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Johannesburg, South Africa (13 May 2025)<\/em> – Back in 2021, something truly soul-stirring took place in the backyard of a Johannesburg couple\u2019s home. While Byron and Melissa Thanarayen were away during the day, their dog Jessie managed to pull their smaller Toy Pomeranian companion, Chucky, from the swimming pool.<\/p>\n The gripping pet pool rescue<\/a> was captured on CCTV footage, and Good Things Guy reported all about it back then as well as how Jessie received an animal hero award<\/a> from the Boksburg SPCA where she was adopted from.<\/p>\n Now, several years later, the video footage is still pulling at the heartstrings of viewers far and wide – globally, in fact. Less than 24 hours ago, Byron shared the video<\/a> with The Dodo<\/a>, the American news publication best known for sharing the best animal-related stories, and it went viral!<\/p>\n With over 5.8 million views (at the time of writing this), Jessie has become a world famous hero and touched animal lovers\u2019 hearts all over again!<\/p>\n \u201cTo see a rescue dog go from being a rescue dog to being the rescuer is just an amazing, amazing thing,\u201d Byron says in the clip.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI definitely think people underestimate dogs \u2018cause the unconditional love they have \u2013 it really is real. And it\u2019s beautiful. It\u2019s absolutely stunning to see,\u201d Melissa adds.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n And we couldn\u2019t have said it better ourselves. Well done, again, Jessie girl!<\/p>\n