They say that hard times will always reveal true friends, and boi, they are right!
Stuck under a pile of concrete and dirt, Rocky, a scared puppy, desperately needed help, not knowing that he would get so much more that day!
All alone in the darkness of a hole he was trapped in, this pawdorable puppy saw a friendly hooman hand reaching out for him – and it was that particular moment when he knew that everything from now on would be okay!
Here’s how this story unfolds!
Heroic Rescue
A family who was riding their bikes that day in South Carolina spotted Rocky yelping under concrete. They were shocked to see a helpless pup struggling, so they immediately called 9-1-1.
North Charleston Fire Department responded, alongside the police, but when they arrived at the spot, they realized that the hole leading to Rocky was just too small.
There wasn’t enough room for them to pull him out, so Captain Paul Bryant came up with another idea!
He took a shovel and started digging in order to create enough space to pull the scared puppy out safely.
After only a few minutes of digging, Bryant somehow managed to coax Rocky close enough, grab his front paws, and eventually pull him out!
No one exactly knew how long Rocky was in there, but when he came out, he started giving Bryant the cutest kisses ever, as if he was saying: “Thank you for saving me!”
“I Want Him, He’s My Dog”
Rocky was taken to Charleston Animal Society to get checked for his microchip, but as it turned out, he ended up being without one!
After he heard that the dog had no family whatsoever, Bryant did the most amazing thing ever! He went straight to the facility and applied for Rocky, as he was just head-over-heels in love with him from the moment he saw him!
“How can you not fall in love with him? You pull him out of the little rubble that he’s in and the first thing he does is kisses you on the face,” says Bryant.
Fortunately, a few days later, Bryant got a positive answer from the shelter and was about to take Rocky to his forever home – for the first time ever!
“I want him. He’s my dog. It’s meant to be. Luckily, about a week later, I get a phone call that says: -Okay, you’re on the list, you’re the number one! So I found out I was gonna be able to adopt him.”
Having The World’s Best Dad
Rocky was over the moon to see his savior once again! He did the exact same thing he did on the day of his rescue – only this time, he was kissing his furever hooman!
The two went to their home together, and to this day – they have a blast!
Rocky loves to spend time with his dad, play fetch, and enjoy long walks in nature… and even though he’s a big boi now, he has never stopped giving the cutest kisses to his best hooman in the world!
You can keep up with Rocky and Paul’s future adventures on his Instagram account.
Watch the full story in the video below.
