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A five-month old German Shepherd dog that miraculously survived the
June 3 flooding in Accra and its environs, has developed a phobia for
water.
Weeks after the flood, the dog called Zeus which had been chained in
its home on 10 Crotin Street at Community 20 in Tema when the rain
started, has refused to go near water and finds the sound of
tap-flowing water irritating.
Its owners, realising the steadily climbing level of water when the
rain started on June 3, desperately sought refuge in the attic of
their home. In their haste to get in, they forgot about Zeus in its
chain outside.
The water rose up to about six feetand Zeus struggled to stay alive
forsix hours without being buried under the deluge. It apparently
managed to keep its nose just above the water all the time.
"It is an amazing story of survival. We have not been able to fully
understand how Zeus coped for thesix hours that we were also scared
inside, trying to evade drowning," said Mrs Vida Appiah Twum, the
dog's owner.
The dog used to be an aggressive animal before the flood incident but
apart from distancing itself from water, it has also lost its
aggression and does not respond to friendly human gestures.
Despite Zeus having lost some weight now, its owners are happy itis
still around and would hopefully come back to its old ways.
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