August 2
A dog swims more than 4km every day to nurse her newborn puppies who are stranded on an island.
She gave birth to four pups at Shanhuba, which has become an island in the Changjiang River due to the heavy rains this summer.
Huahua swims 1.2 km to the island every day to nurse her four babies. Then she returns to the Changjiang River, following the flow of the water, to swim another 1.1 km to another part of the city to feed herself.
Each day Huahua does the whole journey twice, once in the morning, around 7 am, and again at 7 pm, at which point she stays with her pups on the island and returns to the city the next morning.
Huang Pingren, a pensioner who swims to the island everyday, says he discovered the amazing dog a few weeks ago.
"I was resting on the island, and found the unprotected litter of dogs. Then in the evening, around 7 pm, I saw a dog swimming to the bank and then running to the newborns."
Two days ago, the water rose again, and the mother has moved her children to a higher point on the island.
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QUOTE(owlscrying @ Aug 3 2007, 03:51 PM) 
August 2
A dog swims more than 4km every day to nurse her newborn puppies who are stranded on an island.
She gave birth to four pups at Shanhuba, which has become an island in the Changjiang River due to the heavy rains this summer.
Huahua swims 1.2 km to the island every day to nurse her four babies. Then she returns to the Changjiang River, following the flow of the water, to swim another 1.1 km to another part of the city to feed herself.
Each day Huahua does the whole journey twice, once in the morning, around 7 am, and again at 7 pm, at which point she stays with her pups on the island and returns to the city the next morning.
Huang Pingren, a pensioner who swims to the island everyday, says he discovered the amazing dog a few weeks ago.
"I was resting on the island, and found the unprotected litter of dogs. Then in the evening, around 7 pm, I saw a dog swimming to the bank and then running to the newborns."
Two days ago, the water rose again, and the mother has moved her children to a higher point on the island.
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A dog swims more than 4km every day to nurse her newborn puppies who are stranded on an island.
She gave birth to four pups at Shanhuba, which has become an island in the Changjiang River due to the heavy rains this summer.
Huahua swims 1.2 km to the island every day to nurse her four babies. Then she returns to the Changjiang River, following the flow of the water, to swim another 1.1 km to another part of the city to feed herself.
Each day Huahua does the whole journey twice, once in the morning, around 7 am, and again at 7 pm, at which point she stays with her pups on the island and returns to the city the next morning.
Huang Pingren, a pensioner who swims to the island everyday, says he discovered the amazing dog a few weeks ago.
"I was resting on the island, and found the unprotected litter of dogs. Then in the evening, around 7 pm, I saw a dog swimming to the bank and then running to the newborns."
Two days ago, the water rose again, and the mother has moved her children to a higher point on the island.
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aww thats nice lol poor little angel. dogs are very intelligent
This is one of my arguements for taking pups away from their mother too early, so that family's can have their pet.
My mutt (he loves it really) is a rescue dog, and was aged 9 months when he joined the family
My mutt (he loves it really) is a rescue dog, and was aged 9 months when he joined the family
Touching story, what an amazing pooch.
what a mother..... 
Another amazing animal...I would love to see someone help her and the puppies get back to the mainland, where they would be safe... If something happened to her while swimming across to the islands, the puppies would definitely be in danger... 
just read this story, truly amazing.
What a wonderfully dedicated mommy she is! But someone should get her pups off that island before they get a little older and try to follow her into the river! They wouldn,t be strong enough and would probably drown!
QUOTE(swtp @ Aug 3 2007, 10:02 AM)
What a wonderfully dedicated mommy she is! But someone should get her pups off that island before they get a little older and try to follow her into the river! They wouldn,t be strong enough and would probably drown!
Yes, that would be horrible, after all her dedication to her babies.
Aw, a mother's love. 
I hope nothing goes wrong for her or her puppies.
I hope nothing goes wrong for her or her puppies.
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