A dog who was saved from a life on the streets by the compassionate crew at a gas station in Tamaulipas, Mexico two years ago had a chance to repay his guardians by saving them from armed robbers last week.
Randy, the friendly and faithful pup-in-residence at the gas station, was asleep in the warehouse when two armed robbers accosted the attendant during the evening. They demanded he open the office to give them access to the cash and began assaulting the man, pushing him to the ground and kicking him.
Security footage of the forecourt reveals superhero canine Randy dashing to the rescue; he heard the commotion and didn’t hesitate to rush to the aid of his human family.
The startled assailants backed off immediately and were chased away by the attendant and his four-legged helper.
Gerardo Aguilar, the owner of the gas station, sang Randy’s praises and shared the clip on Facebook.
“We were surprised to see how he reacted, and of course we are proud of him,” said Aguilar. “If it weren’t for Randy, who knows how things would have ended. He shows us how grateful and happy he is with us.”
Aguilar describes how, two years ago, Randy began hanging around the gas station. He was skinny and afraid – obviously homeless and malnourished.
Aguilar and his team worked hard to gain his trust, feeding the dog, bathing him, and providing him with a safe haven surrounded by people who cared for him.
Customers adore Randy, with one describing how the friendly dog greets her at the door of her truck every time she drops by.
It just goes to show how loyal dogs are, and how important it is to reach out and help those in need – because you never know when you might need a little help yourself.













Excellent job, Randy!!! You’ve earned you place for sure <3
Amazing how dogs can know when something is wrong, and act. I had a neighbor's dog follow me while I was out for my evening run. Three men in a beat-up white van were going around abducting women, brutalizing them, and leaving them in the middle of desert. And wouldn't you know they saw me and tried to grab me.
Buddy, who was really minding her own business on the other side of the road, came up from behind me and went after the men every time they tried to get near me, teeth bared and hackles up. They finally gave up and took off. I believe she saved my life that night. The weird thing is she never left her yard, was 14 YO, and practically blind. But she somehow knew. Her owners were speechless.
Between Buddy and the armed man who pulled another woman out of the van – all caught on video at the gas pumps the previous week – these dirtbags never grabbed another woman again. They were never caught, but they did stop.
Sorry to take up all this space, but I LOVE telling everyone about my buddy Buddy <3 She was a true hero.
Randy, you rock & roll!
Thank you for sharing this story with us.
That is a true definition of a “SUPER HERO”
Good job, Randy!!! Happy for you and your new home 💕
Animals come to us for a reason – if we would only pay attention.
That is wonderful, and also very lucky, because with the number of assailants- and if they were, indeed, armed (with a gun?) – it would have been easy for them to dispatch both the man and the dog.
Joanne Leone, shame on you. How dare you mention steak on this forum. Don’t you know the horrors of factory farms and the cruel and horrific slaughter of cattle. We insist on VEGANISM. Please go and research the brutal cattle industry and the fear these poor cows feel going to slaughter in the kill line. So please don’t ever mention steak on this forum again. Shame on you. It’s an insult to me and Lady Freethinker
Coolest dog ever, WAY TO GO RANDY BOY! LOVE YOU BABY. if I lived near you I’d give u a huge hug
Aguilar your an honorable man!!!!! Thank you for saving Randy from neglect. Big hugs glad EVERYONE is safe. 👑
Namaste💌
The Galarneau Family
WOW THAT WAS AMAZING ! RANDY IS A SUPER HERO . I HOPE HE GOT A NICE BIG STEAK FOR HIS HEROIC ACT !
Joanne Leone, how dare you mention steak. Don’t you realize where steak comes from. The brutal sadistic cattle industry. Spend a day in a slaughter house and the word steak will never roll off your like again. It’s kind of like you being hired to go to work for PETA and at lunch time going to the cafeteria and asking if they have a big juicy steak on the menu. Well Lady Freethinker is a VEGAN entity in case you haven’t already noticed. We DO NOT BELIEVE IN EATING ANIMALS not even for Randy. I’m assuming you’re a carnivore because a Vegan would Never utter the word Steak. So please don’t advocate for the meat industry on this forum
Mimi, I presume (unless you were born into a vegan family) that the word “steak” was uttered by you in the past. You may also know that people are more willing to listen if you don’t attack them.
Joanne made an innocent remark, and did not deserve such an arrogant hateful reply. And, despite your know-it-all position, there are those who disagree that canines and felines should be forced into veganism.
Sue, I have rescue dogs that are vegan…my German Shepherd is 16 & my Lab is 14…both are a considered miracle ages by my vets. Factory farming is wrong on every single level; Mimi is correct & she wasn’t attacking…this is a vegan site & if you haven’t already connected the dots, it’s time you do.
How cool, it shows how you never know when you friendly gas attendants decided to open your hearts and take care of a homeless dog take him into your gas station and hearts and name him randy and make him part of your gas station family that he randy will fall for you guys to and show his love to protect you guys like you do for him. Thanks for sharing such a wonderful heart warming story!!!!!
Way to go Randy!!!! And way to go to the station owner and all the employees that showed Randy so much love and gave him a home. You guys are true heroes too.
We humans are lucky when we adopt a dog. They give back more than they get.
(For site administrator ) I did not post this to our Animal Rescue page, and I have shared many, but I was concerned about 2 things. The photo appears to be photoshopped at least in one spot with the addition of the cap on the dog and I am not able to verify this information (no city, state or country was listed) through any other source.
Why are you worried about a baseball cap photoshopped onto the dog? And you must not have looked in the right places for other coverage of this story: https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&q=dog+rescues+gas+station+from+robbers+in+mexico&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
Awesome. Animals are extremely loyal and protective as Randy proved. I’m go glad Gerardo and his crew adopted Randy and gave him the love and home he deserves. Good boy Randy – you’re a hero.
WONDERFUL WONDERFUL HUMANS FOR ADOPTING RANDY AND FOR RANDY SHOWING THAT LOVE BACK!!!
Bravo to Randy! such a courageaous and good boy!
He really deserves the help and love his owners give him <3
Lovely people adopting Randy, and if everyone helped and adopted animals, what a wonderful world this would be!
What a good boy!
What a wonderful story, Thank you, Gerardo, for adopting this homeless dog and so glad Randy could help you.
Thank-you!!! for rescuing God’s precious soul … Bless you heart for caring <3 <3
He will give you unconditional love furever and always have your back in time of need :))
Randy is truly a doggie hero. Congrats to the gas station owner and attendants who made him feel a part of their family.
Thanku Armando for giving Randy a loving home. 🐶🐕🐾❤❤❤
Yay, good dog, Randy! So glad he could repay the folks at the gas station for saving him!
This shows us again how important it is to “Do Unto Others As You Would Have Them Do Unto You. Randy has shown us that goes for human or animal and I am very happy to see this happen to a very loving dog.
Hooray for Gerardo and for Randy. I am happy that the hooligans didn’t shoot either Randy or Gerardo. May they spend many loyal years together. Dogs are fabulous companions and will repay kindness with boundless love and loyalty. They are angelic.
‘Well done Randy’ as well as another ‘well done’ to the human family for taking Randy in! Love all round !
These sad,used and abused faces are heartbreaking.Lovely to hear of the gas station pup who was ‘adopted’ and showed his worth!
A great Dog.
Great!
Hooray for pooches!
Bravo Randy! Boy are you gorgeous!!
4 paws up for a wonderful hero…WTG Randy..too bad you had not taken a chunk out of 1 of those lowlifes.
To the owner and attendants at the station, a huge round of respect for adopting him and caring for him.
that dog was briliant helpin to get rid of those idiots .well done .
A hero ❗️
Nie wiem o co chodzi
Nic nie wiem o co chodzi
Well done, Randy. You are a real hero and very brave. Thank you to the folks at the gas station for looking after him.