Missing boy, 3, was protected by his dog

South Dakota – A Custer toddler and his loyal sidekick, a pet pit bull, embarked on a backyard adventure but caused a panic when they wandered too far into the hills and prompted an all-out search by authorities.
After the boy, 3, went missing from his home on Little Italy Road in Custer, his mother made a panicked phone call to police.
The boy was missing for nearly an hour before police found him unharmed in the woods and protected by his large brown pit bull.
Custer County Sheriff Rick Wheeler said after an intense search they came upon the boy, but Wheeler couldn’t go near him because the dog would not allow it. The dog did not become overly aggressive, but Wheeler knew better than to go any closer.
“He was showing me that this was not my area,” said Wheeler. “I know that look.” More