A man found a dog with a heartbreaking letter attached to its neck, explaining why its previous owner could no longer keep the pooch.
Lionel Vytialingam from Malaysia was on his way home from a local grocery store when he spotted the dog running down the road. He followed the terrified animal to see if he could do something and noticed a note attached to its neck.
The letter revealed that the pooch’s name was Siggy and her owner explained why they could no longer take the dog home.
“I got into my car, followed the little one a bit then stopped by the roadside. Thank goodness she chose to walk towards me, away from the middle of the road,” Lionel shared.
“She had a soggy note folded up and tied around her neck. I tried not to move at all to maybe gain her trust.”
He continued: “She stood away for about 10 minutes watching my every pulse it seemed, before she finally approached me from the back, sniffed, then walked round to face me. I asked her if I could look at her note.
“She had formed the most intense, most pleading eye contact with me from under her matted fringe. I unhooked the note, opened it up and read it right there crouched by the roadside.
“There was hope I thought, there’d be some owner’s contact or address, I thought. But it was a different sort of note. And I broke down in tears, one hand firmly grasping onto her sticky knots of fur. I experienced all kinds of emotions, but very little foresight.
“Probably wasn’t a good sight for all the passing vehicles. But inside of that moment of mental-blankness, I decided. She was going to get into my car, and off the road.
“Not because I knew what I was doing, or where to go, but because right then I knew I didn’t need to have all the answers before I took a step forward. And so, I brought her home. Fed and bathed her, dried her off and put her to bed.”
He added: “She’s downstairs now in a cosy bed I made under a couch where she seems most comfortable, and I’m up here in my bed, about to feed her bread, honey and chunks of chewies.”
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