ROSEVILLE, Calif. -- There's good news for Jet the dog, who is being credited for protecting his 10-year-old owner from being bitten by a rattlesnake.

Jet, a black lab, was released from the Roseville Veterinarian Hospital Friday and is now recovering at home. His owners said he also went for a short walk.

Jet's owner, Kevin Haskell, and his parents and a neighbor were hiking near Minor's Ravine in Roseville when the foursome said they heard something in the grass. The Haskell family said Jet jumped in the way of Kevin and was bitten twice in the chest.

Jet's health is improving, but he's not completely out of the woods, a veterinarian said. He may need more surgery down the road.

Meanwhile, donations continue to come in from across the country. The family said there's already enough money to cover the vet bill, and the overflow cash will go to the Placer County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, from where Jet's family adopted him originally.