Discovering that there was still one puppy missing, the mother dog rushed into the floodwater and successfully “rescued” the puppy in front of the silence of the onlookers.
Daily Mail on August 13, citing sources from China’s People’s Daily newspaper, said that the incident occurred on August 12 in Mi Son city, Sichuan province, southwest China.
A stray dog and its five puppies were trapped in the fast-flowing floodwaters of the Min River after their shelter was flooded by heavy rain.
Local people gathered in large numbers and called the police after discovering the dogs were trying to swim to shore. One of the onlookers rushed into the floodwaters to rescue the dogs.
When he had rescued most of them, the man was about to swim out to rescue the last puppy when he was stopped by the police. Police said that action was extremely dangerous.
Discovering that the litter of puppies was still incomplete, the mother dog ran around searching and returned to the riverbank.
The police officer tried to stop the mother dog, but the animal quickly jumped into the fast-flowing flood water and rushed towards the trapped cub.
The video shows the white mother dog swimming to the puppy stuck between tree branches and then using her mouth to carry the puppy to shore.
Photo: People’s Daily
Mother dog rescues puppies from fast-flowing floodwaters. Photo: Pengshan Government
The crowd of spectators applauded and cheered when they witnessed the mother dog successfully “rescuing” the puppy amid the floodwaters.
Chinese media said that the dogs were adopted by people after the incident.
The video of a mother dog rescuing her puppy attracted great attention from millions of Chinese netizens after the video was shared on social networks on August 13.
The online community was extremely moved by the mother dog’s actions. Many people even praised “that is the power of motherly love”.
“This is the power of motherly love. No matter the danger, mother dogs always find ways to protect their children,” a netizen commented.
Another person wrote: “A small body but with tremendous power.” A third person commented: “A mother’s love is extraordinary, regardless of whether it is a person or an animal.”