Dog saves abandoned baby
Dog saves abandoned baby
Published: 3 Jun 2013 at 20.10 Online news: Local News
AYUTTHAYA - A pedigree Thai dog carried a plastic bag containing a newborn baby girl believed to have been left in a roadside dump back to its home on Monday morning, saving her from inevitable death.
Sudarat Thongmak said the two-year-old male, a Bangkaew named Pui, took the white plastic bag from a site in tambon Sala Loi in Tha Rua district to the house and barked loudly to get attention.
Sudarat, 12, heard the noise and was the first to see the baby.
After hearing the dog barking she went down the stairs and discovered the bag on the patio.
She opened it and was shocked to find a newborn baby with its umbilical cord still attached. It was clearly very weak and she ran to get her mum, Pummarat, and her father, Kummerd. The parents rushed the baby to Tha Rua hospital.
Mrs Pummarat said Pui always wanders around the community especially a wood grove near the house. She and her husband believe the dog found the bag there.
More:
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/353257/dog-saves-baby-life
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Dog Rescues Newborn Baby Left in Thailand Trash Dump
By Amy Jamieson
06/05/2013 at 07:10 PM EDT
Pui knew something wasn't right.
When the dog spotted a white plastic bag lying in a trash dump in Thailand's Tha Rua district, he took it in his mouth, brought it to the patio of his home and barked as loud as he could.
His owner's 12-year-old niece came to see what the fuss was about, and discovered a newborn baby girl – still alive – inside of the bag, reports The Bangkok Post.
Pui's owner, Gumnerd Thongmak, and his niece, Sudarat, rushed the infant to Tha Rua Hospital, where doctors determined the baby was premature, weighing just 4 lbs. The infant has since been transferred to another hospital, and area officials are looking for her mother.
Meanwhile, Pui's good deed hasn't gone unnoticed. On Monday, he received a leather collar and a medal from the Tha Rua district Red Cross chapter as a sign of gratitude, and The Miracle of Life Foundation gave Gumnerd a $300 reward. But the heroics should come as no surprise to those who know Pui, a neighborhood watchdog of sorts: The district chief told The Bangkok Post that the pooch is regularly seen sniffing around the community.
http://www.peoplepets.com/people/pets/article/0,,20706310,00.html
(Short article, no more at link.)
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Got this story from a website I just found today, with this page showing articles on dogs,
this one looking especially helpful, down the page:
6 Hazardous Items to Ban From Your Home If You Have a Dog (and 5 to Watch Closely)
Written by: Phil Monahan
http://www.orvis.com/news/dogs/#.UbJYE-oo7_R
