Heart-Stopping Encounter: Dog Gets Up Close with a Shark at Popular Beach!

This is the horror moment a pooch diced with death as it came face-to-face with a massive tiger shark at a popular Australian beach.

The dog’s owner could only watch helplessly from the shore as the deadly beast and the pooch met in the shallows at Whitford’s Dog Beach in Perth.

Shocking footage captured by a drone showed the hound go nose-to-nose with the sea monsterCredit: 7NEWS Olive’s owner was gobsmacked by how far the rogue shark came out of the waterCredit: 7NEWS The beach in Perth, Australia, has regular shark sightingCredit: 7NEWS

Olive the Groodle was loving life, splashing in the sea before she locked eyes with the huge shark.

Shocking footage captured by a drone showed the hound go nose-to-nose with the sea monster.

The drone operator said: “I put the drone up, tried to understand what just happened. And yeah, it was just impressive, obviously, because it’s not something that you see every day.”

Luckily the pair quickly retreat in opposite directions the moment they both appear to size each other up.

Sascha Green, Olive’s owner was gobsmacked by how far the rogue shark came out of the water.

The terrifying incident has left locals concerned about the lack of signage in place despite regular shark sightings.

Green said: “I’m so concerned that if something isn’t done really quickly, then I will attempt to put signs up myself.”

City of Joondalup Mayor Daniel Kingston allegedly told Green signage in the area is unnecessary, as “people are generally aware coastal waters are natural habitat for marine wildlife including sharks.”

7NEWS captured bombshell drone footage of at least three sharks in the same area just last week.

Green believes the chilling encounter should serve as a stark reminder of the risks that come with swimming in the sea.

Elsewhere, at Bathers Beach in Fremantle a shark barrier is being installed to give swimmers peace of mind until April 2026.

Fremantle Mayor Ben Lawver said: “The whole idea is to create a space where people that wouldn’t normally go swimming in the ocean because they’re worried about sharks just have a space where they can come and feel safe and have a swim.”

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Horrified British tourists on a boat trip in the can be heard screaming in the footage as the fearless hound chases the beast.

The pooch can be seen clambering off a wooden platform and onto a rock before jumping into the water above a huge .

Shocked tourists from the UK and US can be heard yelling at the canine, begging it to get back out.

One boat trip guest could be heard shouting: “Get out baby”.

Another person cried: “Stop going after it.”

But their pleas fell on deaf ears as the brave adventurer continued to splash about in the water, chasing the shark lurking below.

As the pair thrash about in the water, the dog appears to come out on top as the defeated shark swims away – much to the relief of tourists watching on from the boat.

The unusual but thrilling battle was shared online by boat-operator Exuma Water Sports.

Rebecca Lightbourn, reservation manager of Exuma Water Sports, said: “We had slowed down in order to give the guests a look, and the shark meandered its way over to the shore and at the same time that we were all looking at the shark, the dog also noticed the shark.

“Whether he wanted to protect his island or just wanted to play with what looked to him like a really big fish in the water, he just went after it.”

She said the dog – owned by the caretaker of the private island – often greets tourists sailing past.