Check out this feel good, bitter sweet story about a 11-year-old boy named Maleik Carr who is being called a hero after he rushed to save his 5-year-old sister’s life from a vicious dog attack.

Maleik and his 5-year-old sister, Jalia, started Monday as they do most other school days — with a walk through their backyard to the school bus. But this morning was different.

According to WMAZ, the chain link fence that typically keeps a safe distance between them and their neighbor’s two unleashed pit bulls was marked by a massive hole. And as the two walked past, both dogs slipped through and proceeded to attack Jalia.

“So I ran over there and started kicking [the dogs] away from her,” Maleik told CNN, offering the camera a view of his legs, covered in stitches and puncture wounds, as proof. Maleik told his little sister to run to safety.

Watch the video below:

We are so glad these two children are ok. Those dogs need to be put to sleep asap.