In most cases, it is indeed true, just like what happened to a woman in Taiwan recently.

Her naughty but adorable golden retriver, Kimi, could have indirectly saved her life!

According to a report in Mothership, Kimi’s owner had planned to fly Wuhan with her family later this month, but the trip didn’t not happen because Kimi ate up her passport.

Kimi’s furious owner then took to Facebook to share photos of Kimi laying beside her shredded passport.

“Saw this scene the moment I returned to my room! Who can explain on my behalf, can I even leave the country now #SomeoneTakeThisDogAway ,” she posted.

A chewed up blessing in disguise

However, a day after her Facebook posting, she got to know that there’s an outbreak of coronavirus in Wuhan.

Realising that her dog could just have saved her life, she took to Facebook again to thank her lucky stars.

“Do you guys still remember the passport incident? In hindsight, this little one was really protecting me.

“After my passport was destroyed, the virus started proliferating at my intended destination. I feel rather touched now. It’s a good thing you prevented me from going on the trip,” she posted.