• iconNews
  • videos
  • entertainment
  • Home
  • News
    • UK News
    • US News
    • Australia
    • Ireland
    • World News
    • Weird News
    • Viral News
    • Sport
    • Technology
    • Science
    • True Crime
    • Travel
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrity
    • TV & Film
    • Netflix
    • Music
    • Gaming
    • TikTok
  • LAD Originals
    • Say Maaate to a Mate
    • Daily Ladness
    • Lad Files
    • UOKM8?
    • FreeToBe
    • Extinct
    • Citizen Reef
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube

LAD Entertainment

YouTube

LAD Stories

Submit Your Content
Unbelievable moment 6-year-old’s dog saves him after another dog tries to attack him

Home> News

Published 09:07 16 Nov 2022 GMT

Unbelievable moment 6-year-old’s dog saves him after another dog tries to attack him

A dog went running towards a six-year-old boy, only to be intercepted by his German Shepherd.

Joe Harker

Joe Harker

A German Shepherd saved his owner's six-year-old son from being attacked by a neighbour's dog with incredible footage capturing the moment man's best friend stepped up.

The heroic dog, named Tank, was playing with the six-year-old boy outside their home in Florida when another canine approached.

Advert

In footage of the incident, a black dog was spotted racing towards the boy and almost reached him, with the child trying to run away.

Unable to get away in time, it could have been disastrous had the boy's faithful friend not been there, with the German Shepherd seen getting between the boy and the other dog.

Face to face with the other dog, Tank defended the six-year-old boy and made sure the potential attacker couldn't get close.

Tank the German Shepherd knocked the boy to the ground and stood over him when the other dog came racing over.
TikTok/@flodaboy1

Keeping himself between the boy and the neighbour's dog, Tank was able to chase the hound away until the neighbour could rush over and grab the dog.

Advert

Another dog, also owned by the boy's family, came rushing out to join the commotion at the end of the incident.

Meanwhile, the boy's mother rushed out and scooped up her son, being very grateful to their German Shepherd for the rescue.

She said: "Our neighbor’s dog randomly charged at my son last night & my Tanky saved him from getting mauled or worst."

She later posted more praise for her dog on TikTok, calling the faithful pooch 'a highly skilled professional home security officer'.

The dog was able to defend the boy until its owner arrived to take control of the runaway hound.
TikTok/@flodaboy1

Advert

People watching the footage have been incredibly impressed by the dog's heroics, suggesting Tank 'deserves a ribeye for that save', and praising the dog for covering the boy from the attack 'like he was his pup'.

Another said they were 'so proud of that dog' and someone else said he had earned 'ALL THE TREATS' for his quick intervention.

There was a general consensus that Tank the German Shepherd was a 'good boy' and a 'real one'.

However, others thought the neighbour's dog hadn't been trying to attack the boy at all and the child was never really in need of defending.

One person suggested the canine which seemingly made a beeline for the six-year-old was actually 'running over to the other dog' to play with it, while another agreed and thought it only wanted to 'play with the boys dog'.

Advert

Someone else said it was 'irrelevant if the dog was going to attack or not' as it should have been on a lead where it couldn't run at anyone.

Featured Image Credit: TikTok/@flodaboy1

Topics: US News, News, Animals, Viral

Joe Harker
Joe Harker

Joe graduated from the University of Salford with a degree in Journalism and worked for Reach before joining the LADbible Group. When not writing he enjoys the nerdier things in life like painting wargaming miniatures and chatting with other nerds on the internet. He's also spent a few years coaching fencing. Contact him via [email protected]

X

@MrJoeHarker

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

an hour ago
2 hours ago
14 hours ago
  • an hour ago

    The weight you need to be to get Mounjaro from your GP revealed

    It's being reserved for those with the 'greatest need'

    News
  • 2 hours ago

    Brit who 'married 9-year-old girl' in Disneyland stunt revealed as convicted pedophile

    The British paedophile reportedly staged a mock wedding with a nine-year-old girl at Disneyland Paris

    News
  • 2 hours ago

    Fury in White House after leaked docs reveal truth about Trump's 'obliteration' claims

    Intelligence suggests the targets in Iran weren't quite as 'obliterated' as Trump initially claimed

    News
  • 14 hours ago

    Worrying simulation shows how nuclear bomb really works as global tensions continue to rise

    A simulation of an atomic bomb has highlighted the alarming effects it can cause

    News
  • 'Lion whisperer' left fighting for his life after vicious attack by lion he previously fought to save
  • People left stunned after footage shows shocking moment ‘dinosaur’ alligator stroll across golf course
  • Shocking footage shows moment chimp sees sunlight for first time after 29 years in a cage
  • Shocking moment tourist is attacked by tiger while trying to take selfie with it