[bramps]

I love dogs as much as anyone but they may have been protecting him for dinner.

[Vaquero]

I had the same thought.

[Varda]

There are documented cases of dogs adopting abandoned children and trying to raise them. I studied several cases from around the world. One case from Russia sounds like this one. A pack of dogs adopted a kid and they all lived in an abandoned building. These kids must be rescued from this situation early or they become permanently damaged in their speech centers along with other issues.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I love dogs as much as anyone but they may have been protecting him for dinner.

My daughter has a dog and three kids. They got the dog before they had the two youngest. The dog is extremely protective of all the kids, but especially the younger ones. She somehow knows that although they are about her size, they are children, immature, and in need of protection. My guess is that the dogs are tame, and recognized the child as one of their own and in need of protection. I am not a dog fancier, either, but sometimes they truly are humanity's best friend.

[Ancesthntr]

“I love dogs as much as anyone but they may have been protecting him for dinner.”

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I disagree - if that was the case, the child would already have had numerous bite marks. Frankly, unless the dogs and the police came across the child at about the same time, if the dogs were interested in a meal then they’d have had their meal in about 2 minutes. Dogs are VERY opportunistic animals, and don’t (especially in the wild) hesitate for a moment if they are hungry. Sheesh, last night my dog got on to the table and grabbed a dinner roll from a guest in literally a second, just when the guest turned her head in the other direction.

[Bob434]

I’m thinking they smelled the diaper contents and thought ‘food’ as gross as it sounds- usually food is a motivating factor in dog decisions