A 4-year-old girl disappeared from the yard of her house one morning.

A 4-year-old girl disappeared from the yard of her house one morning. The family and neighbors have been looking for her in the nearby forest for 48 hours. The police came to the scene and started asking everyone if they saw the girl, but no one had seen anything.

The parents were more and more desperate and they were afraid that something terrible would happen to their little girl. They searched for her day and night without interruption, and the police went to every house to look for the missing girl for a distance of 5 miles. With each passing hour, the chances of the girl being alive dropped dramatically. CONTINUE STORY BELOW

On the third day of the search, the neighbors saw a stray pit bull crouching next to a tree in the middle of the forest. When they tried to approach, the dog began to growl, not letting anyone approach him. When they looked more closely they noticed that the dog was trying to protect the missing girl. THEY FOUND HER!! It is not known exactly how much time the dog spent with the girl in the woods, but it is clear that he was squatting next to her trying to warm her and protect her.

The girl was not injured, but she was very hungry and dehydrated. She was taken to the hospital where doctors managed to improve her health. CONTINUE STORY BELOW

And the dog was adopted by the girl’s family and they named him Joy. The pit bull was declared a hero because he managed to protect the girl.

No one ever thought that a dog had instincts so developed that he realized that the child was in danger and felt the need to take care of the little one. The girl’s parents are grateful to Joy, who proved once again that a dog is much smarter and more loving than we can imagine. CONTINUE STORY BELOW