Great Dane Helps Stop Sex Attack In Logan Square

A man walking his dog in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood Thursday afternoon ended up preventing a 14-year-old girl from being sexually attacked, police say.

Just before 5 p.m., the girl got off the Diversey Avenue bus and was walking when she noticed a man following her, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The man, later identified as Larry E. Smith, allegedly ran toward her, threw her on the ground and began forcibly removing her clothing and his pants, police told the paper.

The girl screamed, and a neighbor walking his Great Dane nearby came running.

"They came running over and the offender took off," Shakespeare District police Capt. Marc Buslik told the Sun-Times. "But the neighbor and the dog cornered him in the alley."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/07/great-dane-stops-sex-atta_n_805899.html

My problem with Great Danes is that when they're around me, they all think they're lap dogs. I've never met one with the capacity to be mean.

This dog was just scary enough, I guess. I hope his owner bought him extra treats, like STEAK.

The size, the face, that indomitable look....if you're guilty, it's gotta be terrifying. I love this story!

I need to start correcting my big boy then. He most assuredly thinks he is.

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Excellent

No really, his name is Scooby. Picture of him here:

http://www.suntimes.com/3200078-417/smith-buslik-girl-according-convicted.html

He deserves many hugs.

they have since been bred to be the affectionate family pets they are now

I hope the girl can overcome this horrible incident without long-term effects. Bless her heart.

am 5 feet tall and at the time weighed about 100 lbs. Wow, B.J. was strong!

Go Pup!

You beat me to the post on this one....

:rofl:

If you have ever seen a Great Dane that is angry or protecting the family it is not something that can be disregarded. My wife's cousin raises Great Danes. I would love to have one but right now could not afford the dog food.

Imagine running away in fear and seeing THAT coming at ya.
That all dark color surely added to the feeling of impending doom.