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Posted on 08/15/2014 4:07:14 PM PDT by DeaconBenjamin
A dog has been hailed a hero after saving a five-year-old boy from drowning in the sea along Italy’s Adriatic coast, but minutes later died himself.
Barillo, an eight-year-old mestizo dog, started barking after seeing the child struggling in the sea at San Benedetto del Tronto in the Marche region, and jumped straight in after failing to get the attention of his owner, La Stampa reported.
Along with another swimmer, the dog managed to bring the boy to safety, but then drowned before reaching the shore after swallowing too much water.
The incident happened on Sunday after the child, who was at the beach with his grandmother, panicked in the water.
Articolo Tre reported that Barillo was at the beach with his owners, Claudio Coppola and his wife from Salerno.
The mother of the boy, named by the website as Luca D, offered the couple a reward but they refused, instead accepting for her to cover the cost of the dog’s cremation.
There have been a number of cases around the world of dogs using their special instinct to save people.
In 2012, a dog also saved a baby from drowning in the United States after the boy fell into the family pool, while last year a puppy saved a child from drowning in the sea in Turkey.
Hero dog ping.
Yup!
God Bless you, doggie. You are remembered for your bravery and selflessness. You join the legion of dog heroes in heaven. I am touched by you.
Sometimes guardian angels are covered in fur and are wagging a tail.
“All Dogs Go to Heaven”
Mine are there in heaven, and I am hoping they put a good word for me.
Thank-you for the wonderful cultural reference.
Amen to that.
amen!
That is a stock photo, not this dog.
Dogs are the closest thing around to humans - regardless of what anthropologists say.
“Dogs are the closest thing around to humans - regardless of what anthropologists say.”
Yeah, you certainly would not see a monkey or ape do such a rescue. I’ve had dogs for 50+ years and they still amaze me.
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