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Doberman saves toddler

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South Australia, Australia 5000

October 2007

 

A NEGLECTED doberman adopted by a loving family

last week has saved their toddler from being bitten

by a deadly king brown snake.

Seventeen-month-old Charlotte Svilicic was playing in the garden of the

family’s Atherton home on Monday when Khan the doberman grabbed

her by the back of the nappy and threw her clear of the approaching snake.

The heroic pooch was bitten by the snake after saving the toddler but is

recovering after a dose of anti-venom.

In an amazing twist, Khan’s breeder revealed his grandfather had saved

a child in similar circumstances.

Charlotte’s mother Catherine Svilicic yesterday told The Cairns Post that

Khan had saved the child’s life and the family would be forever indebted.
                                                                                                                                        My saviour: Seventeen-month-old Charlotte Svilicic with Khan the Doberman                                                                                                                                                who rescued her from a deadly brown snake. Picture: CAIRNS POST
"If I had not seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed it," Ms.

Svilicic said.

"Khan was really concentrating and was acting aggressive towards Charlotte and kept trying to nudge her but it wasn’t working, so he grabbed her by the back of the nappy and threw her more than a metre.

"Charlotte looked pretty shocked and then Khan screamed.

"I realized quickly it was a snake and Khan had been trying to get in between her and the snake before he threw her."

After being bitten, Khan ran inside and collapsed. He was given a shot of anti-venom by a vet and had a tough night on Monday but managed to survive and eat a large breakfast yesterday, despite the ordeal.

Mrs. Svilicic said the family had only had Khan for four days, and they were moved by Khan’s selfless and protective act.

"When Kerry Kinder (Doberinling Boarding Kennels owner) rescued him, he was starving, had broken ribs and had been beaten – he was an abused dog," she said.

"It was borderline on whether or not he should be put down because he was in such a bad way."

Mrs. Svilicic said Khan would spend the rest of his life in luxury.

"If Khan wants a gold bowl, Khan gets it.  We owe him for the rest of his life,’’ she said.

Mrs. Kinder bred Khan and rescued him after discovering he was being mistreated.

"He was starving for attention and wanted to be loved because he came from an abused home, so I’m not surprised about what he has done at his new home."

An Atherton snake expert believes Khan escape death because the snake was not able to inject a large amount of venom.

DOBERMAN KISSES FIREFIGHTER

 

This photograph shows a red

Doberman kissing an exhausted

Fireman after he put out a fire in her home.

When he finally got done putting

the fire out, he sat down to catch his breath,

when Cinnamon, the red Doberman, kissed

him.  Cinnamon was pregnant and

eventually gave birth to five puppies; she

lived several more years until she passed

In 2005.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A photographer from the Charlotte, North

Carolina newspaper, "The Observer,"

noticed this red Doberman in the distance

looking at the fireman. He saw her walking straight toward the fireman and wondered what she was going to do. As he raised his camera, she came up to the tired man and kissed him, when the photographer snapped this photograph.