Having a dog around the house is always a blessing: not only are they loving and loyal companions, but they can even save your life. We’ve seen stories of dogs stepping up to protect their owners or alert them of danger.

Now, one woman is calling her dog a hero after he helped save her baby’s life, alerting the parents in time after the child stopped breathing.

Kelly Andrew, from Boston, Massachusetts, is the owner of a Boston terrier named Henry. Recently, the dog started acting up in the middle of the night, and kept breaking into their nursery and waking Kelly’s baby.

Kelly says she became “fed up” with her dog’s behavior, especially since the baby had been sick.

But then, she noticed her baby wasn’t breathing.

Her daughter was rushed to the hospital — and Kelly realized that Henry wasn’t causing a disturbance, but was trying to save the baby’s life.

Somehow, the dog instinctively knew something was wrong. By keeping the baby awake, and helping to alert the parents, Henry likely saved the child’s life, allowing her to get medical help before it was too late.

“I don’t know what would have happened if he hadn’t woken her,” Kelly wrote on Twitter. “We don’t deserve dogs.”

The baby spent the night at the hospital, and is now “doing much better,” according to the mom.

Kelly also says that her heroic dog Henry “bravely held the fort all night even though he is scared of the dark.”

She also thanked the ER department Connecticut Children’s Hospital for being “literal heroes” and helping her daughter.

But it was good dog Henry who got a lot of the attention as the story went viral. People were amazed at the dog’s instincts — and some even shared their own similar stories, showing how life-saving dogs can be… even when it seems like bad dog behavior.

“We couldn’t figure out for the longest time why my service dog kept going in to my parents room several times a night sniffing my dad’s face and nudging him repeatedly,” one woman replied. “They always pushed her away and she would still circle back. She stopped as soon as he got his pacemaker.”

“I’m chronically ill. There’s been many a time I’ve gone to the hospital because one of my dogs has started sniffing and paying attention to a body part and alerting something’s wrong,” another wrote. “Dogs are heroes!”

We’re so glad this baby is safe now, thanks to the quick-thinking of this heroic dog! Good boy, Henry!

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Canadian poodle pup was stolen, smuggled across US border — fate leads to reunion 10 months later

Imagine being taken from your home and transported 2,000 miles away to another country. That was the case for a miniature poodle named Teddy, who was stolen and smuggled across the border, but months later has finally reunited with his family.

Read about Teddy’s remarkable journey and the people who helped bring him home:

Last September, Alaina Tripp of Ottawa, Canada was devastated when her 5-month-old poodle Teddy was stolen while she was at work. She contacted the police, placed flyers and offered a return for the dog’s safe return, but he remained missing.

The owner got even more bad news when she learned from police that the dognapper had fled from Canada to the US, with Teddy in tow. It seemed like Teddy was gone for good, according to a video by the Riverton Police Department.

But 10 months later, and 2,000 miles away, police got an unexpected lead that led to Teddy’s rescue. The dognapper, identified as 50-year-old Paul Sheehan, was pulled over by police in Riverton, Wyoming after running a red light.

According to Cowboy State Daily, officers noticed the dog on Sheehan’s lap and discovered he had a non-extraditable warrant out from Canada on claims that he had stolen a puppy. Officers also discovered methamphetamine in the vehicle.

The police took custody of Teddy. The dog’s owner was stunned at the turn of events. “I’m completely astonished how one traffic stop in one small town,” Alaina Tripp told Wyoming Tribune Eagle. “He [Sheehan] ran one red light and Officer Don stopped him, and it was the beginning and end of a wonderful story.”

Because the local shelter was closed, Teddy was cared for by the Riverton Police Department until they could arrange to get him home. Video shows the happy dog playing in the office with the department’s Captain Romero:

People in the community came together to help Teddy get home. Thousands of dollars were raised via GoFundMe, and as the logistics were worked out Teddy was finally on his way home.

According to the Riverton Police Department, he flew out of Denver on August 8 and landed in Toronto the next day. “This has been [quite] the ordeal for this little dog but he is thriving!” the department wrote.

On August 13, they confirmed that Teddy had landed in Canada and reunited with his owner, calling it “a great ending to an amazing story.”

“Teddy stole the hearts of a lot of people and we will never forget him! We wish only the best for this little dog – he deserves it!!”

Tripp was thrilled to have her now-15-year-old dog back after all this time, and thanked the community who made it happen. “The world needs to know that there are still good people in it, and Riverton seems to be a town full of such good people,” she told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle.

What a miracle — we’re so glad Teddy is finally home safe and sound! Please share this great news if you love dogs!