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Marie Wells's 5-year-old dog proved she was no damsel in distress when she stood between her owner and a violent ex-boyfriend who began stabbing at the pair with a 12-inch knife. "If she hadn't been there, I don't know what could have happened," Wells told PEOPLE.
