[Video] Dog saves friend from drowning in raging river rapids

by pawbuzz on in Dogs 114

A courageous canine who saved his four-legged friend from drowning in a raging river has garnered internet fame for his heroic act.

Rafael Franciulli posted a Youtube video of two labrador retrievers playing in a river in Argentina. The short clip shows a black lab rushing into the water to retrieve a stick, only to find himself unable to free himself from the flowing current.

That’s when a second yellow lab watching from the side springs into action. He starts pulling the other dog out of the water, while also reclaiming the stick as his very own. By grabbing the stick still held tightly in the black dog’s mouth, the yellow dog is able to pull his partner to shore before he’s completely swept away.

But was this an actual example of animal heroics in action?

Numerous commenters on the video have pointed out the yellow dog may have been more focused on winning the game of fetch than heroically pulling his friend to safety.

Furthermore, some have also criticized the human’s responsible for the clip for allowing either dog so close to what appears to be a potentially dangerous situation.

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However, according to the video’s description, the two animals were actually quite familiar with the river and neither was reportedly injured or in any real danger during the encounter.

From the owner: “We were at Yuspe River playing with our dogs. They always play tug with sticks. The dogs weren’t hurt, and they enjoy every minute they play in water!”

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114 thoughts on “[Video] Dog saves friend from drowning in raging river rapids”

  17. Lindsay Broussard

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    Yes this shows true friendship between the dogs but my question is why didn’t the doofus who recorded this amazing act put the camera down and help these two dogs rather than document them struggling. Whether the dogs are used to it or not, that’s some pretty rough water.

  30. Richard Jones

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    Nah…he just wanted the other dog’s stick. For those of us who understand dog motivation, that was an easy one. One reason your basic cutesy anthropomorphizers make lousy dog trainers, and end up frustrated when an hour of begging doesn’t get the desired behavior…

  33. Amanda Largent

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    I’ve seen this video posted before. That post said that these two dogs play in the river this way. That they are not in any danger. Which is why the person holding the camera isn’t helping.

  36. Alexandre Labelle

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    why poste this ???!!!!! first the dog wanted only the stick !!! not save the other dog !! and u watch the video little bit far he have the master who wait in water basin. no one was in danger exept your IQ

  42. Krystal Warkentin

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    I seen the full video on Facebook the other day. This video has been shorten to look like the dog is in danger. The owner isn’t helping because the dog continues to do it, he called it a “trick”. The yellow labs grabs the stick, then the black dog runs back to the top and does it again.

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