Dog Protects Abandoned Baby

A baby abandoned under a bridge in Ghana slept safely through the night, cuddled against the fur of her protector. The rescue dog belonged to a nearby farm. Somehow the pet found the infant and knew he should not be left alone.

The dog’s owner worried when her canine companion did not return home in the evening. A search party set out through fields and woods. Hours later they found the dog, curled around the baby.

The District Director of Health, Madam Rosemary Azure, told the Ghana New Agency (GNA) the abandoned baby was about two weeks old. His umbilical cord had been raggedly cut and had become infected. According to the GNA report:

She cautioned teenage girls against unprotected sex reasoning that the baby could have been abandoned by a teenager in view of the numerous reports of teenage pregnancies in the District.

Now the little one has been given medical treatment and vaccinations and is in care while police investigate. The dog has gained hero status for looking after the tiny baby until help could come.

No photos or descriptions of the dog or the baby have been released at this point, but the plucky canine showed a loving intelligence that is inspiring.

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Fi T.

3:16AM PST on Feb 15, 2013

There's no love like the doggies'

February 15
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shell b.

4:32AM PST on Dec 17, 2012

Wonder how the dog& baby ended up?So sweet!

December 17
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LMj S.

4:54PM PST on Nov 5, 2012

Hero he is, bless him and the baby!

November 5
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4:53PM PST on Nov 5, 2012

Annmari L.

6:31AM PDT on Sep 5, 2012

Loved that story and it's so true that most dogs will protect the vulnerable. Would be nice to see some pictures of both the hero dog and the infant.

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devon l.

6:57PM PDT on Jul 9, 2012

yeah, I really love this story... reminded me of an old old fairy tale story I read as a very young child that I loved that was about a child raised by the wolves... Dogs are a beautiful example to us of loyalty, tolerance,intelligence,and devotion. Unless abused, they appear to be more highly evolved then we are most of the time..!