A clever dog in Thailand has become a local hero after he rescued a newborn girl in a plastic bag from a roadside garbage dump and carried the baby back to his master's house.
The canine, a male Thai Bangkaew called Pui, found a white plastic bag from a dump site in tambon Sala Loi in Tha Rua district. He carried it to his master Gumnerd Thongmak's house and barked loudly to get attention.
Gumnerd's niece, Sudarat, 12, said she went downstairs after hearing Pui barking and found the bag on the patio. She opened it and was shocked to find a newborn baby inside.
Sudarat ran to get her mother and they took the baby to Tha Rua Hospital, The Bangkok Post reported.
The baby weighs 2.2kg, hospital officials said.
They believed she was born prematurely, at around seven and a half months. She was later transferred to Phranakhon Sri Ayutthaya Hospital.
Tha Rua district chief Withit Pinnikorn said Pui regularly wanders around the community. The district has asked village and tambon chiefs to look for the baby's mother.
Pui has also received a leather collar and a medal from Tha Rua district Red Cross Chapter as a token of appreciation for his clever rescue.
The Miracle of Life Foundation chief volunteer also gave Gumnerd 10,000 baht (USD 328) as a reward for Pui's actions.
