One of the most heartbreaking things is seeing a dog being left behind by his family.
Prepare for your hearts to be broken and mend by the fate of one dog who’s capturing thousands of hearts in the internet. Meet Oliver, the adorable shelter dog who won’t let go of his food bowl.
Oliver is sadly one of the shelter dogs who experienced the heartbreaking experience of being left by his family. It appears that he was still hoping that his family just forgot him and that they’d be back for him for he refused to leave a family’s backyard. He was living the life of a stray and police officers tried to rescue him multiple times but he was reclusive. He would often jump over the fence and escape. Officers had to set a friendly trap to get hold of him.
Upon rescue, the Memphis Animal Services took care of him. Upon arrival, it was apparent to all that Oliver used to have a family and that someone at some point took care of him and trained him. Oliver loved treats! He was very smart and he knew that being well-behaved will result to having more treats. The staff head even noted how Oliver immediately sat upon meeting her even before showing that she had treats.
Oliver loved treats and food so much that one day he just started carrying his food bowl wherever he would go. All the staff found it adorable and such move always lead to him having more food but it experts say that it’s more than just an adorable gesture.
It’s said that this gesture is solid proof that he used to have an owner who taught him to pick up his bowl. Experts also suggest that the gesture implies that there was a point in Oliver’s life as a former stray where he absolutely had nothing to eat and it imprinted a concept that should he lose sight of his food bowl (which possibly happened when his former family left him) he might not get to eat again. L
Oliver got attached to his food bowl and never let go of it. Staff at the rescue center found it extremely adorable and started taking photos. This is when the whole world found out about Oliver’s adorable gesture with a sad back story. Luckily, the clamor and attention that he got lead him to living a better and fully loving life. It lead to him finding his forever family who allowed him to keep his food bowl with him.
Thanks to his adorable gesture, he indeed, will truly never be unloved and hungry again. All’s well that ends well.
SOURCE: https://www.thedodo.com/close-to-home/shelter-dog-obsessed-with-food-bowl