By Allan Hall PUBLISHED: 11:49 EST, 4 December 2013 | UPDATED: 18:36 EST, 4 December 2013 A boy in a coma can keep his beloved American Staffordshire dog who has cared for him since birth despite German authorities previously threatening to put the pet down. Loyal Tascha goes into 10-year-old Dylan Gerzmehle's room every morning and pulls back his blanket with her teeth. She then licks his feet and snuggles up to his face and remains by his side all day. 'A bond that should never be broken': German authorities are threatening to destroy a Staffordshire Bull Terrier who has been 'caring' for comatose boy Dylan Gerzmehle for the last six years after it bit a neighbour's dog
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Staffordshire Bull Terrier stays by Dylan Gerzmehle's side every day
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Machines show ten-year-old's condition improves in Tascha's presence
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Boy's parents and doctors say it is a bond that must never be broken
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State had turned a blind eye to law banning Staffordshire Bull Terriers
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But it ordered dog to be relocated after it bit neighbour's dog
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Nearly 100,000 signed petition demanding decision be reversed
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