Dogs may get bravery awards for saving toddler
From ABC News Australia.
Dogs may get bravery awards for saving toddler
The RSPCA says it is considering giving bravery awards to two dogs who saved a north Queensland toddler from drowning.
Police say the dogs followed the two-year-old boy when he wandered from the family home in Andergrove in Mackay yesterday morning and then dragged him to safety when he fell into a dam.
The RSPCA's Mark Townend says the actions of the dogs deserve to be recognised.
"That's the first time that I've heard recently of some dogs rescuing a child from a dam and I just think it's tremendous but it's just typical of our animal world," he said.
"I learn every day that animals are very loyal and you can trust them and, compared to people, sometimes animals are the best friends you can have in the world."
