Dog freaks out when he recognizes owner (Video)

From the second this dog, who’s now known as Willie, was found abandoned by Shane Godfrey’s on his own front porch early last year, the pair have been totally inseparable. But recently, Willie must have thought he’d lost his best bud forever after his owner, Shane Godfrey, developed some major heath complications. He was hospitalized with a case of the flu. It rapidly developed into double pneumonia and, later on, kidney failure, sepsis and encephalitis. The rapid decline in Godfrey’s health was so serious that at one point the doctors didn’t think he’d make it.

In the end, he was to remain in hospital for over five weeks, as time went by his condition did slowly begin to improve. In that time however, he’d lost a remarkable amount of weight. He lost more than 50lb (22kg) – so much weight that he looked very different when he got back home. He was almost unrecognizable. It’s fair to say, the brush with death had taken its toll on Godfrey. In his absence his sister had stepped up and taken care of the dog but it was impossible to explain where his best friend had gone.

Dog’s reaction is priceless

That’s why his dog Willie didn’t realise who it was at first, cautiously creeping forward in guard dog mode, nervous of a stranger – until he got to smelling distance. ‘He sure didn’t realise it from seeing me but all it took was one sniff,’ Shane said. In that moment, his joy is unmistakable. Watch the video, his reaction is priceless! There reunion is incredible. That, right there, is true love!