There is no doubt about the dedication and affection of our dogs for their owners, and although the current story is heartbreaking, this devoted dog was a hero; he offered his life to save his family!

It happened in Merauke, Indonesia, when Achy Wijaya woke up in the morning to discover that his dog was practically dying in their garden. Achy had heard him barking the night before.

According to NtdNews, Achy was distraught to find that his dog had been poisoned on purpose:

”Our beloved dog kept barking, so they didn’t steal from us,” Achy posted on his Facebook page. “We just found out when we left the house in the morning.”The criminals had poisoned our dog, which we found.”

According to the tragic facts acquired, the family said that they were sleeping when a gang of thieves was about to plunder their house…

Their dog started barking madly, but no one stopped to look because they believed that the dog had discovered the cat.

The dog abruptly stopped barking, and the next morning he was discovered near death-lying in his own vomit with a taste of foam – suggesting that he was mortal…

“We were planning to take him to the vet, but we live in Papua, and the doctor normally only takes care of livestock.“Also, because it was a Sunday, the veterinary clinic was closed,” Achy wrote.

The family tried to help their dog by pushing him to drink milk, oil and coconut milk, but he became too fragile and died as a result.

And while Achy, sad, lamented the death of his heroic dog who gave his life to save his family, he filmed the last moments of his brave dog – to commemorate the life of his pet and warn others to be careful when their dogs bark!