Man bites dog, then dog bites man

Police dog Edge, who nearly died after being stabbed by an armed attacker, has proven his bite is worse than his bark after returning the favour when an armed robbery suspect sunk his teeth into the dog.

Edge, who needed emergency surgery and blood donations from a greyhound last year, had tracked and cornered two suspects after a Napier mini-mart holdup on Waitangi Day when he was attacked by one of the men.

Detective Sergeant John McGregor said one of the robbery suspects sunk his teeth into Edge - but there was only one winner in the biting contest. "The dog did win the fight."

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