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| Argentine dog saves abandoned baby | Argentine dog saves abandoned baby |
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| An eight-year-old dog has touched the hearts of Argentines by saving the life of an abandoned baby, placing him safely alongside her own new puppies. | An eight-year-old dog has touched the hearts of Argentines by saving the life of an abandoned baby, placing him safely alongside her own new puppies. |
| The country's media are calling him "the miracle baby". | The country's media are calling him "the miracle baby". |
| He was born prematurely to a 14-year-old girl in a shanty town outside the capital, Buenos Aires. | He was born prematurely to a 14-year-old girl in a shanty town outside the capital, Buenos Aires. |
| She is said to have panicked and abandoned the boy in a field, surrounded by wooden boxes and rubbish. | She is said to have panicked and abandoned the boy in a field, surrounded by wooden boxes and rubbish. |
| Then along came La China, reports say, the dog which somehow picked up the baby and carried her 50m to place him alongside her own puppies. | Then along came La China, reports say, the dog which somehow picked up the baby and carried her 50m to place him alongside her own puppies. |
| The dog's owner reported hearing the child crying and finding him covered with a rag. | The dog's owner reported hearing the child crying and finding him covered with a rag. |
| The baby, weighing 4kg (8lb 13oz), had some slight injuries, but no bite marks. | |
| Owner's concern | |
| 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 mother appeared shortly after her baby was found. | The frightened mother appeared shortly after her baby was found. |
| The Argentine media has descended on the shanty town, talking of "the Argentine Romulus and Remus", the founders of Rome, abandoned as babies and rescued by a wolf, nearly 3,000 years ago. | The Argentine media has descended on the shanty town, talking of "the Argentine Romulus and Remus", the founders of Rome, abandoned as babies and rescued by a wolf, nearly 3,000 years ago. |
| La China, worried about her own puppies, is reported to be petrified by her new found fame, and her owner says he is worried that she is not eating. | La China, worried about her own puppies, is reported to be petrified by her new found fame, and her owner says he is worried that she is not eating. |