The bond between an owner and a dog is extremely special. It's so special it never really be replaced. That's why it makes it heartbreaking when an owner passes away and leaves their best friend, their partner in crime... behind.
It becomes even more heartbreaking when it's just an owner and their pet, who have been living together. Who will now take the pet? Will family members even be able too? Sometimes this happens, and the dog sadly becomes abandoned.
This is the story that may have been for poor Leo, a pit bull from California. But, his fate was changed when an unlikely friend came to the rescue. All thanks to a kind hearted UPS driver, Katie Newhouser.
Katie meet and formed an incredible bond with Leo while doing her UPS route routine. one of her stops was Ranch Cucamonga. The street where Leo lived with his owner.
Newhouser said that Leo, would hop into her truck when she drove into his owner Tina's condo complex. Sadly, Tina passed away unexpectedly, leaving Leo without a home. When Newhouser found out she decided to step up and help. She volunteered to take in Leo temporarily. Giving Tina's family time to grief.
But, after Tina's relatives saw how well Leo was doing and how he had bonded with Newhouser's 5 other dogs, they did the only thing they could think of to make Leo happy... they asked Newhouser if this could be his new permanent home.
Leo although dealing with a hard loss, was lucky enough to find a new forever home with a loving owner.
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