If you’re anything like us, then you think that dogs are the best animals in the world. Way better than cats.

You’ll have been enraged by the story about the dog apparently being forced into the water for A Dog’s Purpose, and moved to tears by the story of the dog released from his kennel after 15 years.

Now comes a tale of heroism and one dog saving the life of his partner in crime Córdoba, Argentina, by Rafael Franciulli.


A man out walking with two dogs threw a stick for one of them at the top of a waterfall. Despite being pulled down by the force of the water, the black dog kept a firm grip of his stick – and that’s what saved his life.

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