Photo: Kelly Andrew
A Connecticut couple believes their 8-year-old dog recently saved their 9-month-old daughter’s life.
“And every time I shooed him away, he would go back in every time my back was turned,” she said alongside husband Jeff Dowling in a virtual interview withGood Morning America.
After Henry opened the nursery door several times, the Dowlings checked on their daughter and found the infant was having trouble breathing. The parents rushed their child to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, where doctors managed to clear her airway beforesending her home. Kelly praised her dog’s heroics Tuesday morning ina thread on Twitter.
“I don’t know what would have happened if he hadn’t woken her,” she wrote, adding, “We don’t deserve dogs.”
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Kelly Andrew
In an interview with NBC Connecticut, Kelly said Henrytypically hidesunder the couple’s bed when scolded. But this time was different. The dog continued to push the nursery door open until Kelly realized her daughter had stopped breathing.
“She wasn’t clearing her airway. She started to go blue and turn rigid, and she just really couldn’t get air [and] couldn’t get any oxygen,” she toldGMA.
In the final tweet of her thread,Kelly thanked the hospital"for being literal heroes," adding, “They go above and beyond in their care, and it shows.”
As for Henry, the couple toldGMAthat the pup would get an additional round of Christmas gifts this year. After all, Kelly said, “He’s never done anything quite so heroic before.”
“[We’re] definitely spoiling the dog a little bit more,” said Jeff. “He was allowed to sleep in bed with me last night, and he’s got a steak in his future.”
source: people.com
