Hello everybody!

Its from the Welcome Home facebook page about inspirational stories and
pictures.

I had a request to repeat this story that was sent in by a friend here at
Welcome Home. She sent this to me and could not get over the response she got
after I posted this story. She thought it was just an everyday thing..... I
thought she was an angel...

Cynthia writes:

There was a homeless man who 'camped' in the covered garage at the bank where
my office was located. You'd see him huddle down for the night, along with his
little dog, a small scruffy little terrier mix. When I walked thru the garage
on my way to lunch, I would often check to see where he was and then bring him
a burger and drink, too. He always tore the sandwich in half, ate one half and
gave the other to his dog.

I started bringing him a bag of dry dog food every month and he took great
pains to keep it dry & his dog rode seated in the child's seat in the grocery
cart wherever he went. One especially cold winter morning, I noticed his dog
was missing and he seemed utterly forlorn. I bought him some coffee and he
explained how the city rounded up the homeless and took them to the shelter
because it was bitterly cold and they took his dog away from him and took her
to the shelter (no license, no tags, no rabies vaccination). I was appalled.

I took the morning off, picked him up from the garage & drove him to the
shelter where we asked to look for his 'lost' dog. When we found her, she put
up such a racket of pure joy upon seeing him: yipping, yelping, wiggling
uncontrollably. Paws squeezed between chain link trying to touch her master
and his fingers stroking her little face.

I paid for her license, basic shots and retrieval fee and he rode back in
silence hugging her so tight, I thought he would break her. When we got out, I
told him to keep her safe. He hugged me, made Sasha give me a smooch of
thanks, and hurried off to where he'd hidden his cart.

I understand the need to keep these souls safe but taking his one undeniable
friend -- while legally founded -- was gut wrenchingly wrong on so many other
levels.

Matt


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