Praise has today poured in for Hel the hero husky who found a newborn baby boy abandoned in a park in Birmingham.
Semi-retired royal engineer Terry Walsh, 64, was stunned when his dog miraculously uncovered the hours-old infant wrapped in a blanket at The Mound in Kings Norton at 5.30pm on April 22.
He has since explained he believes Hel was sent from heaven to rescue the baby boy, who was dressed in a £1 Matalan T-shirt when he was found.
Without the help of his husky Mr Walsh may have simply walked by what he thought was a discarded blanket.
Fortunately, he heard the baby crying after Hel ran over, lay beside the rolled-up shawl and began gently nudging the baby with his nose.
What a star! Praise for Husky dog who found abandoned baby in Kings Norton Give the dog a medal! - readers are full of praise and love for the dog and his owner who stumbled across a newborn baby abandoned in bushes in Kings Norton
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Praise has poured in for the Husky dog and his owner who found a newborn baby which had been abandoned in a Birmingham park.
Baby boy abandoned in Kings Norton park was just hours old and was wearing Matalan clothes
Police are renewing their plea for his mother to come forward, but revealed on Friday her son was just hours old when he was found by a dog walker
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A baby boy abandoned in a Birmingham park was just hours old, police have revealed.
Giant Husky dog discovered abandoned baby in park gently nudging him awake before alerting owner
Terry Walsh said his female dog, Hel, just wanted to mother the boy after discovering him wrapped inside a blanket on The Mounds in Kings Norton
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The dog walker who found a newborn abandoned under a bush has revealed the shocking moment he heard the baby cry out - thanks to his pet Husky.