Dog guards forgotten baby overnight

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Published time: June 23, 2011 13:10
Edited time: June 24, 2011 11:17

Rottweiler Lada guarded a three-month-old boy until his mother returned next morning (image from rottweilerdog.net)

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A dog has guarded a three-month-old baby forgotten in the park for a whole night in the Russian city of Saratov. The baby had been left by a reckless mother, and was later found with the loyal dog sitting by the pram.

The baby’s mother, 22-year-old Olga, says she went for a walk in the park with little Vadim and their Rottweiler Lada, when she met her friends. The girls decided to have a couple of drinks, and after several beers Olga, quite drunk already, went home, Saratov news agency reports.

“It just happened so that night,” Olga later confessed, as quoted by Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper.

Only in the morning did the woman realize she had brought home neither the baby nor the dog.

Fearing the worst, Olga called her parents.

“She was in panic,” says Olga’s mother. “She was screaming that her son had been stolen”.

When Olga’s parents arrived at her place they started calling all of her friends, they told the newspaper afterwards. Later, Olga’s father went out to check the nearby park and discovered the pram with little Vadim and the infallible dog next to it.

“The baby was found wet, hungry and in tears, but what’s more important, safe and sound,” say Olga’s neighbors. “The weather was quite warm, so the baby even managed not to catch cold. Thank God, the dog had been guarding the whole night and had been keeping away all strangers”.

It is still being decided whether the irresponsible mother is to be punished in any way. At the moment, Olga’s mother is taking care of her grandson.

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Good Dog Lada 10.12.2011 07:19

As the owner of a Rottweiler/German Shepherd mixed breed, I can say how loyal and affectionate the Rottweiler is, and it seems to take away none of the guarding ability of the German Shepherd. I rresponsible owners have chosen Rotties because of their large size and intimidating reputation and chosen to make them mean, which is NOT the true character of the Rottie. If you meet a mean, aggressive Rott ie, know that the owner is human trash and avoid them. My Rottie Shepherd sleeps outside my bedroom door and guards me all night. If I oversleep in the morning, he whimpers and whines until I wake up and let him know that I am OK. Rotties tend to like children very much. At least the irresponsible mother had enough sense to own a Rottie that would take over when she failed to shoulder her responsibilities toward her child. Don't forget the mother's drunk friends. They also forgot about the baby and dog. Unfortunat ely, Rotties are sometimes bought by people who fail to realize the huge amount of food and high level of attention that Rotties demand. Rotties are not for negligent owners, as I find they need about 2 hours of attention at minimum per day. They will sulk if not given enough attention, as they crave spending time with their family or owner. They would rather be beaten than ignored, and have been known to tear things up just to get attention, which sometimes upsets owners with no common sense into thinking they have a problem dog. Don't get a Rottie if you can't give back some of the affection they are going to show toward you. It just isn't fair.

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Maya Rodina 09.12.2011 17:29

To be decided whether she is to be punished??!! WTF !!

She must be imprisoned on the spot and her baby must by all means be removed from her for life! She is twisted alcoholic who does not deserve to be in charge of even her own life.

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Martin Freemantle 13.07.2011 20:48

Stories like this should give people the insight to realise that dogs and other animals are conscious, sentient creatures, with at least the same level of cognition as small children. They should be treated with exactly the same amount of respect. Unfortunately many people are too stupid to realise this.

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