Dog helps save 9-week-old baby

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PORTLAND, CT ? A Connecticut family says they've always loved their dog, but that adoration has reached a whole new level after the pup helped save the life of their infant daughter.

Jenna Brousseau said their dog, Duke, jumped up on her bed Sunday night and woke up her and her husband with its shaking.

She said that's completely out of character for the mixed-breed dog that the couple adopted six years ago, so they knew something was wrong right away.

They went into the nursery to check on their 9-week-old daughter, Harper, and found her not breathing.

Brousseau's husband called 911. Paramedics were able to revive the baby, and she's doing fine.

Now, the family has nothing but praise for Duke.

"He's the perfect dog. He was meant to be ours, and meant to be hers. I tell him all the time, 'You were born in mommy's heart,' just because he was so meant to be ours. He's heaven. He's a good boy," Brousseau said.

The family said they wanted to share their story because they are hoping to inspire others to adopt dogs in need like they did.

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[DirtyLarry Veteran]

(Y) There is literally only one negative about pets, and that is their lifespan. Everything else about them is absolutely amazing. This is yet another great example of this belief of mine.

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Dogs are wolves at their core, and the alpha male/female's (the parents) baby is looked on as one of the 'pups' in their adopted 'pack' to be protected at all costs.

I have seen this first hand many times with dogs that guarded and protected our children (and grandchild) to a very high level from the crib on up. To reenforce the bond we introduced the baby & dogs the day they came home, letting them sniff & encouraging supervised contact. It worked.

Such core-deep loyalty and love deserves all we humans can do in return.