WATCH: Journalist in Peru Says Dog Saved His Family from Dynamite Attack

A dog in Huaral, Peru, is getting lots of praise for taking swift action recently when its journalist owner was in danger.

Security footage shows the moment someone dropped what was reported to be a stick of dynamite in the yard belonging to Carlos Alberto Mesías Zárate, Storyful reported on Thursday.

The dog, named Manchis, began barking and ran down the stairs toward the burning object.

Zárate said his canine friend was able to “extinguish the fuse, saving my family from tragedy.”

The clip shows Manchis at the top of the stairs barking when seconds later a hand is seen dropping the device that was sparking into the small yard. The dog quickly runs down the stairs towards the dynamite, and the camera only shows the pup’s tail wagging. However, the dog continued barking to alert Zá