We all know how loyal dogs are to their owners. But Leo, who always hoped his owners would come back, shows a whole new level of devotion.
Leo lives in Thailand. One morning, he went with his owners on a trip. But for some reason, the owners left Leo behind at a gas station.
Naturally, Leo was distraught. He was terrified of being without his family. So he decided to wait for them. But they didn’t come back.
Still, Leo thought that they would be back at some point. So he waited and waited. But still, his family didn’t show up.
The days turned to months, and Leo’s owners still didn’t show up.
Luckily, a local animal lover looked out for him.
At first, Saowalak wanted to give Leo a temporary home. But the dog kept on escaping and returning to the spot where he had last seen his owners.
Saowalak realized that the dog wasn’t going to leave that place until he found his owners.
But she still wanted to help him. At first, she fed the poor animal. And then, when he developed a skin condition, she gave him medication.
Four years passed until someone else took notice of the poor dog.
Anuchit Uncharoen posted to social media in an attempt to find out what had happened to Leo’s original owners.
Uncharoen’s post soon became popular. To date, it has gained over 2,400 reactions. It also has more than 600 comments and 900 shares.
Then, amazingly, a family got into contact with Uncharoen. They said that they had lost a dog four years ago. They didn’t know when he had got out of their car. For a while, they had searched for Leo. But when they couldn’t locate him, they thought that he must have died.
So the family came to the spot where Leo had waited for four years. Leo was happy to see them. But by now, he didn’t want to come home with them.
Leo had formed a bond with Saowalak. So the original owners made an agreement with Saowalak. They felt terrible about giving up the search for Leo. But they agreed that if he had chosen Saowalak then he should stay with her. They would visit Leo often and pay for any vet bills that he needed.
Now that Leo had met his original owners, he decided to stay in Saowalak’s home, without visiting that spot on the road. It was like he had finally found inner peace.
Of course, this is a bittersweet ending for Leo. He could have stayed with Saowalak in safety all along. But he needed to know if his original family still cared about him.
If only the original family had made more of an effort and asked online if anyone had seen Leo!
Hopefully, Leo and Saowalak will still have many happy years with one another. And hopefully, the original family will visit Leo regularly and let him know how bad they feel about giving up on him.
This story really shows just how deep dog emotions run. Leo couldn’t make up his mind until he was reunited. Hopefully, he has forgiven the original owners for abandoning him.
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