There are few creatures on this earth who are as compassionate as dogs. They always seem to carry hope and kindness in their hearts, even when they’ve haven’t always received such kindness themselves. A stray pup in Turkey recently showed proof of a pure and selfless soul when he noticed a man in distress and felt compelled to help him. The stray spotted a man lying on the ground, stiff with pain, and immediately attempted to comfort the man.

The worried pup approached the man, sniffed him, and then hugged him by resting his head on the man’s chest and curling his body around him. At this time, the man began smiling and petting the dog as other men appeared and also began petting the confused, but happy, pup

As it turns out, the man wasn’t actually hurt. He was a street performer named Numan Ertuğrul Uzunsoy who was acting out a scene in which his character had fallen off his horse and gotten hurt. His performance was apparently believable enough for the compassionate stray to feel sorry for him and want to help him.

When Uzonsoy realized what was happening, he couldn’t help but smile and thank the sweet pup for his concern.

The pup was overjoyed to find that Uzunsoy was feeling okay, and happily accepted pats and scritches from Uzonsoy’s co-stars while the deeply touched audience applauded the little dog for his heart-melting display of compassion.