Bullied Monkey Got Own Guard Dog

By Alex in Animals & Pets on Nov 6, 2008 at 1:15 pm

Keepers at the Jiaozuo City Zoo in China were worried that an orphan monkey was being bullied by bigger primates so they gave it … a guard dog!

After being forced to intervene to save its life several times, they settled upon the trained canine, named Sai Hu, and are happy to report that it has been very successful.

"Whenever the baby monkey gets bullied, he dashes up and drives the others away. And the baby monkey is also very smart. Each time he smells danger he runs to jump on the dog’s back and holds on tight. The alpha male monkey has been really unhappy since we sent in Sai Hu. He tried to organise several ambushes on the little monkey, but they all failed because of the dog," said a zoo spokesman.

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  1. Ashley
    Nov 6th, 2008 at 3:15 pm

    This is an awesome story! I love it. I just wonder why I can’t seem to find any kind of an original source. I guess it’s the whole translation factor.

  2. Gail Pink
    Nov 6th, 2008 at 4:06 pm

    I agree with Ashley, an awesome story! Go doggy go!

  3. xadrian
    Nov 6th, 2008 at 4:07 pm

    It’s like the little kid with the big brother at the school fight. Love it!

  4. PJ
    Nov 6th, 2008 at 4:45 pm

    Yeah but the dog won’t always be around. However, a knife and knife fighting lessons….

  5. Ali S.
    Nov 6th, 2008 at 5:17 pm

    @ PJ

    Monkey knife fights?!

  6. CheeseDuck
    Nov 6th, 2008 at 5:32 pm

    Noooooooooooooooooo. Kill the monkey! (Obviously the next Monkey Hilter)

  7. hobbes3
    Nov 6th, 2008 at 8:31 pm

    How did they get the monkey to trust the dog in the first place?

  8. stacyj
    Nov 6th, 2008 at 8:42 pm

    Aww … dogs are so darned wonderful =)

  9. Pudifoot
    Nov 6th, 2008 at 9:45 pm

    I am still trying to train my guard cats… for people who are allergic to dogs.

  10. kyuubiness
    Nov 6th, 2008 at 11:27 pm

    D’awwwww…

  11. Namowal
    Nov 7th, 2008 at 11:26 am

    I could have used a guard dog like that back in my playground days.

  12. jodie
    Nov 7th, 2008 at 12:40 pm

    well said stacyj. dogs rule! with monkeys coming in a close second.

  13. ted
    Nov 7th, 2008 at 6:40 pm

    So many jokes – which one to use? “Looks like he’s doin’ it doggy style” or “The dog has a monkey on his back”?

  14. Madalyn
    Nov 7th, 2008 at 8:46 pm

    Adorable! But what’s weird is that the dog looks A LOT like my dog.


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