' she told Jackson, adding, "At the very least, I'm going to get him [Brian] a new pogo stick." |
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