We don’t need to tell you why dogs are called ‘man’s best friend’, do we? These furballs are perhaps one of the most genuine and selfless beings we will ever have the good luck of meeting during our lifetime.

Time and again, we learn about heartwarming incidents where dogs have proven that they deserve a lot more love, respect and devotion than we give them. These loyal to a fault, selfless, adorable balls of fur add so much warmth to our lives, that it is often impossible to not hold them dear at a glance.

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Just like Matilda, who risked her own life and that of her unborn pups in order to save four hospice patients in Leningrad, Russia after a fire broke out on the premises. Upon realising what was to follow, the pregnant dog barked and whined to alert the owner and ran into the burning building.

When help arrived, medical emergency workers found Matilda unconscious inside the building - she had suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning. Luckily, it wasn’t fatal and her rescue efforts helped the four residents of the hospice to be taken to safety.

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For her part, Matilda suffered from extreme burns all over her body, while her face hair was seared off by the flames. Currently the brave mom-to-be is recuperating at the Vasilek shelter in St Petersburg and waiting to birth her pups, who are healthy and well.

Dogs, they truly are angels in disguise for a lot of us.

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