A dog in New York saved his master's life by taking a bullet to the head and survived to bark about it.
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Kilo, a 12-year-old pit bull, was shot during a terrifying home invasion robbery attempt as he lunged at a villain posing as a FedEx deliveryman.
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The bullet ricocheted off Kilo's skull and exited through his neck - sparing the dog from certain death.
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"This is, like, one in a million," the Courier Mail quoted Dr Greg Panarello, whose veterinary clinic operated on Kilo, as saying.
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"He's very lucky," he said.
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The hospital's staff was so impressed, they put a little "S" on his bandage - for "superhero".
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Dr Panarello called him "a really sweet dog."
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The drama unfolded at around 5pm local time Saturday, when the fake deliveryman pushed his way into the Staten Island apartment after claiming he had a package.
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Justin Becker, 32, shoved him to the ground and pushed the door into his body, jamming the gunman as he lay halfway inside the apartment.
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That was when Kilo sprang into action.
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"My dog stuck his head out the door, and then (the would-be burglar) shot him in the head," Becker said.
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According to the New York Post, the cowardly gunman then ran off.
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Becker's girlfriend, Nicole Percoco, thought there was no way Kilo would survive.
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But the dog survived without any fracture to the bone or suffered any injury to his brain.
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An X-ray showed the bullet entered Kilo's head but never penetrated his skull.u00a0
