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A dog owner has shared an emotional story on Instagram of how his pet pooch died after protecting the rest of his pack from a black bear.
SEE ALSO:Marine makes bucket list for dying dog who saved his lifePete was an adopted dog whose owners run a dog walking and pet sitting service. He was out hiking with his owner and the pack in the Greenwood Lake, New York, area on Sunday, when they accidentally startled a black bear. While the other dogs and his owner escaped to safety, Pete stayed behind to protect them.
The story, which went viral after it was shared by a friend of the owner on Twitter, can be read in full below.
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A condensed version of the story was shared on Twitter by journalist Ben White, where it's since been shared over 28,000 times.
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If you head to @mmspets on Instagram, you can see more photos of Pete and the other dogs in the pack.
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On Monday evening, after the story went viral, Pete's owners took to Twitter to thank everyone for their support.
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"He was a senior dog that we adopted after fostering," they wrote.
"His actions prove that no dog is too old to be abandoned or too lost to be loved."
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