Henry always listens when his owners tell him “no,” but this time, it was different.
The dog wasn’t moving and insisted on waking up the baby.
When mom and dad heard their baby’s cries, they knew something was wrong.
Dogs may not speak the same language, but that doesn’t stop them from communicating with us.
When they want or need something, they let us know.
For a family, their dog trying to communicate with them ended up saving a life.
A family in Glastonbury, Connecticut, is very grateful to their dog, who saved their daughter’s life.
Kelly Dowling was doing all the usual “motherly” things, and everything seemed normal as she swaddled her baby.
The only difference was that the baby had a little cold. Kids have colds all the time…
Dowling put the baby in the crib and turned away as usual. That’s when Henry sprang into action.
Henry is the family dog, a Boston Terrier who deserves all the love after what happened next.
When Dowling left the crib, Henry wasn’t ready to leave yet. Even though his owner kept taking him away from the room, Henry seemed strangely determined to go to the kids’ room and bark.
Henry seemed to be making a fuss and disrupting the baby’s sleep. Dowling got angry, but Henry didn’t back down.
He repeatedly opened the crib door, finally waking up the baby. When Henry received a “no” this time, he didn’t even flinch!
He opened the door to the kids’ room and lingered near the crib; the mother realized that something serious was going on.
They called an ambulance, and the doctors immediately advised taking the baby to the hospital.
