The Rock jumps into pool fully-clothed to save drowning puppy

Credit: @therock/Instagram -- The Rock can be seen standing in his pool holding puppies Brutus and Hobbs.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson often plays the hero in the action movies he stars in, but on Labor Day he got to play hero in real life.

He explained in an Instagram posts that his family recently adopted two French Bulldog puppies and within hours of bringing them home, he had to rescue one from watery danger.

The photo shows the star standing in a swimming pool fully clothes and holding the puppies in his hands.

He wrote in the caption: 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.

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