Nice Dog Steps In To Help His Tied-Up Friend Go Free
âI was pretty amazed.â
A touching video has been making the rounds on social media in recent days, and itâs easy to see why.
It captures friendship at its finest.
In the now-viral clip, which has been viewed more than 5 million times, a dog is seen chewing through a leash in order to set free another pup whoâs tied up alongside a house. And, fortunately, the liberator dogâs persistence pays off.
After the tether is cut, both dogs happily run off.
Some viewers have speculated that the tied-up dog was being saved by a stray from a life of perpetual confinement on a too-short leash â a noble act indeed. But the circumstances the pup was freed from arenât nearly so grim.
Both dogs are actually the beloved pets of Gamaliel Santos Yañez and his girlfriend. Their names are Thayson and Boby.
Thayson wasnât freeing Boby from neglect, but rather saving him from bath time.
âMy girlfriend was just about to give Boby a bath,â Yañez told The Dodo. âThe only time theyâre on a leash is when we walk them or when we give them a bath. We use it so they donât run and get dirty [while weâre washing them].â
Itâs fairly common practice to leash dogs like this during bath time. Still, Thayson simply preferred Boby be available for him to play with.
Heâs like that.
Though Thaysonâs liberation of Boby did put bath time on hold, Yañez couldnât help but appreciate the pupâs gesture for his companion.
âI was pretty amazed,â Yañez said. âAfter that, they went and played. They were very happy to be back together playing.â
Thankfully, when it comes time for walks, Thayson and Boby are more tolerant of leashes.
Since Yañez and his girlfriend adopted Thayson and Boby, the two pups have been pretty much inseparable â so perhaps it should come as no surprise that not even bath time can come between them.
"They spend all their time together," Yañez said. "They are very good friends."