Coroner: Dog put down for Ohio death was trying to help owner who collapsed after heart attack

CLEVELAND (AP) — A coroner says an Ohio woman suffered a heart attack before collapsing in her driveway while bringing in the pet Rottweiler that was destroyed after being blamed for mauling her to death. Cuyahoga County Coroner Frank Miller said Tuesday that there were few dog bites on 63-year-old Carolyn Baker of Cleveland Heights, who died in February. He says there were signs of pawing, showing that "the dog was trying to help her."

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Family of Cleveland Heights woman bit by dog believes Rottweiler is hero

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- The family of a Cleveland Heights woman found in her driveway with severe dog bites in her shoulder, says the woman probably died of a heart attack or stroke, and her wounds may have been the result of a family pet's devoted rescue attempt. The Cuyahoga County coroner's office has yet to rule on the cause of 63-year-old Carolyn Baker's death. Her family believes Zeus, Baker's 9-year-old pet Rottweiler, tried to pull her to safety after she collapsed outside their house late Saturday or early Sunday morning.

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Rottweiler Kills Florida Toddler

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (Dec. 13) - Authorities say a Rottweiler attacked and killed a Florida toddler when the boy reached to pick up a cookie he had dropped.

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Ruff love: How a Rottweiler saved a runt piglet's bacon (EXTREME CUTENESS WARNING)

A baby pig abandoned by her mother has found a new home after being adopted... by a Rottweiler. The little piggy called Apple Sauce faced starving when she was rejected by her mum as the runt of a litter of 13.  But animal lover Heidi Rhiann hoped her pet Rottweiler Sasha might help after having eight puppies of her own.   Ham-azing friendship: Apple Sauce the piglet sleeps with a litter of Rottweiler pups after she was abandoned by her mother at birth The family were delighted when the piglet was accepted by Sasha - and became piggy in...

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Police dog sniffs out rock-throwing teens in Northcote

A POLICE sniffer dog helped track down five teenagers who have been arrested over a rock-throwing incident in Melbourne's north-east overnight. It's claimed the five threw concrete and masonry at cars driving along St Georges Road in Northcote, including a taxi at about 3.15am. The taxi driver contacted police, who dispatched a canine unit to the area. Nat the Rottweiler sniffed out one offender hiding in a creek bed and the remaining four under a building at a local school. The group was taken to the Northcote police station for questioning. Police have called for any witnesses to come forward.

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