Often
wrongly identified as a terrifying breed of dogs, pit bulls are some of the
most caring and motherly dogs. Man’s best friend has a long history of being
life saviours in dire situations and pit bulls are no different.
It was just
another night in the Chaichanhda household. Everyone went to bed, as usual, the
parents in their room, and their toddler in her own room. What they were
unaware of was an impending accident and a heroic act which will be etched in
their memory forever. The tragic turn of events that followed made an impact
not only on the apartment but also on its residents.
When Nana
Chaichanhda’s apartment in Stockton, California was on the verge of burning
down from the fire, their 8-month-old pit bull turned the hero for the family.
Sasha the pit bull was outside but started barking at Nana’s door, very much
out of character for her. She was keen and quick to sense the fire in a
neighbouring apartment and promptly started barking, trying to warn everyone.
Nana had
never seen her beloved dog barking so loud before. She knew something was
wrong. As Nana came out of her room, she realized that a fire was ablaze. Nana
instinctively went to grab her toddler from the other room, as would any
mother. With the apartment burning down around her, Nana had to make her way to
the room where her 7-month-old girl was in.
Much to her
surprise, she found Sasha there. In that chaotic situation, the heroic dog had
reached the toddler even before the mother. Sasha had somehow managed to climb
on the bed of the sleeping baby and grabbed the waist of the baby’s diaper. She
was determined to pull her out of her bed and carry her out of the apartment
which would crumble any time. She persistently kept pulling at the diaper when
Nana saw them.
Nana was
quick to grab both her baby and the pit bull as she dashed out of the
fire-ravaged apartment.
This heroic
dog turned saviour not only for her owner but also for the owner’s little girl.
She managed to get the child out of the room while Nana carried both of them
out thereafter. Not once did the dog hesitate to go through the fire to save a
life.
Thanks to
the loving and daring pet, the family survived the ordeal. The fire left their
apartment inhabitable. A cousin of Nana’s who lived in the same building also
suffered from the same fire. Together they are now living with an aunt who
resides in the same building complex as them. The kindly woman has taken them
all in and is thankful to the pit bull for saving her granddaughter as well.
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