Stray dogs save abandoned newborn girl

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Purulia, 07 Nov 2016: Had it not been for four dogs, a seven-day-old baby would not have survived. Unable to do much, they just sat around her, chased the crows away and walked around her till someone came and rescued the baby. Locals are thrilled and the four dogs have proved that the adage — a dog is man’s best friend — indeed holds water.

 

On Saturday morning, when schoolteacher Ulhas Chowdhury was crossing a thicket near his residence at Pathardi Para, he was surprised to hear a baby’s cry. He takes the route because it’s a short-cut to his school Manbhum Victoria Institution. He started looking inside the bushes and suddenly saw four dogs moving around something.

 

When Chowdhury reached the spot, he saw that the four dogs were guarding a newborn girl who was wrapped in a pale pink cloth. Seeing him, they started wagging their tails, barked and sat down near the baby. Soon, Chowdhury raised an alarm in the neighbourhood.