A dog which prevented its owner from committing suicide  in France  has become a little  hero,Metro News reports.

The 63-year-old woman intended to kill herself by walking  into the garden of her home in southeastern France with her dog, a male German Shepherd mid last week.

The local police  told the press that the woman fired several test shots of a 22-calibre rifle to ensure that it was working before she turned the gun on her chest.

“At the moment she pulled the trigger, her dog jumped on her and diverted the shot,” a police officer told Le Figaro, adding that the animal “probably sensed things and knocked into her to save her.”

The woman was conscious and suffering from a chest wound when she was found by her husband. She was taken to the hospital, but her injuries are not considered to be life-threatening.

According to police, the dog appeared to be “deeply affected” by his human’s actions.

By UP