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!

Some Animals are obviously better than Human Beings!!!!

Soo touching but am not suprised. I grew up with a cat and it was soo protective of my only brother. Visitors dare not come near him ( My baby bro )when he is asleep. I remember how it use to curl up against him and growls @ strangers. Now i ve a lovely Alsatian that loves my kids sooo much. I can leave my kids unsupervised with my dog. It has a way of dragging or rather nudging my hyper active son away from what it deems dangerous. I love animals cos they ve proofed more loyal than we humans.

Add to this story the story of dogs who have eaten the corpse of their deceased,

beloved owners and you get the whole picture.Dogs are dogs.

^^^ Have you ever owned a dog or any pet at all? Or are you one of those peps dat believe and spread hearsay

@OP
Is the child in the story yours? Care to tell us your story?

@topic
It is a bad idea to have dogs around very young kids. There are many documented cases of the dogs killing the kids. Why take the risk?

Awwwwwww.

Johndoe100: @OP
Is the child in the story yours? Care to tell us your story?

You have to ask?!

One would think with my name plastered all over the article as the baby mama. . .the answer was a given or is it that you didn't read the article at all? Either way sha. . . You are a little slow on the uptake oh.

Now be a dear and send your congratulatory message. Gifts are also welcomed.