The Rocks puppy died after eating a poisonous mushroom, is in pup heaven

Most days, I’d love to receive a hug from Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Right now, the urge is strong. As the Rock mentioned in early September, he adopted two new puppies named Brutus and Hobbs. Immediately after he brought his boys home, they gave him a run for his superhero ways by diving into his swimming pool. The Rock jumped in and rescued both dogs from drowning. Then Brutus got sick and had to go to the vet (that photo is at the bottom of this post). These dogs were both a complete handful to the Rock, but he dearly loves both of them.

After only a few weeks, Brutus got into more trouble. He ate a poisonous mushroom and had an immediate reaction. Brutus then suffered organ failure. Not too much time passed before the Rock and his lady, Lauren Hashain, had to make the decision to take him off life support, and this is all so sad:

Another reminder we have to live and love as greatly as we can today, because tomorrow is never guaranteed. At approximately 11:15pm last night myself and @laurenhashianofficial had to make the painful decision to end Brutus’ suffering by taking him off of life support and sending his soul to pup heaven. I held his lil’ paw as he was finally at peace. As all puppies and dogs do, he ate a mushroom while playing outside with his brother Hobbs. This mushroom happened to have a lethal toxicity and within hours it was rapidly destroying his liver and immune system to the point of no return. I encourage all of you out there to be mindful of mushrooms in your yards, parks or anywhere outside your dogs play. What looks innocent, can be deadly to your lil’ family members.

[From The Rock on Instagram]

Big guy, little puppies, and so many tears. The Rock isn’t necessarily looking for sympathy. He’s spreading the word about poisonous mushrooms because he doesn’t want any other dog to suffer in the same way. Just one week ago, little Brutus was giving his dad a terribly difficult time by refusing to walk on a leash. Oh, Brutus got into everything, but at least he’s no longer suffering. His buddy, Hobbs, must miss him too.

Here's a fun Labor Day weekend story… We just decided to add two new members to our Johnson family. Baby French Bulldogs. In my right hand is BRUTUS and in my left hand is HOBBS. Bring them home and immediately take them outside so they can start learning how to "handle their business and potty like big boys". I set them both down and they both take off in a full sprint and fall right into the deep end of our pool. HOBBS immediately starts doggy paddling while BRUTUS (like a brick) sink heads first to the bottom of the pool. I take off into a full sprint, fully clothed, dive in the pool, swim to the bottom, rescue my brick, I mean BRUTUS and bring him back to the edge of the pool. He was a little delirious.. took a moment, threw up all the water he swallowed and looked up at me as if to say, "Thank God you didn't have to give me mouth to mouth!" and then ran off to play with his brother. A few lessons I've learned today.. A) Not all puppies have the instinct to doggie paddle. B) Some puppies (like BRUTUS) will be so in shock by experiencing water they will sink extremely fast so react quick. C) While spiriting to save your puppies life, before you dive in, try and throw your cel phone to safety. Don't keep it in your pocket… like I did. #BRUTUSLives #HOBBSCanSwim #MyCelPhonesDead #AndNoMouthToMouthNeeded #HappyLaborDay

A photo posted by therock (@therock) on Sep 7, 2015 at 3:35pm PDT

Photos courtesy of Dwayne Johnson on Instagram & WENN

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