A loyal dog jumped into action to save his owner’s life during a violent encounter in New Hampshire earlier this week.

An 86-year-old man is recovering at the hospital after police say his neighbor attacked him outside of his Manchester home, threatening to kill him. Family members say his life was saved by the actions of his dog.

“He was throwing patio furniture, hitting with chairs, bricks, and rocks,” Brittney Ardizzoni, the victim’s great-nice said.

Police said Donald Pierce, 55, surprised and then assaulted Ned Tarmey early Sunday morning when Tarmey let his dog out the back door of his house on Pine Avenue.

“There was man standing there and basically just said he was there to kill him,” Ardizzoni said.

Tarmey’s family said as Pierce attacked Tarmey the family dog, Kane, pounced on him, holding Pierce down until police got to the scene.

He had no clothes on, so I’m guessing that whatever Kane did was, you know, probably not comfortable,” Ardizzoni said.

  • Flying Squid
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    735 months ago

    Well now these two stories have canceled each other out and we’re back to square one.

    • @Mandarbmax
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      395 months ago

      The conclusion is that dogs are good and naked people are complex and nuanced and varied, just like clothed people.

      • Flying Squid
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        105 months ago

        I will have you know that both of my dogs are very naughty and I tell them that regularly. Usually right before giving them treats or rubbing their bellies.

        I also let them know that they don’t deserve it because of how naughty they are.

      • @Cocodapuf
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        25 months ago

        But what do we know about nude dogs?

    • mad_asshatter
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      85 months ago

      We still need a story about 1 naked hero vs 2 naked perps.

    • Riskable
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      65 months ago

      There’s good stories about dogs every day and they’re pretty much always naked.

    • @Lemming6969
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      25 months ago

      Next story is the same dog attacking a child.

    • @MicroWaveOP
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      15 months ago

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