A dog named Hero has lived up to his name after he protected his owner for two whole days while he was stuck in the mud and could not move.

According to Good News Network:

An Akita named ‘Hero’ saved his owner’s life last week in an incredible tale of loyalty and resilience that saw him remain by his side through two frigid Alberta nights, fend off coyotes, and eventually alert rescuers.

Winning plaudits for his name and deed the world over, a GoFundMe raised $3,000 to cover the veterinary bills of Hero by the shelter that is keeping him safe and warm while his owner recovers.

The story began with an attack: when a passerby named Curtis Dahl was walking in a field of mud andgrass near the sugar factory in the town of Taber, and Hero came running up and bit his dog around the neck.

Dahl claims he tussled with Hero for ten minutes trying to get him off his dog, and needed stitches on his finger by the end of it.

Calling police and animal services with a complaint, he alerted them to Hero’s presence, but when the officers arrived and saw Hero lying down exhausted near a terraced plot of grass and weeds near the road, they suddenly heard a cry for help.

Arriving, they found a 61-year-old man on his back in a ditch, shivering and unable to move. He told police he’d been stuck there for two days while Hero protected him.

Hero was taken to Taber Lost Paws Society where it just so happened that an employee was the injured man's neighbor and said that the owner had another dog named Tora.

It is believed that Tora went back and forth from the site where her owner was and her home at least several times.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-call-for-help-to...

Such a heroic pooch for keeping his owner safe and warm(ish) for those two days stuck in the mud. You can also see Hero trying hard to keep an eye on the rescue in that photo.

Since Hero was so incredibly stressed and distraught from the situation, the dog bite victim was understanding of the situation. Because let's be real, who could stay mad at this face?

"(Hero) was being protective. That dog probably had not eaten for several days. He was incredibly stressed and, obviously, powerless to help his owner. He had to fight off coyotes," Alana McPhee, acting president of the Taber Lost Paws Society said.

A GoFundMe campaign has raised funds to cover the vet bills for all the pooches.

Tora also deserves the spotlight, too. She would have likely done more to help but she sadly had a broken leg. And she STILL managed to walk back and forth from the site to her home at least several times.

It is so amazing how smart dogs are.

“None of the dogs involved in this incident are at fault and all humans were victims of highly unfortunate circumstances! Just to let everyone know all dogs and humans are doing okay but we really just wanted to do what we can to support all affected by this,” according to the GoFundMe description.

You don't get the title of man's best friend by doing just anything.

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