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Man Completely Loses It When He Finds Out He Can Keep His Foster Dog
"I have never seen him react this way to anything before" ❤️️🐕❤️️BY CAITLIN JILL ANDERS
Toby was found after he wandered into an auto repair shop in South Korea one day all alone, likely after being abandoned by his previous owner. He was taken to a shelter, but since it was the dead of winter and the shelter lacked sufficient indoor kennel space, Toby had to spend most of his time in an outdoor kennel, braving the harsh winter cold with little protection.
Eventually, Toby was rescued from the shelter by Band For Animal, a rescue that works to save dogs from the Korean dog meat trade and other dire situations. He was taken to the rescue’s safe house in South Korea before being flown to the U.S., where he was quickly placed with a foster family — who had no idea just how much they were going to love him.
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Once he felt comfortable, Toby’s true personality really began to shine through, and his entire foster family became so smitten with him. He and his dog sister Charlie began bickering and cuddling like they’d known each other forever, and even after just a week, it was so clear just how well Toby fit in with the family dynamic. The plan had always been to just foster Toby for a little while, but Hoang soon realized that wasn’t going to possible, especially for her husband.
“We had two families who wanted to schedule a meeting with Toby, and when that happened, I just realized how crushed my husband would be without him,” Hoang said. “It had only been one week but my husband and Toby were inseparable. My husband is such a giving person, always putting others before himself. He's never really asked for anything or wanted anything badly. Toby was the first experience where I could see he would be heartbroken without him.”
Hoang decided that she was going to officially adopt Toby as a surprise for her husband. She contacted the rescue to let them know, and they were so thrilled and eager to help her with the adorable plan. Since the rescue needed to send someone out to do a home check to make the adoption official, Hoang decided to tell her husband that it was a potential adopter coming to meet Toby.
Hoang gave the person from the rescue a card to give to her husband during the visit …
… and as soon as he started reading it and realized what was going on, he completely lost it.
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Before long, everyone was crying, even the person from the rescue. As his dad continued to cry, Toby sat by him and tried to comfort him, not realizing that he was crying because he loved Toby so much.
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https://www.thedodo.com/close-to-home/guy-finds-out-hes-keeping-foster-dog
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I'm afraid I'd be a big fat foster fail, too. A word of advice, don't click on the video accompanying the article unless you have a good supply of tissues handy! You've been warned...
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But now...
I hope you have many happy years together.
And a lucky one! I found my beautiful Felix as a feisty little kitten in a supermarket parking lot five years ago this June. He doesn't mind water
either... 
Felix likes to drink when I'm pouring water into the dog's dish too. I'm thinking I need to get him a pet fountain, but I'm also afraid he'll decide to get in it! 
Your family sounds awesome.
And thanks for the warning, cat. You know how I hate to cry! 
his wife. 
The pics were good enough.
And welcome to DU!
I am so happy for them!
