An 8 year old dog has saved the life of an abandoned newborn baby by caring for him safely alongside her own new puppies.
The media in Argentina are calling him "the miracle baby". The baby was born prematurely to a 14 year old girl just outside Buenos Aires.
The girl allegedly panicked and abandoned the boy in a field, surrounded by wooden boxes and rubbish.
Television there reported that the dog called La China picked up the baby and carried him 50m and then placed the baby boy with her own puppies. The dog's owner reported hearing the child crying and finding him covered with a rag.
The baby was a healthy 8lb 13oz and had some slight injuries but no bite marks. The owner called the police and the child is now being looked after by the authorities, while a decision is taken about his future.
The frightened teenage mum appeared on the scene shortly after her baby was found.
August 2008
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