A pet owner was touched by his dog’s saviour act when it barked to remind him his fish were going without water when he forgot to close the valve after cleaning out his fish tank.
The owner – surnamed Wang – told local media in Beijing, China’s capital, how he nearly lost all his prized pet fish over his simple mistake.
But – CCTV footage shows – his dog was thankfully there to save the day.
In the video, it appears the pup was passing by the mounted aquarium and it noticed the dozen colourful creatures had suddenly stopped moving and desperately clung to the bottom of their tank.
Almost immediately – Mr Wang said – the pooch began anxiously barking and alerted him something was wrong.
Mr Wang, who has stepped out to his bedroom to feed another tank of smaller fish, ran back to see what his dog was trying to tell him.
It was then he discovered that he had forgotten to close the valve after cleaning out the fish tank and all the water was rapidly draining out.
He quickly switched the water supply back on as the fish were struggling to breathe, and fortunately, they were apparently all saved.
Afterwards, Mr Wang said he was incredibly moved by his pup’s sensitivity to other life and was thankful it helped keep them alive.
He shared the video on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, to boast about his dog’s saviour skills which were also praised by many netizens.
One user titled ‘Good Taste Sticky Rice’ left a comment saying: “This is its little friend! It is more humane than those who see their friends fall into the water and don’t call out! Dogs deserve everything.”
Another user titled ‘Goldfish Memory Master’ said: “[It is] because you baby them, so they are your dogs’ babies too.”
And user ‘chubby mango’ wrote: “Give the pup some chicken legs [as reward], I finally understand why my dog always goes to see the fish.”
