Dogs
Man starts crying when he reads note about his beloved foster dog
Toby and his foster dad immediately formed an incredible bond.
Rachel Shapiro
07.16.21

Toby is a sweet dog who was dealt a tough set of cards. He was born in South Korea and spent his first years with one family. But one day, that family left him on the streets.

And after that, he wandered, hoping to find a new place to call home.

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Luckily, Toby found his way into an auto repair shop. The owner of the shop took pity on the animal and drove him to a shelter.

But there was bad news. The shelter had no room for Toby. The dog had to stay in an outside kennel in the cold, cold winter.

Then the charity Band For Animal discovered Toby’s situation. They arranged to take the dog to the USA, where they hoped a loving owner could be found for him.

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Ann Hoang/TheDodo

Shortly after landing, the charity arranged for a welcoming foster family to take him in. It was supposed to be a temporary solution. But it would become so much more.

The Hoang family welcomed Toby into their home. They already had one dog. Ann Hoang, the mother of the family, wanted to adopt a second dog. But they were unsure if it would be too much to handle.

They decided to try fostering a dog, just to see if they could manage a second one.

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Ann Hoang/The Dodo

The Hoangs could tell that Toby had been through a lot the second that he arrived at the home. He was literally shaking with fear. He spent most of the first day just cowering in his crate.

Eventually, Toby gained enough confidence in his surroundings to leave the crate for the first time. But still, he was so, so scared.

But the Hoangs kept showing kindness to Toby. They knew that he had been through a lot. They took it slow.

Finally, Toby started to trust the Hoangs. Ann Hoang’s husband beckoned the dog to sit on the couch. The dog decided, nervously, to join him. He climbed up, staring at the human.

Ann’s husband gave him some reassuring pets to the head.

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Ann Hoang/The Dodo

A strong bond had been formed. Then, over the next few days, Toby’s confidence grew and grew. The Hoangs’ first dog, Charlie, started playing with him.

They would play fight and cuddle for hours on end. By the end of the first week, it was hard to imagine that the dogs hadn’t known each other for years.

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Ann Hoang/The Dodo

But then something happened that could have broken the Hoangs’ hearts. Two potential adoptee families wanted to visit Toby. It was possible that Toby would be taken away from the Hoangs forever.

“Toby was the first experience where I could see he [her husband] would be heartbroken without him.” Ann Hoang.

Ann took drastic action. She called the charity that had taken Toby to America. She said that she and her husband needed to adopt Toby.

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But Ann didn’t tell her husband that she had done this. She decided to break the news to him in a completely unique way. Before Toby’s adoption could be finalized an official would have to inspect the Hoangs’ home.

Instead of telling her husband what was happening, Ann told her husband that a potential adopter was coming to look at Toby instead.

She decided to capture on video the moment when the inspector revealed that the Hoangs were keeping Toby forever. And it’s incredibly heartwarming.

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Steven Casey/YouTube

Ann’s husband started crying and crying, so happy was he to keep Toby. Toby, not understanding what was going on, even ran up to Ann’s husband. He didn’t realize that they were tears of joy.

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Steven Casey/YouTube

After a tough beginning, Toby has a wonderful place to call home with a dad who clearly loves him more than anything. We’re so happy for Toby!

Check out the heartwarming video of Toby’s dad learning he’s keeping him below!

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