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Doctors had told her to come in the morning to check on Khan and get some sleep. But sleep was not even a distant thought for Catherine. She just wanted to be with Khan and hold his paw through the night but the fact that she was not there for him, kept eating her up. She kept thinking how Khan had bravely protected her daughter and feeling gratitude and fear alongside she tried to go through the night.
Looking Back
A dog risking his own life to save an infant caught media’s attention and Catherine found herself giving interviews to National dailies. In an interview, she told, “Khan was really concentrating and was acting aggressively 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 over his shoulder more than a meter like she was a rag doll.”
Making Sense Of It All
The snake must have been in the vicinity then. Catherine said, “Charlotte looked pretty shocked and Khan screamed like he’d been stabbed. I realized he had been trying to get in between her and the snake before he threw her.” “He saved her life by risking his own,” informed Catherine.
Longest Night Ever
Every second was hard to pass for Catherine. This proved to be the longest night of her life. Somehow it went by and the sun peeking through her window. No sooner did the sunlight hit her bed that she got out of it to make her way to the clinic to know the fate of her beloved Khan. She tended to her family in the morning and got into her car to reach the clinic wanting to be there as soon as it opens.
Moment Of Truth
That day Catherine was the first person in the clinic waiting room. All the way from home she had been preparing herself for the worst. She kept imagining the worst. Would saving Charlotte be the last act that Khan performed? The family did not even get to say a proper farewell to their four-day-old family member.
Khan The Wonder Dog
Khan’s act of bravery had a reason behind it. Cathrine reasoned that “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.” She further added, “From now on, he’s Khan the Wonder Dog.”