pufectskin: Dogs r amazing creatures.

slimdiggi: Can naija dogs eva be like that?

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No way, they will rather eat the baby alive 'cause they are so very hungry - since their owners never feed them.

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No way, they will rather eat the baby alive 'cause they are so very hungry - since their owners never feed them.

rastamouse: 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.

Any theories on what happened? And are you surprised that a dog took such good care of a human baby? Do your dogs take care of your kids like they're their own offspring? Discuss in the comments!

http://shine.yahoo.com/pets/dog-rescues-abandoned-newborn.html

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I think I know this dog in one india film like that.

slimdiggi: Can naija dogs eva be like that?

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I think I know this dog in one india film like that.

amosy007: So dogs are more responsible that ghanians no wonder they act like muppets on nairaland

amosy007: So dogs are more responsible that ghanians no wonder they act like muppets on nairaland

berem: a similar incident happened 2yrs ago in calabar. a wicked mother abandoned her newborn in the bush at night.it rained heavily dat night and the baby caught cold and died. in the morning a dog saw the lifeless body,thinking it was still alive he brought the body to the roadside.people passing saw the dog carrying the baby and raised alarm! they later found out that the baby was dead already! it was very sad indeed.

Slicqy prizzy: look @ diz stupid fool tryin' 2 use diz as an incident 2 insult da hole gh. I bet if u wer da one hu saw da baby,u would've left it 2 die,accusin' da hole gh of being irresponsible. Only 1 fam.abandoned deir baby gerrit? Ah wont use ur stupidity 2 insult da hole naija.u useless thang

yuzedo: What a fantastic dog!!! I love it!
I wish I can adopt this blessed dog! It is worth more than 1m terrible humans we come across everyday and I daresay more intelligent, sensitive and caring than our president! Yes, this dog will make a better president than GEJ, only that we must not appoint any calabar man to its cabinet, b4 they kidnap the poor canine and send 404 bills to the National Assembly!