Dogs are truly man’s best friend. They are our loyal companions, comforts, and heroes. We’ve seen guard dogs, firefighter dogs, guide dogs, emotional support dogs, but this dog goes to the next level. Henry the eight-year-old Boston terrier saved his owners’ nine-month-old daughter’s life. Somehow, he sensed she was in danger and began to alert the parents.
Kelly Dowling from Connecticut explained that Henry kept entering the nursery where the baby was sick with a cold and waking her up. “He was head-butting the door open and going into her room and standing there,” she said in an interview with Good Morning America. “And every time I shooed him away, he would go back in as soon as my back was turned.” [1]
However, after this occurred multiple times, Kelly and her husband Jeff entered the nursery and realized their daughter was having trouble breathing. “She wasn’t clearing her airway,” said Kelly Dowling. “She started to turn blue and go rigid and she just really couldn’t she couldn’t get air, couldn’t get any oxygen.”
The Dowlings rushed the baby to the hospital where doctors were able to treat her. When the family returned home later that night, they made sure to give all the love to Henry. “We’re definitely spoiling the dog a little bit more,” said Jeff Dowling. “He was allowed to sleep in bed with me last night and he’s got a steak in his future.” Kelly added, “He’s never done anything quite so heroic before.” [2]
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The nine-month-old is recovering from her cold. In the meantime, Henry is enjoying the extra treats, cuddles, and wolf documentaries on National Geographic. In her now-viral Twitter thread, Kelly added another shoutout for the staff at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.
Last night the dog kept breaking into the nursery and waking the baby. She’s been sick, and I was getting so fed up with him.
— kelly andrew (@KayAyDrew) December 14, 2021
Until she stopped breathing.
We spent the night in the hospital. I don’t know what would have happened if he hadn’t woken her. We don’t deserve dogs. pic.twitter.com/PBJCJVflgh
It’s better to have a dog around, then a useleess Biden.