The Rock Rescues Drowning Puppy, Is Actual Superhero

The Rock–better known to fans as Dwayne Johnson–is very active on social media, much to the delight of those fans. Over Labor Day weekend, he shared a photo that has gone viral in the best...
The Rock Rescues Drowning Puppy, Is Actual Superhero
Written by Amanda Crum
  • The Rock–better known to fans as Dwayne Johnson–is very active on social media, much to the delight of those fans. Over Labor Day weekend, he shared a photo that has gone viral in the best possible way, and it’s still going strong.

    Johnson said that his family adopted two new puppies recently, and when they got home they immediately wanted to explore the pool. What happened next, he says, was a learning lesson in more ways than one.

    “Here’s a fun Labor Day weekend story,” The Rock captioned the pic. “We just decided to add two new members to our Johnson family. Baby French Bulldogs. In my right hand is BRUTUS and in my left hand is HOBBS. Bring them home and immediately take them outside so they can start learning how to “handle their business and potty like big boys”. I set them both down and they both take off in a full sprint and fall right into the deep end of our pool. HOBBS immediately starts doggy paddling while BRUTUS (like a brick) sink heads first to the bottom of the pool. I take off into a full sprint, fully clothed, dive in the pool, swim to the bottom, rescue my brick, I mean BRUTUS and bring him back to the edge of the pool. He was a little delirious.. took a moment, threw up all the water he swallowed and looked up at me as if to say, “Thank God you didn’t have to give me mouth to mouth!” and then ran off to play with his brother. A few lessons I’ve learned today.. A) Not all puppies have the instinct to doggie paddle. B) Some puppies (like BRUTUS) will be so in shock by experiencing water they will sink extremely fast so react quick. C) While spiriting to save your puppies life, before you dive in, try and throw your cel phone to safety. Don’t keep it in your pocket… like I did.”

    Here's a fun Labor Day weekend story… We just decided to add two new members to our Johnson family. Baby French Bulldogs. In my right hand is BRUTUS and in my left hand is HOBBS. Bring them home and immediately take them outside so they can start learning how to "handle their business and potty like big boys". I set them both down and they both take off in a full sprint and fall right into the deep end of our pool. HOBBS immediately starts doggy paddling while BRUTUS (like a brick) sink heads first to the bottom of the pool. I take off into a full sprint, fully clothed, dive in the pool, swim to the bottom, rescue my brick, I mean BRUTUS and bring him back to the edge of the pool. He was a little delirious.. took a moment, threw up all the water he swallowed and looked up at me as if to say, "Thank God you didn't have to give me mouth to mouth!" and then ran off to play with his brother. A few lessons I've learned today.. A) Not all puppies have the instinct to doggie paddle. B) Some puppies (like BRUTUS) will be so in shock by experiencing water they will sink extremely fast so react quick. C) While spiriting to save your puppies life, before you dive in, try and throw your cel phone to safety. Don't keep it in your pocket… like I did. #BRUTUSLives #HOBBSCanSwim #MyCelPhonesDead #AndNoMouthToMouthNeeded #HappyLaborDay

    A photo posted by therock (@therock) on

    Look at those little faces! The photo has garnered over 800,000 “likes” on Instagram, which goes to show just how many people are crushing on The Rock these days.

    Not that any of us needed another reason to love The Rock; not only is he extremely kind and generous with his time for fans, his film career has blown up and he’s killing it on the small screen, on the hit HBO show Ballers. We heart you, Mr. Johnson.

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