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Hero Dog Gets Bitten By A Venomous Rattlesnake After Jumping In Front Of It To Save His Human
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Hero Dog Gets Bitten By A Venomous Rattlesnake After Jumping In Front Of It To Save His Human

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Every dog owner is familiar with those early morning walks with the beloved pet. So is Paula Godwin from Anthem, USA, who casually took a carefree walk with her two dogs – Todd and Cooper – last Friday, June 29th, but it ended not really as she expected.

Everything happened so fast, Paula at first didn’t even notice something sitting on the road in front of her. “It was a beautiful morning but as we were walking down the hill I literally almost stepped on a rattlesnake,” Godwin wrote in a Facebook post. “But my hero of a puppy Todd saved me.”

6-month-old Golden Retriever Todd proved that dog is a man’s best friend by jumping between his owner and a dangerous reptile, taking the bite that was addressed to his human. “He jumped right in front of my leg where I surely would have got bit. This is what a hero looks like,” says Paula.

Since the rattlesnake bit poor puppy right on the face and it quickly started to swell up, Paula Godwin rushed to the nearest veterinarian clinic without even thinking. The vet gave Todd a shot of anti-venom and kept him for the rest of the day just to see if everything’s okay.

Yesterday his owner updated her Facebook status with a picture of Todd in the park saying that her puppy is recovering fine and is already back on his feet. “Todd for sure is my hero and I feel I have to say that the man up stairs ️surely is watching out for me, too.”

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This is Todd, a Golden Retriever who is widely called a hero on the internet these days

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Last Friday, his owner Paula was having a casual morning walk with her two dogs when something unusual happened

“It was a beautiful morning but as we were walking down the hill I literally almost stepped on a rattlesnake,” Godwin wrote in a Facebook post

“But my hero of a puppy Todd saved me”

6-month-old pup Todd jumped between his owner and a dangerous reptile, taking the bite that was addressed to his human

“He jumped right in front of my leg where I surely would have got bit. This is what a hero looks like”

Todd was quickly brought to the vet who gave him a shot of anti-venom and kept him for the rest of the day just to see if everything’s okay

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Yesterday his owner updated her Facebook status with a picture of Todd in the park saying that her puppy is recovering fine and is already back on his feet

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“Todd for sure is my hero and I feel I have to say that the man up stairs ️surely is watching out for me, too”

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Brave, brave beautiful pup. So glad he is recovering well. Deserves his weight in his favourite treats! Happy full life little one.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a wonderful pupper! I've known many guardian angels that have worn fur instead of wings. The bravery and selflessness of dogs is a great gift, God bless your little hero!

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Brave, brave beautiful pup. So glad he is recovering well. Deserves his weight in his favourite treats! Happy full life little one.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a wonderful pupper! I've known many guardian angels that have worn fur instead of wings. The bravery and selflessness of dogs is a great gift, God bless your little hero!

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