Loyal Texas dog heartbreakingly waits for his murdered owner for weeks
- 8 years ago
HOUSTON, TEXAS —The story of this loyal dog could very well make you cry.
We don't know the dog's name, but we know he lived in Houston, Texas with his human friend, 54-year-old Hatem Abuharbid who worked as a clerk at the Kay-B convenience store.
On the night on February 7, 2016, Abuharbid was shot to death during a robbery at the store. Obviously, it's impossible to explain to a dog that his friend and guardian is never coming home.
For about two weeks, this loyal animal stood on the stairwell in front of Abuharbid's home, dutifully waiting. When cars drove into the apartment complex near Hobby Airport, the dog would run down and check to see who was inside, before sadly returning to his second floor porch landing — where he just kept waiting.
Neighbors said they tried to leave food and water for the poor creature, but he refused to budge.
Finally, Good Samaritan Maranda Perez had an idea: she'd use her dog to help slowly gain the German Shepherd's trust, then maybe the loyal animal could be coaxed into eating something.
It worked. But it still took a few hours of gentle tries before the shaking animal allowed Perez to put a leash around his neck.
Perez will keep the orphaned animal for the next week, after which Abu-har-bid's brother plans to adopt him.
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We don't know the dog's name, but we know he lived in Houston, Texas with his human friend, 54-year-old Hatem Abuharbid who worked as a clerk at the Kay-B convenience store.
On the night on February 7, 2016, Abuharbid was shot to death during a robbery at the store. Obviously, it's impossible to explain to a dog that his friend and guardian is never coming home.
For about two weeks, this loyal animal stood on the stairwell in front of Abuharbid's home, dutifully waiting. When cars drove into the apartment complex near Hobby Airport, the dog would run down and check to see who was inside, before sadly returning to his second floor porch landing — where he just kept waiting.
Neighbors said they tried to leave food and water for the poor creature, but he refused to budge.
Finally, Good Samaritan Maranda Perez had an idea: she'd use her dog to help slowly gain the German Shepherd's trust, then maybe the loyal animal could be coaxed into eating something.
It worked. But it still took a few hours of gentle tries before the shaking animal allowed Perez to put a leash around his neck.
Perez will keep the orphaned animal for the next week, after which Abu-har-bid's brother plans to adopt him.
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