Hero dog in Thailand saves new baby buried alive by mother

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A disabled dog, named Ping Pong, is being hailed a hero after rescuing a newborn baby who was buried alive by his mother in Thailand.
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The baby boy was allegedly abandoned by his 15-year-old mother as she wanted to hide her pregnancy from her parents, however, Ping Pong sniffed him out.
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The life-savior dog was said to have started barking and digging in a field in Nakhon Ratchasima, before it’s owner noticed that a baby’s leg was sticking out of the earth.
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The villagers then rushed the baby boy to a nearby hospital where doctors cleaned him up and declared that he was healthy.
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Usa Nisaika, the dog’s owner, said that Ping Pong lost one of its legs after being hit by a car. .
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Police later arrested the mother and charged her with attempted murder. She told the police that she was afraid that her father would beat her for getting pregnant.