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The photo everyone’s talking about: ‘The Rock’ in his pool holding cute puppies he saved from drowning

Published Sep 8th, 2015 5:05PM EDT
The Rock French Bulldog Puppies Pool Photo
Image: Instagram

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You’ve probably seen Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in many entertaining movies over the years, but you’ve never seen him holding two cute French Bulldogs in each arm after having saved one of them on Labor Day from drowning. Because that’s what The Rock did this weekend. And now everyone’s talking about it

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The image, posted on Instagram, shows the star holding his latest acquisitions. According to Vulture, The Rock bought the puppies over the long weekend, and he soon had to save one of them from drowning in his pool.

Apparently, not all dogs know how to swim, or at least not right out of the box.

“Bring them home and immediately take them outside so they can start learning how to ‘handle their business and potty like big boys.’ I set them both down, and they both take off in a full sprint and fall right into the deep end of our pool,” he wrote on Instagram.

He then dove right into the pool and saved the one who was struggling.

“I take off into a full sprint, fully clothed, dive in the pool, swim to the bottom, rescue my brick, I mean BRUTUS and bring him back to the edge of the pool. He was a little delirious.. took a moment, threw up all the water he swallowed and looked up at me as if to say, ‘Thank God you didn’t have to give me mouth to mouth!’ and then ran off to play with his brother.”

See the full story below.

Here's a fun Labor Day weekend story... We just decided to add two new members to our Johnson family. Baby French Bulldogs. In my right hand is BRUTUS and in my left hand is HOBBS. Bring them home and immediately take them outside so they can start learning how to "handle their business and potty like big boys". I set them both down and they both take off in a full sprint and fall right into the deep end of our pool. HOBBS immediately starts doggy paddling while BRUTUS (like a brick) sink heads first to the bottom of the pool. I take off into a full sprint, fully clothed, dive in the pool, swim to the bottom, rescue my brick, I mean BRUTUS and bring him back to the edge of the pool. He was a little delirious.. took a moment, threw up all the water he swallowed and looked up at me as if to say, "Thank God you didn't have to give me mouth to mouth!" and then ran off to play with his brother. A few lessons I've learned today.. A) Not all puppies have the instinct to doggie paddle. B) Some puppies (like BRUTUS) will be so in shock by experiencing water they will sink extremely fast so react quick. C) While spiriting to save your puppies life, before you dive in, try and throw your cel phone to safety. Don't keep it in your pocket... like I did. #BRUTUSLives #HOBBSCanSwim #MyCelPhonesDead #AndNoMouthToMouthNeeded #HappyLaborDay

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Chris Smith has been covering consumer electronics ever since the iPhone revolutionized the industry in 2008. When he’s not writing about the most recent tech news for BGR, he brings his entertainment expertise to Marvel’s Cinematic Universe and other blockbuster franchises.

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