A protective pet Shih Tzu dog tried to save his owner when he thought that a massage therapist was hurting her.

The three-year-old fluffy creature Olaf was watching from the foot of the bed while a chiropractor twisted and crackled his master's bones in Metro Manila, the Philippines on October 7.

However, when the stranger started pulling on the woman's head, the pooch stopped the medic, worried that he could be hurting his master.

Footage shows the worried pet dog appearing to ask the man to leave his owner alone.

Pet owner Jema Ng said: ‘My eyes was closed and I was concentrating during my massage but Olaf was interrupting. He thought the man was hurting me.'

Jema's husband had to tell the dog, ‘he was a friend' which made the pooch back off a little but didn't totally leave the woman alone with the medic.

Jema added: ‘When I opened my eyes, we all laughed because my dog didn't leave me alone. He was very caring.'