DOG HELPS SAVE FOX CUB FROM DRAIN PIPE - “He really seemed to understand that the cub was in trouble and needed help.”
Rover the dog helped save a fox cub who had become stuck in a drainage pipe. While Rover was out with his owner, he discovered the fox and refused to leave the area. Fortunately the fox was rescued and taken to the National Wildlife Rescue Centre in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Read more from the scotsman.com:
Rover, a 12-year-old collie-labrador cross, found the cub wedged inside an overflow pipe whilst being walked in the grounds of the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary by his owner, Steven Miller.
The concerned canine then refused to let Edinburgh University zoology student Steven leave, barking loudly to alert him to the distressed fox.
Steven, 21, from Moredunvale Loan, eventually spotted the stuck cub and called the Scottish SPCA for help.
He said: “Rover just refused to budge, he stopped dead and began barking like mad. He’s a big gentle giant but usually he’d be giving rabbits and ducks a chase.
Rover is an example of how sensitive dogs are of their surroundings and the situation at the time. My dog always barks at things to which I am oblivious. I love stories of animals saving animals. Click here for the full story.
