a 25-pound spaniel mix named Machis was hailed as a hero after chewing on a live dynamite fuse, preventing her family from experiencing a tragedy in Peru. Though the explosion was averted, the dog incurred injuries to her vocal cords.
Carlos Alberto Mesias Zarate, a journalist, mentioned that he was taken aback more by Machis’s reaction than the attack itself, describing it as part of “his line of work.
One night, someone had tossed a stick of dynamite over the fence in the family’s yard. Surveillance video caught a dark-clad suspect tossing the explosive and dashing away.
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Machis Acts Heroically
Machis, a cocker spaniel mix, ran to the device the moment she saw it. She bit into the fuse, which extinguished in her mouth. The authorities later revealed that the device was “the type of dynamite used in landmines,” NBC News said.
“She chewed it and chewed it and saved our lives,” Zarate said to the outlet.
The family was not harmed, but Machis lost the ability to bark as a result of her damaged vocal cords. “You can’t hear her bark now,” Zarate said. Machis is still active, however, and has become a local celebrity.
Zarate informed the officials immediately, and a suspect has been arrested.
