Their Adopted Dog Kept Staring At Them All Night – Then They Learn What His Previous Owners Did

by pawbuzz on in Dogs 161

Adapting to a new home can be difficult for shelter animals. Being brought into unfamiliar surroundings and forced to interact with strangers is both confusing and scary for any creature, especially those who’ve come from traumatic circumstances.

It’s understandable if an animal doesn’t take to a new situation right away. This is doubly important to keep in mind when you’re unsure of their entire backstory; if your new pet is behaving oddly, chances are, there’s a reason for it.

This was true in the case of this family’s recently adopted dog, who stared at his new owners until they fell asleep every night. When they learned the heartbreaking reason he was doing it, though, his behavior made much more sense…

More: 20 Things All Dog Owners Must Never Forget. The Last One Brought Me To Tears…

When a family recently adopted their new dog from an animal shelter, he took to the family rather quick. They showered him with affection and he did the same. They had clearly adopted a dog that was a great fit for them.

Dog-stares-night-3

They took the dog for walks and played with him all day, but, there was one issue: Each night when the mother and father laid down to bed, they noticed the dog would sit at their bedside and stare at them until they fell asleep. When they woke, he was there, still staring. They didn’t understand why he never seemed to sleep at all…

Dog-stares-night-1

Thinking that there could be something wrong with their new dog, the family brought him to the vet. After his checkup, they were informed that he was perfectly healthy. Happy, they left, though, they still wanted answers, so they decided to visit the shelter where they had adopted him.

dog-stares-night-2

When the family asked the shelter staff if they’d noticed the dog’s odd nightly behavior, they broke the heartbreaking news to them. The previous owner had waited for the dog to fall asleep one night and had carried it to the animal shelter and left it there for good. When he awoke, he never saw his owner again…

Dog-stares-night-4

So moved by their dog’s history, the family went home and immediately put his doggy bed right next to theirs to show that he belonged with them and that he could sleep all he wanted without a worry in the world. The pooch slept soundly in their room with them from that day forward.

Dog-stares-night-5

What a sweet way to change their pet’s expectations. Luckily, he doesn’t have to worry being left ever again!

Share this moving rescue story with your friends and family!



161 thoughts on “Their Adopted Dog Kept Staring At Them All Night – Then They Learn What His Previous Owners Did”

  15. Ellen Landy

    - Edit

    Reply

    How wonderful for this beautiful dog that his new family cared enough. First, to get him checked out by a vet and second, when they still wanted answers to help their fur child they kept searching until they were able to get to the bottom of the issue.

  17. Janice Gail

    - Edit

    Reply

    Let me get this straight-the first owners got up in the middle of the night, got dressed, picked up the dog, put him in the car, drove him to the all night dog pound and relinquished him all without waking the dog up? Pull the other one.

  19. Patrycja Jarmuła

    - Edit

    Reply

    The story on the video is comepletly different than the written one, even though the written one uses screens from the video. The story from the video is old and had it “minute” already around the media. This sit is ANOTHER click-bait you post. One more and I’m leaving.

  26. Daniel Coffey

    - Edit

    Reply

    My heart broke reading this. How can somebody abandon a dog like that? Dogs act the way they were raised. Bless the family for showing the dog he’s loved and won’t ever be abandoned.

  49. Crystal Ton

    - Edit

    Reply

    What dog do you know of would sleep through getting picked up, put in the car, driven to a shelter, and dropped off without realizing it? Unless they drugged the dog, this is ridiculous.

Leave a Reply to Jean Baugh Cancel reply