A man who was sliced in half after a tragic forklift accident has spoken about how his loyal dog never leaves his side.
Loren Schauers, 20, was working in the forklift on a bridge when he plummeted 50ft, severing his arm and crushing his lower body in September 2019.
His family were left with the devastating decision of whether to ask doctors to save him by cutting him in half and risking Loren wishing they hadn't.
But when the construction worker was later able to speak for himself, he looked doctors "dead in the eye" and asked for the lifesaving op.
Loren, from Great Falls in Montana, US, been living without his legs and right forearm for the last two years with the help of his devoted wife Sabia Reiche, 23.
In a touching tribute to his dog Atlas, Loren revealed just how much his four-legged friend does for him at home, the Daily Star reports.
Speaking during a live stream on the couple's popular YouTube channel, Loren told his followers that Atlas was "crying because he sees that I'm in pain".
He continued: "Yeah it's actually really cute, we should do a video of it but yeah Atlas whenever I'm up in my wheelchair or I'm not moving, he'll be right by me. Always, sitting right next to me."
Loren turns to Atlas to say: "Ain't that right buddy?"
Sabia, 23, whose surname Loren has decided to take as his own, added: "As soon as Loren is out of bed, Atlas is like in protective mode and is at his side, like 'this is my human'."
In the video, the German shepherd is wearing a colourful bandana around his collar.
The couple explain Atlas' neck rolls are around three fingers big before smothering him with affectionate strokes.
