He had everyone in tears! (Video)

You’re about to meet an elderly veteran from Delaware who suffered a heart attack. Due to his hospital stay, the man was unable to care for his two beloved dogs, Bailey and Blaze. Enter the First State Animal Center and SPCA, a shelter located inside a PetSmart store. The shelter volunteered to take care of Bailey and Blaze until their owner was released from the hospital and back on his feet.

Weeks went by, and the man was still too sick to care for the dogs. Bailey and Blaze were eventually put up for adoption. These are good-looking, young, friendly, well-trained dogs, who should easily have found a home. Their owner, upon getting out of the hospital, was so pleased to learn that they had been overlooked. The man was desperately trying to collect the adoption fees; it was just a matter of time before a new family stepped in to adopt them. When the owner was released from the hospital, he breathed a heavy sigh of relief. Bailey and Blaze were still sitting there in the shelter. So, he went to PetSmart with every intention of getting his dogs back — but said he still needed a few more days to gather up the $250 in adoption fees needed to do so.

A beautiful gesture!

“The dogs couldn’t contain their excitement. They greeted him with massive kisses and wagging tails,” says adoption counsellor Lindsay Carrothers. “This man was willing to sell his car to get the money,” Carrothers says. The next day, he returned to the shelter, still needing more time to collect the money. But little did the old veteran know that a huge surprise was in store, and it left him dumbfounded. You could just feel the love those dogs had for him. And there shouldn’t have been anything, especially money that should’ve stood in his way to getting his family back. Watch the video, he had everyone in tears.