This police dog is the new internet hero—Watch why

Pic Courtesy: Twitter/@policiademadrid

New Delhi: Internet is flooded with viral videos flashing every now and then either on your favourite social media platform or YouTube. There is a pool of unusual, quirky, funny videos and memes keeping the users alive on the virtual world.

Amid a huge ocean of videos, the latest one to catch netizen's attention is the one where a Spanish dog showed his exemplary skills. The police dog has been termed as the new hero of the internet. Why? Well, the furry animal saved a police officer and that video has gone viral on the world wide web. In the video, the 'hero' dog can be seen performing Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on an officer, who acted as having collapsed.

The service animal, named Poncho acted timely and performed his lifesaving skills on the officer during the training session. The Municipal Police of Madrid shared the video on Twitter. The video will melt your heart right away.

Take a look at the video here: 

"Heroica" actuación de nuestro #Compañerosde4Patas Poncho, que no dudó ni un instante en "salvar la vida" del agente, practicando la #RCP de una manera magistral.
El perro es el único ser en el mundo que te amará más de lo que se ama a sí mismo- John Billings#Adopta pic.twitter.com/yeoEwPkbRc

— Policía de Madrid (@policiademadrid) June 22, 2018

The video has garnered as many as over 2.38 million views as of now and has been retweeted 12,523 times. It has been liked by 22,739 users on Twitter.

Poncho's act will surely leave a smile on your face. Several users praised him and posted adorable messages on the micro-blogging site.