A Staten Island pooch took a bullet for his owner and lived to wag his tail.
Kilo the pit bull was shot in the head as he tried to protect his owner from would-be home invader posing as a FedEx deliveryman over the weekend.
The bullet miraculously missed his skull and exited through his neck, giving him at least a slim chance to survive, according to The New York Post.
The pup's shooting happened when an intruder tried to push his way into Justin Becker's home in Graniteville, claiming he had a package to deliver, early Saturday evening, the Post reported.
The 32-year-old Becker pushed the armed intruder to the ground, but the suspect's body was already halfway inside the apartment. Kilo stuck his head out the door to help out his owner and the suspect pulled the trigger.
Then he ran off, leaving Becker to cradle his wounded 12-year-old pup in his arms. Becker told the Post his girlfriend thought for sure the dog would die, but Becker said he wasn't giving up on his old friend.
Becker took Kilo to South Shore Animal Hospital, where veterinarians operated on the animal. X-rays indicated the bullet never entered Kilo's skull and it appeared the pooch suffered no brain damage, reports the Post.
Kilo was able to return home to continue his recovery process.
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