Roscoe’s story is very unique.
He was a stray dog that belonged to no one. No one knew what happened to him or how he ended up on the streets of Washington County.
He was also called the neighborhood dog, and some neighbors happily continued to feed him. He went about his business and was alone for almost three years until one day someone complained…
the only beloved child
the dog is still outside
Roscoe came to the Johnson City Animal Shelter in Washington County in 2020 after someone called and complained about a large dog running away.
The Johnson City shelter discovered the dog had not been home for at least three years, so they believed the dog had spent most of its life as a stray. During the six months he was at the shelter, staff and volunteers worked to keep Roscoe open.
“He has not formed any attachment to people and doesn’t act like he wants to. He is not aggressive. He is just very cautious. He will take treats from people he is familiar with, but will move away immediately,” the shelter wrote on their Facebook post.
Nothing they did could cheer this lonely boy up or get him to socialize with others.
Their hearts broke every time they saw him all alone and looking pretty sad and heartbroken.
Roscoe deserved so much more, so they decided to post about him on their social media in hopes that someone would fall in love with this pretty boy.
“He needs someone who understands that he may never be a dog that wants to be around people. But maybe, just maybe, he might come to understand that head scratches and belly rubs are pretty cool. There is a perfect home out there somewhere for this sweet, lonely boy.”
To everyone’s surprise, Roscoe’s story took a quite unexpected turn.
No One Expected What Was About To Happen
Not long after they posted about Roscoe’s story, they received a message from a man, saying: “I think that’s my dog, and he’s been missing for three years.”
Surprised, the shelter quickly organized a visit.
Roscoe was a bit hesitant at first and kept circling around his dad, sniffing. “We were all holding our breath. And then, he knew,” said the heartwarming post by the shelter.
It turned out that Roscoe was actually a family dog named Runt who, about three years prior to this, wandered off the farm he lived on and sadly never came back.
In the state of being lost, he actually somehow made it more than ten miles away from home and ended up staying in one of the Johnson City neighborhoods.
Check out this beautiful moment as Roscoe, a.k.a., Runt reunited with his dad after more than three years apart:
Roscoe went from a lonely and scared dog refusing to be touched to a happy and smiling pup enjoying pets from his beloved dad.
“What an unexpected but so very awesome ending! If your pet is missing, Never Give Up Hope!!,” the rescue posted, and we couldn’t agree more.
