Dog Rescues Abandoned Newborn

[Dark Qiviut 22,396]

A farm dog in Ghana has attained hero status after spending a night protecting an abandoned newborn human. Authorities say the dog, along with its two-week-old charge, was found under a bridge in Winkongo (which is near Bolgatanga, the Upper East Regional Capital of Ghana), near the farm where he lives – with the tiny baby snuggled against him.

 

A search party had been convened to look for the dog, not the baby, when the pooch's worried owner got concerned that her pet hadn't returned home in the evening. Searchers spent most of the night tracking the hound through nearby fields and woods, and came upon the unlikely pair quite some time later; finally locating him under the bridge near the farm he calls home, they were surprised to find the dog curled around a human infant.

 

Madam Rosemary Azure, Director of Health for the Talensi-Nabdam District, shared the remarkable story with the Ghana News Agency at a ceremony for a different occasion entirely – the launch of two vaccines that will help prevent diarrhea and pneumonia – although it's not impossible that officials will find themselves presiding over a medal presentation to "Hairy Poppins" sometime soon.

 

The baby himself is in relatively fine fettle after his adventure. His umbilical cord had not been cut, and had gotten infected, but the little one was otherwise unharmed; he's had all his vaccinations, and is currently in the custody of a local health directorate until new, non-bridge arrangements can be made for him. Azure noted that she couldn't say what had led to the baby's desertion by his mother, but speculated that the parents were teenagers, and took the opportunity to caution locals against unprotected sex. Police are investigating.

Link: http://shine.yahoo.c...ed-newborn.html

 

This doesn't surprise me one bit, even as a major cat lover. Dogs tend to have this motherly instinct, particularly when protecting young and others they care for. This innate sense saved this baby's life, and the dog deserves to be hailed as a hero for not letting the baby die after being abandoned by her biological mom.

[Chill Mists (Chilly) 801]

Dogs being nicer than humans... well we suck.

[Haven Celestii 9,385]

Its official, All hope for humanity is gone down the drain.

[Chill Mists (Chilly) 801]

Its official, All hope for humanity is gone down the drain.

 

Not yet my friend, as long as there is mlp fim, there is hope.

[Nah 3,182]

Notices Article is from Yahoo, finally, a decent article yahoo wrote!

 

Humanity is just disappointing nowadays.

[Zya 59]

Dog better than moneys IMO

Edited June 8, 2012 by Zyean

[Tyroq 344]

Dogs are indeed pretty awesome animals. Personally I prefer cats, but I'll admit that no cat I know would do something like that. There's a reason that humans have counted dogs as their best friends for centuries. It's stuff like this that makes me miss my dog. Sadly he was allergic to grass and had to be put down for his own sake.

 

But yeah, dogs are cool. And it's nice to see an article about something where one saved a baby's life. Maybe the kid will grow up and get the opportunity to return the favor by adopting some abandoned puppy some day.