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The Rock's Adorable Puppy Ate A Poisonous Mushroom And Died

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If you've ever looked at mushrooms randomly growing in your back yard and wondered if they're poisonous, apparently they can be. Just ask The Rock.

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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson had a cute French bulldog named Brutus that ate some mushrooms in the back yard and died from them. The mushroom had a lethal toxicity that quickly destroyed little Brutus' liver and immune system.

The Rock had just gotten the bulldog three weeks ago, officially welcoming it, along with another bulldog named Hobbs, through Instagram.

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Tuesday morning, The Rock posted a solemn photo of himself holding Brutus, saying that he made the decision to take the dog off life support the night before.

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"I held his lil' paw as he was finally at peace," The Rock said. "I encourage all of you out there to be mindful of mushrooms in your yards, parks or anywhere outside your dogs play."

Soon after welcoming the dog to his family, The Rock posted on Ingstagram that he had to save Brutus from a drowning incident, but the action star could not save him this time.