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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Helps Save Dog With Same Name

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Dwayne Johnson and his dog.

Actor Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson came to the rescue of a dog with the same name, helping save the pup’s life.

The dog found abandoned and with the bottom part of his mouth wired shut was brought to North Central Shelter in Los Angeles. While staff was able to remove the wire (with bolt cutters), it was discovered that the poor pup also suffered from a heart murmur. A serious heart murmur. The dog had a grade 5 murmur, with six being the worse. He required surgery costing $5,000. The shelter reached out to Saving SPOT! Rescue, who decided to take the pup under their wings. But they needed help, so they set up a GoFundMe page, asking people for funds.

Related: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Is Real Life Super Hero: Saves His Drowning Dog

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Actress Michelle Trachtenberg caught wind of the story and tweeted it out.

Johnson decided to do something about it and replied with this tweet:

The generous donation helped the shelter reach its goal. (To date it has raised almost $5,800, with the extra donations to be used towards helping other dogs.)

Saving SPOT! Rescue added this to the campaign page:

“Knowing that “the Rock” has got Dwayne the puppy’s back, we are confident he will be a fighter and make it through this.”

His surgery for the murmur is scheduled for Dec. 18.

Related: How Dogs Help Actor Tom Hardy Improve His Craft

By Andrea Huspeni

Andrea Huspeni is the founder and CEO of This Dog's Life. Her mission it to help dogs live a happier, healthier and longer life. When she isn't working, she spends time with her two dogs, Lola and Milo. She resides in Brooklyn, NY.

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