Honestly, massive respect for Hendrick’s mom. What a brave woman, and such a lucky little dog to have such a caring lady looking after him.

I'd throw myself into any danger for my dog. He's not just a pet, he's my baby boy. And I'll protect like a mother would

I'm so glad to see Hendricks' owner, Melissa, and that she is going to be okay. What a terrifying ordeal !!!

I think Melissa was more worried about her pup then her fingers

Ugh, that call from Hendrik's mom. 😭😭😭 I was mauled trying to break up a dog fight, it's incredibly traumatic. I feel for her.

Melissa was without question, an amazing protector for her gorgeous pup Hendrix...you can see why he is such a calm, gentle, loving boy and it's because his owner is such a gentle, calm young lady, that is until her pup was attacked and she is so small herself. She did so well to fight against a bull mastiff for her puppy and you can see she would definitely do it over again if she needed to. She is so brave.

I'm so glad that puppy survived and hats off to the owner for risking her own life to save her beloved puppy

Australia, where even the grass seeds try to stab you. D:

Hendrix mom is beautiful inside and out. May they both live long happy lives together.

Melissa is a true heroine. I have heard it said that love is a verb.... and by taking action to save Hendrix's young life, she proved it. I hope she and her pup have a long, healthy life together and that her loving hands heal completely.

My neighbor's dogs were attacked by a large dog. The internal damage to the little guys a $4,500 trip to the vet. The owner of the attacking dog took the pups and their owner to the vet and picked up the bill.

Went through something similar with my pit bull when he was about 4 months old. We had taken him to a local pet expo for socializing, freebies, and to support local animal organizations/vendors. We were about half way through and came up to a display and table set up by an organization for service dogs that visited special needs kids/schools/hospitals/etc. My pup rounded the corner of the table and there was an adult Golden Retriever laying there with his handler. Of course he did his puppy dance/greeting and went to go nose to nose with him as a greeting. Without a single sound the Golden snatched him up by his face/nose and jumped up just dangling him in the air. Of course I screamed and the Golden’s handler jerked her dog back by the collar and thankfully that was enough to make the Golden drop him. Immediately blood everywhere, the nice photographer from the display across from there grabbed my pup up and pressed a handful of paper towels on his face. I was there with my almost 2yo daughter and husband. Another vendor lady came running and said there might still be a vet or nurse in the building with the Banfield Vet table and led my husband to their table as quick as possible. I followed as quick as possible while wrangling an upset toddler who just watched her puppy get attacked and another vendor materialized and got all the pertinent contact info for the Golden and it’s handler in case we needed follow up medical care because they were DEFINITELY going to be held liable. We did indeed find a nurse thankfully and she was able to flush the puncture in his nose and tell us what we needed to keep an eye on in the upcoming hours/day. In the end, it healed with no issues and he also didn’t develop any social issues with other dogs, though he did have an aversion to any dog that looked like a Golden for a few weeks. He is 9 years old now and he’s the best dog I’ve ever owned. **We did reach out to the organization and report what happened...I’m concerned they allowed such an unpredictable dog near special needs kids. I was promptly brushed off 🤷🏽‍♀️**

Hendricks mom is a whole other level of amazing dog owner

I went through something similar but a little worse. We had two big great danes trying to kill a smaller great dane and me and my dad fought to protect that small great dane. The small great dane lost her life that day because she had too much emotional and physical trauma that we put her down peacefully at the vet. My father had 36 holes in his hand (bite marks) because he was trying to cover/protect the small great dane. He had to go to the hospital and I only got a single bite (i was pulling the dogs off). My dad has lost most feeling in his right hand where almost all the bite wounds were. I feel horrible knowing that other people had to go through this. Its been almost a year since that incident and it still effects me daily.

“Melissa “PuppyKendricks’ Mom deserves huge respect and recognition for saving her pup from a vicious Mastiff’s jaws!! ❣️👍🏽🤗👏🏼👏🏼Well dome and kiddos for your bravery!! Most people would have left screaming instead of reacting like you did!!

My vet's name is Melissa Hendricks so the dog being named Hendricks and the owner being named Melissa is quite funny to me.

what an amazing woman, the puppy’s got the best mum in the universe

Hendrix's owner was amazingly brave! I've put myself between my dog and an aggressive dog before, but that dog was a tiny Pomeranian. I hope Melissa healed alright in the end. There were so many cute animals in this episode! Those wombats were especially adorable and the Saint Bernard was such a giant teddy.

Melissa is such a brave and gentle soul. I wish her all the best and hope she regains full function of all her fingers.

Love when episodes become available in the US. God Bless all the vets and caregivers! Animals give us unconditional love, and every one of them deserves to be loved just as much back.

I also almost lost my finger breaking up a cat fight. My mom opened the window not realizing a wild cat was right under it and mine flew out and they started to rip each other apart. I was told I was fine and to get over it, but when I woke up the next day I have a fever, my had was severely swollen and infected and I had to have emergency surgery to save my finger. Still worth it!

I was empathising with poor Aspen right through her story. I have a very rare genetic disorder that causes me to have corneal ulcers, epitheleal flaps and holes in my corneas. I can articulate my pain and tell a doctor what I am feeling. Poor doggo cannot. Awesome pawrents to have caught on to her pain, and awesome vets to be able to help!

Ugh, I feel for Melissa💔❤ She's amazing!...I separated a dog's jaws to save mine too. My hands were puntured & a bloody mess. It really does leave you traumatized- and the permanent scars don't help.

Between the puppy being attacked by the mastiff and the guy from Florida saving his dog from an alligator... its amazing what people will do for their dogs

These people who take such good care of their pets are heartwarming. I feel so badly for those young cats that will have chronic problems for the rest of their lives. Happy that Hendricks will be ok, he's such a sweet little guy. His poor owner made me cry 😢 Those baby wombats are precious🥰

That exact thing happened to one of my puppies as soon as we got home from picking him up The dog shook our puppy like he was a toy it was terrifying and our puppy had some puncture wounds on his neck He ended up okay tho and that owner paid for all our expenses

Merry x-mas everyone, even if it’s not Christmas where you are... be greatfull for everything you get today, for everyone you have, and for just being lucky. Merry Christmas!

I am amazed by the people who rescue the damaged animals and then all the people who have knowledge, ability and who love and care for the animals. It is so good to know there are people who invest their time and care to heal the creatures who are as close to death as any animal can be and still is breathing. Seeing the animals that have come through their rehab and are able to live a decent life. People ask me why I watch the programs and there are times when I can’t watch, but it is encouraging to realize there are such people in the world.

I can fully unterstand and support Melissa on this! When I was 10, a mad cat had tried to kill my toy poodle who was only 2 month old and not much bigger than a ball of knitting yarn. I almost lost both eyes and my skin was badly slashed from head to waist and arms before my granny could chase the cat away, but in spite of still suffering from some of the wounds and the infection to this day, the one thing that had most hurt was the agony of not knowing if my puppy was alright, as I was so badly injured that I could not feel my hands nor see anything anymore, and so did not know if I was still holding my puppy in safety against my neck/chest covered with my arms, or if some of him was at the mercy of that evil cat. When the doctor rushed to the scene told me, one of my eyes may partially recover but he was afraid that I'd completely lose the other one, i didn't mind that as much as the thought of losing my dog. I'd have done it all over again the very next second, if it had been required and I certainly lived in terror of him being injured by that cat for the rest of my stay at my granny's. That cat had only ever accepted my grand-father and tolerated me, but nobody else. She actually killed her own kittens only two weeks later. I recovered from most and being so tiny, my puppy had been spared any physical injury, but he did suffer psychologically badly. He had terrible nightmares for a few years and if an animal or a human was being even just slightly unfriendly towards me, he would jump in front of them and dare them to attack him, while moving as far away from me as he could, so that I'd not be hurt by them. It took a lot of love to make him feel that I was safe. It did mean though that as he would bite when waken up suddenly from one of those nightmares and he had bitten me once, as I had picked up my pen having fallen into his bed while he was having those and I did not want him to be injured by the pen, it meant that he chose not to sleep near me anymore after that, in the fear it'd hurt me and no matter what, he would refuse to sleep near me. it hurt, but if that was what he needed to feel safe and happy again, then so be it. We were together all the time, our bond was ever so tight, and he'd leave me only to go and get some sleep at night, after I had managed to make him understand that from now on, I was not going to be approaching his bed, if he was sleeping during the day, even if he was in the same room as I was, and that I'd always be hiding inside an armchair next to him but protected from any bites when he wasn't awake enough to know what he was doing. I hope Melissa won't have to go through this too!

Hendrix's owner is very brave, what a soft sweet soul she is God bless them. Bernie with his bros is too cute, great stories👍🏻

This is a really important episode but at 5:00 for a moment that bird in the background made me laugh so hard 🤡

It's just like parents of children...you will do anything to protect them...ANYTHING. their safety is more important than yours. I always say if someone or something came at my daughter I would do anything to protect her. I wouldn't care if I got permanent injuries or almost die...or even do die as long as my daughter is safe at the end. Granted it is better for kids to have their parents around so best not to risk ur life too but if damage to you prevents ur kid from losing their life it's beyond worth it. What a brave woman. ❤️

I hope Hendrix doesn’t end up fear reactive because because of the trauma, as a douge de Bordeaux aka a mastiff he could end up just as dangerous as the dog who bit him

I literally starting tearing up hearing Melissa on the phone. She was still in the hospital and undergone trauma herself and you can hear in her voice that she's probably still in shock. And despite that her concern was all for poor Hendrix. She's seriously amazing - how many people would jump between their puppy and an attacking, large dog?

Now THAT is a real dog owner! Melissa risked her life for her baby boy! I am so blown away by her quick thinking so she could save that little man! Good job momma! I'm so glad you are both going to be okay! Much love to both of you, your sister, and all of the vet/hospital staff for taking care of both of you! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤍🖤 Thank you Dr. Alex, and all of your staff for taking such great care of little Mr. Hendrix. You guys did such a wonderful job with him!

My mom protected our first dog from a great dane mix, that tried to attack our dog, so I completely understand Hendricks' mom's reaction. It's terrifying, but your adrenaline is pumping and all you care about is protecting your family. My mom had a huge bruise on her arm, but luckily no other injuries. Our dog was okay, mentally and physically too. I hope Hendricks' mom is doing well. :(

People should really take care of their dogs better. Especially larger ones, that can very well cause a lot of damage.

Good to see the poor pup get back to health after a terrifying ordeal. I'd like to know more of the Bull Mastiff attack if it was possible.

God bless Melissa beautiful inside and out....she is an owner every pet deserves

merry merry christmas to all the vets nurses & staff at bondi vet. and to everyone else here. Godbless

It's so frightening to watch dogs fight she's so brave, Please don't ever put yourself in between a dog fight though she could have been killed..... 😭

thank you so much for making this available on youtube, it makes my day

Melissa's story just got me choked up. What a lovely and courageous young lady!

My hands were mauled trying to break up a dog fight.. it hurt so bad .. but it was worth it.. good luck to Melissa and Hendrix and all the animals in the video.. and all the vet personnel…TY for what you do💜

Bernie the dog is a long way from home,. He was a rescue dog from California! 💜💙💞👨‍❤️‍👨👨‍❤️‍👨🐈🦊🐱🦊

The injured puppy looks like a Dogue De Bordeaoux

When people doesn't know or hasn't experimented the love that comes to us from them, I'm so sorry that it's something only we know. When we get our animals I would take anything to protect them they are our babies would never think for a moment there isn't anything I mean anything that could take or want to take our bond, this women knows that bond and what her love would mean to the both of them. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE AND STRENGTH TO HELP HEND. AND PROTECT HIM . MANY BLESSINGS.

this poor dog after seeing this i kind of want to help all animals

What a gorgeous fur baby Hendricks is and lucky to have a mummy like he had. Hope they are both alright.

I’m 15 and I love watching theses because I want to become a vet and help save animals

Mad respect for Melissa, jumping into so much danger for her Pup

There is something special about Dr. Lewis .... love him

The Animals are so beautiful. Thank you for being a great vet and helping all the people. .

The intro Makes My day Everytime 😃

Poor little puppy. He looks so terrified 😭

Such a BRAVE BRAVE beautiful young woman!! I have so much respect for her!! Well Done Mellisa

I really like Dr. Hunt. He’s handsome, fresh blood, really knows what he’s doing,. Also he has really good charisma and seems to care! Yay!💕💕💕❤️💕💕💕

I'm not sure if it's the right word, but Hedrick's mom's hijab was so pretty! She's such a brave woman! He's got a great puppy mummy

You are all so amazing and loving people.

Vaccination day, the only time the vet actually wants to see their patient.

I'm in love with all the pets I've seen in Bondi Vet 😍 And it's also nice to see and hear how to care probably for our pets, so they are happy, healthy and in good shape 😊👍

The Kingston Vet she’s a character and cute when narrating she makes it so interesting to watch big ups to her 👌

I’m so happy Hendrix and Melissa are both okay! One time I kicked an off leash husky hard enough to send it flying when it grabbed my little dog and started shaking him, but I was too scared to get my body and hands in there. I can’t imagine being brave and selfless enough to get your hands and body in there to save your pup.

As the owner of an extra large dog, I cant imagine what that mastiff owner did to make his dog so viscious. They definitely shouldn't own a dog though.

I am so sad I cried a hour that pup is so strong and I am sad about the owner and know I want to see his owner but thank you for helping animals Bondi vet

LOL!!! The cone of shame! I couldn't help but laugh when Dr. Alex used that term for the cone Hendricks had to wear. I'm glad the puppy is doing well!

Is Hendrix also a Bull Mastiff? He is huge. Remember he could be capable of the same kind of aggressive behavior without good and consistent training, especially after that attack. Please, everyone, train your dogs.

I don't get tearful very often but her "I just want him to be okay," got me.

One time I lived in a bad naborhood and wen I was at school my parents let my dog out of the house for a few to do it's business and wen it was running around the road she was attacked by a group of dogs and my sister saw her at the door step and took her to a family that new a vet we were struggling at the time with money so we thought it would be cheaper so my mom and sister took her to the family that new a vet and the family put her down with no remorse so I made a promise to protect all my animals and other people's so now I have a pitbull mix and a strong will to keep him safe I lost two dogs not going to lose him

Little Aspen is such a precious soul. I just want to cuddle her and take her home with me!! Not much danger in that since I live in the US! LOL!

I wish they addressed how to more safely react to a dog fight.

Hendriks so lucky to have such a caring owner ❤️

Hats of to this laydie who saved her own puppy dog.

Aspen is a beautiful dog. Smiling at the vet.

We see allot of "sniffles" or cat flu. It's one of those things where you treat the symtoms and with antibiotics . Very few kittens actually heal from it, but if it's not extreme, they can live with it. Unfortunately severe cases need to be PTS, or live a horrible sickly life. Synptoms include teary eyes and snotty nose. It's a horrible disease

🐼 Big Bear Hugs from a 67 yr old grandma in Kirby, Texas, USA 🐼 Merry Christmas!!

It’s been awhile since I’ve been empresses by a tv show but Bondi Vets is a really awesome show!! Love it!!👏🏻👏🏻🥰🥰💗💗

If I was the vet on that phone call I ( 18:44 ) would have said to the human patient in the hospital: Allow me to worry about your dog and you focus on yourself for now. My team and I will do our best for him." I am not in any way saying this vet wasn't caring. Why I bring this up is because of my physical disability. I've been in the hospital a number of times for surgery. The less stress the better. A very strong statement of empathy is helpful :)

Dr. Kate Adams is Gorgeous!

What a great job. A nanny to dogs!🐈🐱🐩🐕🐱🦊🐈🐕🐩🐺🤗😋

This just shows how much some people love their pets :o

If you see this Melissa your a dead legend you saved your dogs life ♡♡♡

This is why it's so important to socialize your dog, ESPECIALLY bull mastiffs, since they have a bit more agression and dislike of other people and dogs due to their bulldog heritage.

Wow, Melissa's amazing courage, in grappling against the might of a ferocious 80kg Bull Mastiff in order to save her innocent pup, is, nigh on, Super human ! THAT, is the ~~Power, of True, Love !

I have a dog and when he was A month or two years old he got a bad disease and he just made it and he is seven turning eight And I’m so happy he made it like the dogs on here

About 6 months ago my 3 year old lab was attacked by an unsociable pit bull cross that was loose. And when I tell you that I had no thought for my own well being and threw myself into saving my dog I am honestly surprised I walked away unharmed bc my dog was lucky to have survived he had multiple picture wounds to his neck and the scream he made will haunt me forever. It’s the most horrific thing to have happened and my baby is thankfully okay. Can totally empathise with the owner of the puppy

Love happy endings. Happy Holidays. ❤

Hendrix’s omg sooo cute & brave I want a dog like him always have since watching turner & hooch hope he grows up to have a happy loving fun life & gets really big & strong & his owner is an hero for saving him from the dog hue attacked him ❤️

A bull massive attacked my pit a long time ago, twice. Same dog. My pit didn't fight back, she is a huge baby. Costed me 2 grand in stitches on her neck.The 2nd time was a few months later and another 2 grand. Again, my dog didn't even fight back. She loves other dogs but now is nervous around bigger dogs and aggressive showing dogs of any size. She is still a sweet baby and gets along with friendly dogs. She is 11 years old now.

What a gorgeous dog Hendrix is.

Gorgeous Doge De Bordeaux puppy

Melissa - you’re a hero!

Wowww i watch you guys all the timeeeee

Respect to Melissa!!

I love all the new staff!💕💕💕❤️💕💕💕

Hendricks mom did well. My parents pit/boxer mix attacked my pit bull and I ripped the dog off mine twice before finally ripping her off for good. I almost broke her leg just trying to keep her away from mine. My poor girl was rushed to the vet with gaping wounds and massive blood loss. My dog did not fight back and my parents dog had zero wounds. I still have massive scars from the fight. My baby survived, but was sadly put to sleep due to cancer that had already spread from her stomach to her surrounding organs. Best dog I’ve ever owned.

Hendricks is sooo sweet sooo proud of his mum that was sooooo brave of her I would have done the same thing for my animal no matter if it is a dog or cat

thats a brave owner

That poor baby :( what a good woman cuz thats a big dog that attacked. Hopefully the puppy isn't permanently traumatized from it :( But also hes a BIG baby 😍

Hendrix looks so much better - poor little doggie, he was so in shock and sad. wonderful family. Docs did a great job :) 🌷🐶