Adopting a pet is a helpful and compassionate way of giving an abandoned animal a second chance at life. After all, they deserve to be cherished and loved. But one thing you should remember when adopting an animal from the shelter is that you are also bringing its unique backstory.
You see, every animal you see at the shelter has their own personal tragic stories. Apparently, some of these stories are eventually made known to the new owners after the adoption. One good example is a man in China who had learned that he had adopted an abandoned Golden Retriever with a tragic past.
After bringing the pooch home from the shelter, the man soon realized something weird and odd about the dog’s behavior. At night, as both the husband and wife are doing their bedtime routine, their dog would constantly stand up on his hind legs against the mini gate that separated him and their bedroom. He would then stare at the couple and watch them fall asleep.
At first, the couple just shrugged it off, thinking that the pooch just had a lot of energy since he didn’t get enough exercise throughout the day. But despite all efforts to make sure he got adequate exercise, his strange behavior still continued every night.
The concerned owner returned to the shelter to ask if there was a way to know more about the pooch’s past. Soon enough, the staff complied and the man discovered that his dog’s previous owners had surrendered him to the shelter after the news of having a baby. What’s even more heartwrenching is that the previous owner took the dog out in the middle of the night just to bring him straight to the shelter.
It now all made sense that the dog’s fear was being abandoned again at night.
The new owner felt heartbroken knowing that his new dog had experienced such pain. As soon as he arrived home, he dismantled the barrier and allowed the dog to sleep with him and his wife in bed. With this gesture, he had hopes that it would ease the canine’s fears of abandonment.
Watch this story of love and compassion in the heartwarming video below.
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