SYDNEY - A deaf and partially blind dog that kept a lost three-year-old girl safe in Australian bushland overnight was awarded police honours Saturday after leading rescuers to the child. Seventeen-year-old blue heeler Max stayed with the child through a rainy night before leading family and rescuers to her Saturday morning after more than 15 hours in the wild. "For keeping her safe until she was found, you're now an honorary police dog!," police posted alongside a picture of family pet. To the relief of her distraught family the three-year-old was in good health, rescuers said, suffering just minor scratches. "So she'd travelled quite a distance with her dog that was quite loyal to her," he added.

Source: Bangkok Post April 21, 2018 07:41 UTC