WATCH | Viral video of a dog saving girl child from deep water leave netizens with happy tears

We are often told that dogs are men's best friend. A protector, mood-enhancer, stress-booster should also be probably included among other tags for our the furry, four legged friends. A viral video of a dog acting out as a protector by going out to save its little master from falling into deep waters is another one such million incidences that is winning over the internet. The 16-second clip that is making netizens cry happy-tears shows a baby girl walking towards the river to collect her ball until she was scooped from the water by the pet dog sensing the danger.

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We see the dog pull up from behind, pulling the girl away from the water to the shore and fetch the ball for the girl instead. While the whole video though looks questionable\staged given the fact that someone is filming from the side, the realness of the pet dog's bravery and acting out as a protector is all too real, because, animals don't understand the meaning of fake. They are, what we see they are.

The video has been shared by an account on Twitter called Physics-astronomy.org has till now gathered more than 3.39 million views with hundreds shedding happy tears and lauding the dog for its bravery.

"Why can't humans be more like dogs and want to protect and be loyal one user wrote, while another user hinting that a child can feel safe when dogs are around wrote, Who needs a mum getting involved, dog has it covered.