Dwayne John announced on Tuesday that his French bulldog puppy, Brutus, has died after ingesting a toxic mushroom.
According to the action-movie-star, Brutus was taken off of life support at approximately 11:15 p.m. ET, as the dog’s liver and immune system were “rapidly” being destroyed “to the point of no return.”
Johnson said that the dog ate a mushroom with a “lethal toxicity” while playing outside with is other dog, Hobbs.
“I held his lil’ paw as he was finally at peace,” Johnson wrote. “We’ll always love you Brutus.. [A]nd you’ll always be my lil’ main man and rough housing Brute.”
Brutus’ death comes just weeks after Johnson saved Brutus, whom he had recently acquired with Hobbs, from drowning in his swimming pool. According to Johnson, the near-drowning occurred after he let both dogs 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,” Johnson wrote at the time, noting that Brutus sank like a brick 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,” Johnson recalled. “He was a little delirious. [T]ook 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.”
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