Dumped pupper found alongside food bag rescued by original owner who couldn’t keep dog but found it a loving furever home with lots of land to explore, says: ‘He loves to give cuddles and kisses and is very attached to his person, which has become me.’

Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor

Aug 1, 2026 8:15 AM EDT

Dumped dog stories come in all shapes and sizes, but this one is an example of a rescue tail that does not quite fit even the vaguest of templates, but goes to show what responsible dog ownership looks like, even when it means passing your dog onto someone else.

Our story begins in the town of Asheville in North Carolina. We are introduced to an ex dog pawrent who had to make the difficult decision many years prior to part ways with his pupper who in his eyes deserved a better life than the one he could provide for him with his new strenuous job. A decision that was incredibly tough, but responsible. And that responsibility is how this ex pawrent ended up getting a call from the microchip company telling him that his dog had been found in madison county and was waiting at the shelter. Apparently, the hooman who adopted this doggo after our original pawrent did not bother to update the chip information and was suffering through pawsonal problems which had led him to dump the poor doggo with only a bag of its food for company and comfort.

Now, our original pawrent had no legal obligation to bring the dog back to his place, but being the responsible and loving pawson he is, he stepped up and decided that a few more days or weeks in his home would be much nicer for his past pupper than to spend that time in the shelter. A truly lovely thought and one that we have never seen come to light in any other rescue stories. From there, this dog lover actually did the leg work and found the pawfect home for his past pup to live out the rest of his days happy and content with a family who could love him furever.

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Brown and white doggo standing on rocks smiling looking over shoulder
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Well, this is certainly an interesting pawspective on a dumped dog story. Often when a pupper is found like this, even with microchip details rescuers are usually met with a dead end. Phone numbers are either disconnected or not working and no one answers the phone. But by some stroke of luck his original owners sense of duty and responsibility to the pupper way back when life became unmanageable for the pair of them is what saved this pupper a second time. It is just a shame that the hooman who adopted Andy after did not have the same sense of courtesy and care towards the doggo.
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Wow, this is so wonderfully wholesome. Can you imagine how healing it must have been for the doggo to come back to his original pawrent? To pick up right where they left off, with plenty of love and understanding to go around. Not to mention gaining a kitten sibling which was very likely a first for this foster dog. Now you ask why we call him a foster if he is so at home. Well, just as it was back then, this doggo is unfortunately not right for this pawrent’s lifestyle, and will soon be going on to find the pawfect home.
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