He says an emotional goodbye! (Video)

They say dogs are a man’s best friend. What would you do when you have to bid farewell to them? This video captures the heart-breaking moment when a five-year-old boy had to say goodbye to his beloved pet before she was going to be put down. The family came to the painful decision after their 17-year-old dog, named Baobao, had got seriously injured during a traffic accident and had suffered from poor health. In the video, at the clinic, the little boy sits cross-legged beside their dog and struggles to understand why they have to say goodbye. The father does his best to explain that if they wait, BaoBao will be in too much pain.

It may be hard for them to let her go, but they love BaoBao too much to let her suffer. The accident happened quickly and without warning. Earlier that day, the father decided to take his scooter out to buy lunch. BaoBao hopped into her usual place next to him. At an intersection, he had already slowed to a walking speed when she fell off the scooter. “There was only one other vehicle anywhere near me,” the father wrote later in his video’s description. “Its rear tire went over BaoBao’s back crippling her and smashing her pelvis. She would have needed extensive surgery and with no guarantee of being able to walk ever again.” 

It’s time to let her go…

Saying goodbye to a beloved and faithful pet is incredibly hard. For BaoBao’s humans, it’s the last gift they’ll ever be able to give her. “She’ll go to sleep,” he gently says to his son in the video. “She’ll wake up with heavenly Father and that’s a good time to go.” He goes on to explain that if they wait, she’ll be in pain and eventually, she will lose her vision and hearing too. When that happens, “she’ll be afraid,” he says, “but now she’s not afraid.” The son is upset, but by the end of the video, he seems to finally understand it’s time to let her go. He adds, “But I’ll miss her.”  Watch this emotional video, it’s a very honest and pure goodbye.