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A security guard used his umbrella to shield a dog from the rain, and now people are calling him a 'hero'

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Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowSign up for by Morning Brew to get the best recs for smarter livingSomething is loading.Ethan Dearman didn't mind a little rain if it meant keeping a dog dry.Dearman, the security guard at a Morrisons grocery store in Giffnock, Scotland, was spotted sharing his umbrella with a dog who was left outside.&nbsp;"I'm used to the rain myself," he told Insider. The 23-year-old has worked at Morrisons for two months. When it started raining, he grabbed one of the store's extra umbrellas for Freddie, the dog who was patiently waiting for his owner to arrive."I try to keep an eye out for dogs," Dearman said. He told Insider that this wasn't the first time he's held an umbrella for a dog. A day before the viral incident, he was helping a husky stay out of the rain.&nbsp;A Twitter user caught the sweet interaction and shared the image online, where it quickly went viral, having over 150,000 likes at the time of writing.&nbsp;"Shout out to this security man keeping this good boy dry. He said 'well you never know how dogs feel about the rain,'" the user .—Crisp Rat (@MelGracie_) With thousands of retweets and responses, people have called the security guard a "hero" and "legend." Others called for him to receive a pay raise.—Simon H Moore (@wearethemoos) The owner of the dog, David Cherry, later posted on Twitter, saying that the security guard was kind for protecting Freddie from the rain."Our dog Freddie has went viral after kind security man put up his umbrella for Freddie when it started raining at the Morrisons near my parents house," Cherry wrote. "Good community vibes. People looking out for each other. He's always nice to my Dad and brother, it's nice to hear nice things."—David Cherry (@davidjcherry) Dearman responded to all the retweets and comments, writing: "Looks like I made a lot of people happy today."—Ethan Dearman (@DearmanEthan) He told Insider the response has been overwhelming.&nbsp;"It allows me to cross one thing off my bucket list: becoming famous for doing something good," Dearman said.&nbsp;Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know.Subscribe to push notificationsAn icon in the shape of a lightning bolt.Keep readingIt indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options.Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.

Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowSign up for by Morning Brew to get the best recs for smarter livingSomething is loading.Ethan Dearman didn't mind a little rain if it meant keeping a dog dry.Dearman, the security guard at a Morrisons grocery store in Giffnock, Scotland, was spotted sharing his umbrella with a dog who was left outside.&nbsp;"I'm used to the rain myself," he told Insider. The 23-year-old has worked at...

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