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Pictured above is Tory at 8 months with a grateful Karen Mansfield.

August 24, 2002

This report just in from Ohio!  Topline's Victory (a Toro x Sha-Nuk daughter bred to a Ceily x Rebel son) saved a woman today!
Eight month old Topline's Victory was out for a walk this morning in Defiance, Ohio with her daddy, Paul Derringer.  They were on their usual route when Tory started pulling away from Paul with stubborn determination. Despite Paul's corrections to stay on track, Tory managed to pull him off course by 40 yards!!  Tory did not stop until she came upon a canal lock  where she circled and paced until poppa Paul caught up to her!  There they found, deep down inside the canal lock, a severely hearing impaired and mentally challenged woman, Karen Mansfield, crying softly and pacing to and fro in the water.  She looked up and saw Tory and Paul...."Can you help me?" she cried!  She was too far down for Paul to reach, so he called for the police who contacted the fire department!  Finally, Karen was freed!  The woman had been on her way to work as a dishwasher in a local restaurant, Kissners, and somehow found herself in the canal lock! She was in there for several hours and was tired, cold and scared.  Who knows what would have become of poor Karen if she hadn't been found before nightfall!  She sure was relieved to see that beautiful bulldog puppy who risked her beloved dad's displeasure to save her!   Way to go my precious Tory!!!!

Sidenote:  When Karen found out about the breed specific legislation that is being campaigned for in her home state of Ohio, she was horrified!!  "Please, please" she begged, "Don't let anyone hurt Tory!  I wouldn't be here if it weren't for her!  She saved my life!"
Unfortunately, the news agencies that would have been fast to publicize a dog mauling, did not find this touching rescue story newsworthy.  Ohio residents must ban together to stop the legislation that could, one day, prevent them from owning these amazing bulldogs!

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