SALT LAKE CITY — On July 9, while playing in a friend’s backyard with his younger sister, 6-year-old Bridger Walker, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, did something any big brother should do: He saved his 4-year-old sister’s life by standing in between her and a charging dog.
According to his father, Robert Walker, Bridger was bitten in the face by the dog, requiring over 90 stitches to repair the wound. The events that transpired, Walker said, were recounted to him by his son, daughter, and the dog’s owners. He said that he hopes the story will bring happiness and hope to those who read it.
"While at a friend’s house, Bridger and his sister went into the home’s backyard," Walker wrote in a press release. "Upon entering the yard, the child with them pointed to one dog and said, 'that is the nice dog,...