When a journalist went to cover a story at an animal shelter, he expected to leave with nothing more than a few quotes and some photographs. But one determined shelter dog had another plan in mind.
This shelter dog decided the journalist was his new dad, and he wasn’t going to take no for an answer!
When the unnamed journalist arrived at the shelter, all the dogs there surrounded him. They were curious about this stranger who had come into their home.
While most of the dogs wandered away after a minute or so, one shelter dog stayed by the journalist’s side. The dog went up onto his hind legs and hugged the journalist’s leg. Then, he rested his head on the journalist’s hips.
The journalist pet the dog’s head, and the pup closed his eyes, completely relaxed and happy.
The journalist didn’t try to push the dog away—he seemed to sense that the pup needed some love and affection. All the shelter workers were amazed to see how quickly the journalist and dog bonded!
After spending some time with the dog, the journalist knew he couldn’t leave him at the shelter. And so, the journalist officially adopted the pup and took him home!
This heartwarming story went viral on Reddit and Facebook. After the story went viral, many different Redditors shared their own stories of their dogs choosing them. A Redditor named AbsentK shared how he and his wife got their shelter dog:
“My live-in girlfriend (now wife) had talked about wanting to get a dog, I was hesitant but agreed to just go meet some at a foster home. When we got in, one dog came up to her and put her paws on my wife’s shoulders, and just nuzzled her neck. At that moment I just thought to myself ‘well, looks like we are getting a dog’.”
Another Redditor named Yingyang26 said that his shelter cat also chose him. He had no choice but to take her home!
“That’s how I got my cat. Went to the shelter to play with some animals. Didn’t plan on getting a cat. I show up and it’s “Free Cat Day” at the shelter…We walk around and play with some cats but in a cage in the middle of the room was this crazy kitten that wouldn’t stop racing around her cage and reaching out to me…Finally I decided to pick her up and see what she was about and she clung to me and purred. It was definitely a well this is my life now moment. She’s an amazingly needy cat but I love her.”
People on Facebook also shared beautiful stories about the way their pets found them. One woman said that her Black Lab simply showed up on her doorstep!
When this journalist arrived at the shelter, he could have never guessed that he would be leaving with a new best friend. Check out the video below to see the moment this shelter dog chose his new owner—be sure to have some tissues ready!
Please SHARE this with your friends and family.
