{"id":25721,"date":"2016-07-31T20:30:24","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T03:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=25721"},"modified":"2016-07-31T20:30:24","modified_gmt":"2016-08-01T03:30:24","slug":"25721-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=25721","title":{"rendered":"Stray Pit Bull Steps in While Woman was Being Attacked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/video\/embed\/?pid=1450955\" width=\"476\" height=\"267\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-text\">\n<div class=\"dateline\"><strong>KNOXVILLE, TENN<\/strong>. &#8212;<\/div>\n<div class=\"dateline\"><strong>(Story by ABC Eyewitness News on July 31, 2016)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body-text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"body-text\">\n<p>A very special pit bull will soon hopefully have the great home he deserves.<\/p>\n<p>The stray dog stepped in when a woman was getting attacked in Tennessee.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cm8inlineAdCont309399208\">\u00a0The dog lunged toward the attacker, who came out with a knife and stabbed the dog several times.<\/div>\n<p>The officers who responded got the dog veterinary care, and even named it &#8220;Hero.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think we could have let that dog suffer and die,&#8221; said officer Timothy Clay. &#8220;We felt like we needed to get that dog some help after what it had been through.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The officers took the dog to a local vet. 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