Posted on 03/20/2015 7:58:34 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
A mother dog and her nine puppies were fleeing from a fire in Valparaiso, Chile. In order to protect her pups, the mother dog dug a hole and hid her puppies in there, according to Telemundo 47.
Luckily, the puppies were retrieved from the hole with the help of rescuers.
The mother also survived the incident, too.
Now, Valparaiso residents are coming forward to adopt the new pups and their mother, who has been affectionately nicknamed "Negita."
Valparaiso has been severely hit by forest fires in recent days, according to Telemundo 47. More than 500 hectares were burned since the blaze started this past Friday, and just less than a year after 15 people were killed and 3,000 homes destroyed in another fire, according to BBC.
Awww!
Thanks.
I was obsessing over the name.
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Negrita means “little black one” and it carries absolutely no racial overtones.
My grandson (mostly Mexican) is dark. I call him “Negrito”
and I assure you I am not prejudiced against my own grandson.
That’s a good point; I find it hard to believe she wouldn’t have opted for flight first.
I remember reading about the Mann Gulch fire out west decades ago, where smokejumpers were basically caught by the fire. A veteran survived when, instead of trying to reach some rocks up the hill from them, he immediately lit a fire in the dry grass in front of him. As the fire reached him, he lay down in the charred area and survived with some singed hair. About a dozen of them were killed trying to reach the top of the hill; a couple of young ones survived by reaching it (and having the presence of mind to drop their equipment to do so).
Good point.
One of my past adoptees had her pups in a hole she dug in the “untamed” part of my property.
Hi Sal! Dogs do amazing things, I’ve watched more youtubes that just astound me.
Hope you and your doggies are well.
Thanks Joe for ping.
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