Hero dog Kabang returns home from US

The Philippine dog that lost half her face saving the lives of two girls returned home Saturday after treatment in the United States.

The Philippine dog that lost half her face saving the lives of two girls returned home Saturday after treatment in the United States.

The adage “You reap what you sow” has been proven to be true once more even if the one committing the good deed was just a dog.

Kabang, the snout-less street dog from the Philippines, may spend a wintry Christmas in America, as she undergoes a series of facial surgeries in a California hospital.
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