An abandoned dog in Thailand has won the hearts of concerned locals for waiting patiently at the roadside for its owner for over two months. Sadly, the owner has not returned, and locals have taken the friendly pup under their wing.
Dam Namkang, 56, who lives in the area, was touched by the loyal dog’s plight and began leaving food and water for the dog. She also tried to take the dog home to keep it safe from oncoming traffic, but the pup, who was friendly, couldn’t be coaxed away from its roadside vigil.
“I have no idea where the dog came from and how it ended up here,” Namkang said. “I’m not sure if it was abandoned or if it fell from a car because no one has come forward to claim it. We’ve seen it chasing after passing cars sometimes, but it would always return to the same spot.”
According to Namkang, the other residents felt really sorry for the dog and thus tried to bring it food and water. Sadly, there has been no trace of the owner. It’s apparent that the dog has been waiting for someone and looking for them but they’re, unfortunately, nowhere to be found.
Namkang took photos of the dog to share online in an attempt to reunite the pup with its family, since “this dog seems to love its owner very much.” At the time of writing, no one has come forward.
The loyal Uthai Thani dog’s story is reminiscent of Hachikō, the adopted Japanese Akita dog whose story became a legend after he waited for his owner, professor Hidesaburo Ueno, at Shibuya Station every single day for nine years after the professor’s sudden passing from cardiac arrest in 1925.
It was Shibuya Station’s regular commuters, who knew the professor and his loyal dog’s daily routine, that fed and cared for Hachikō until he died.
