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Quote: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".

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.

Then along came La China, the dog which somehow picked up the baby and carried him 50m to place him alongside her own puppies.

The dog's owner heard the child crying and found him covered with a rag.

The baby, weighing 4kg (8lb 13oz), 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 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.

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.

I am surprise that Argentinians are so aware of ancient Roman folklore, The wolf Lupae of legend was the goddess Artemis in disguise.



They should name the baby Romulus or Remus, This goes to show what kind society you have when there is a low age of consent and no access to abortion. Hopefully the baby will be adopted into a good home, Somebody call Angelina Jolie!!

South America's part of the Western world, so why wouldn't they know of Rome?

A Black Falcon Wrote:South America's part of the Western world, so why wouldn't they know of Rome?

How many people on the street in your city could answer the question of who are "Romulus and Remus" and what is the Aeneid?

I'd expect Italians or Europeans to know about their folklore and cultural heritage.

I am surprised that south americans would know enough to make such a immediate connection with Virgil's Aeneid? Aeneid is less known compared to the Greek Homeric epics.

Ive heard that Argentina has a large Italian Diasporas , Maybe it comes from there?

Another young child saved by a dog

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Quote:A South African Rottweiler has helped rescue a two-year-old boy who was being mauled by a pit bull terrier.

The pit bull attacked Tshepang Taeli as he was walking with his grandmother in Oakdene, south of Johannesburg.

The dog was dragging the toddler down the road and would not let go, despite being kicked and beaten by residents.

One of the neighbours, Ricky Veludo, came to help and then went to fetch his dog, Blade. "He fought the other dog to free the child," he told a local paper.

"Blade is very protective," Mr Veludo told Die Beeld newspaper.

The boy was then rushed to hospital where he is recovering from bites to his face, legs and stomach.

"I have never felt so much pain in my life. The dog was attacking him and I was trying to release him and I could not," the boy's grandmother told The Star newspaper.

Police have opened an investigation into the attack.

If you ever in the situation of a dog attack grab it by its hind legs and pull back or as in this case unleash a dog of equal size to distract it while you rescue the child.