Trending: German shepherd saves kids from stray dogs in Rishikesh

Netizens love how the dog saves kids from other stray dogs, making the video go viral.

A video has been widely shared on the internet, where a German shepherd is seen saving the lives of two kids from stray dogs in Rishikesh. This comes amidst several incidents of pet dogs attacking people.

German shepherd saves a bunch of kids from stray dogs in Rishikesh.

The video, which has now gone viral on the internet and was posted on X, shows a German shepherd calmly sitting on a balcony, observing the street. As a few kids run past him on the street, the dog suddenly becomes alert. Then, without hesitation, it jumps off the balcony and rushes toward a stray dog following the kids. The children continue running, seemingly unaware of any threat, while the German shepherd chases the stray dog.

Watch the viral video here:

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Netizens react to the viral post.

The video has quickly gained traction on the internet, amassing over two million views. Several social media users hailed the pet dog with a user commenting, “Praying that good doggo didn’t get hit and the other dog isn’t rabid.” However, a few weren’t convinced that the pet dog tried to save the kids. One user wrote, “Okay, I love dogs, but let’s be honest here. The dog jumped not to save the kids but to chase the other dog.” A third user commented, “German shepherd dogs protect first and attack later. It can’t harm anybody for no reason, because it’s not their nature to do so.” A fourth user wrote, “German shepherd, belgian malinois and labrador and huskies are the best loving and caring and helpful dogs rest all very dangerous and harmful dogs to kids, like pakistani bully, American bully, rottweiler, pitbull these 4 are very dangerous for home also.”