June 10, 2012
Owners of a farm
dog in
The poor infant still had his umbilical cord attached, which had
gotten infected while he was left in the woods to die. And he very likely
would've had a tragic ending to his story if this amazing dog hadn't cuddled up
next to him all night to keep him warm.
And it turns out the newborn is the whole reason
the dog didn't come home in the first place -- because he was found with the
baby under a bridge very close to his house. He wasn't lost at all. He could've
easily left the baby and gone home, but he must've somehow instinctively known
that he couldn't leave the little guy outside all night alone, so he chose to
remain with him until help arrived.
Police are investigating why the baby was
abandoned, but suspect that he was born to teenage parents who couldn't care for him. (Doesn't that
break your heart?)
This story is amazing no matter how you look at it,
but the fact that the dog is a male makes it even more astonishing. Usually
females are the ones with the maternal instincts, but this heroic pooch
definitely makes us wonder if all dogs have an innate sense of when a little
one needs to be cared for.
Hopefully the owners of the dog fed him some extra
scraps from the table and gave him a few well deserved belly
rubs when he finally got home. And wouldn't it be something if whoever winds up
adopting the baby comes back to introduce him to the dog who saved his life
someday?
Are your dogs protective of your kids?