Numerous stories of dogs’ devotion to and selflessness on behalf of their people have garnered worldwide attention. More recently, another story of that amazing love has brought hundreds of people to tears.
The story was posted on Jeco Macs’ Facebook page, the owner of Moana. When he heard Moana barking in the backyard while he was watching TV, he turned around to see the dog biting and dragging a cobra down the steps.
Moana is shown beaming in the accompanying picture with a dead snake. But a few minutes later, this dog passed away unexpectedly. The puppy’s happiness soon turned to sorrow, and it didn’t take long. Before her owner’s family could get her to the veterinarian, the cobra murdered Moana.
The dog lost its life battling the deadly snake and keeping it from breaking into the house, where it might have suddenly attacked any family member. The fight killed the second snake, but the dog was trapped by the snake’s powerful venom that had seeped deep into the dog’s body.
It is heartbreaking to see the owner capturing a tiny dog’s last moments of life as he happily wags his tail and then shuts his eyes and passes away.
When she gave her life to save her owner, Moana, a brave little dog who is a hybrid between a Shi Tzu and a Chihuahua, was just a year old.