Pit bulls kill cocker spaniel in New Jersey

John Waddell of Westcott Street in Northvale, New Jersey will be charged for allowing his two pit bulls run loose. A resident in nearby Old Tappan, New Jersey was walking their cocker spaniel early Tuesday morning when the two pit bulls attacked. The pit bulls were pulling the cocker spaniel apart when police arrived. The cocker spaniel was rushed to Old Tappan Veterinary Hospital but died upon arrival.

Adopted cocker spaniel saves family

Oscar, a buff six-year-old cocker spaniel, woke his family up early Monday morning after flames engulfed the front of their New Jersey home. “If he didn’t come and scratch on the door, I wouldn’t have got out of bed,” said Laurie Esarco. Laurie and her husband were able to wake their children and get them to safety. The family is grateful to Oscar whom they adopted from a shelter. “He saved our lives. He’s a rescue dog that we rescued, and he turned around and rescued us,” Alex Esarco said.