Man Camps Out In Front Of Shelter For Hours To Make Sure He Adopts His Favorite Dog
The moment Dr. Brian Eberhart met Elliot, he instantly knew he was ready to go above and beyond to make sure he was the one to take the puppy home. He was determined not to let anyone stop him from adopting the border collie puppy, and he committed to that wholeheartedly.
In early March, a stray puppy arrived at Palm Springs Animal Shelter; he was initially shy and scared of most people. His sad eyes captured the hearts of everyone he met.
For a while, Elliot had to be taken in by a foster home to adjust to living indoors, and that's where he and Dr. Eberhart, a retired orthodontist, met for the very first time. The moment Elliot became available for adoption, Dr. Eberhart went above and beyond to ensure he was the very first person in line at the shelter.
Shelter employees were pleasantly surprised to find Dr. Eberhart sitting in a folding chair in front of the shelter when they arrived for work early that morning. Dr. Eberhart was reading a book to pass the time and sitting patiently because, for him, Elliot was worth the wait.
“Dr. Eberhart's neighbor was Elliot's foster guardian, so he had already met Elliot while he was in foster care and had the opportunity to get to know and fall in love with him,”
Anthony Mercurio, marketing and communications manager for Palm Springs Animal Shelter, told The Dodo.
“We noticed Dr. Eberhart camped out in front of the shelter … and found out he was there to adopt Elliot,” Mercurio said.
“Other people came by that morning as well, but once they found out that we didn't open until 1 p.m. that day, they gave up and left.”
“It was a happy and playful meet-and-greet from the start,” Mercurio said.
When the little dog realized who was there for him, he could hardly contain his excitement:
“Elliot acted like he was being reunited with an old friend, and it was obvious to us that there was a match there!”
Dr. Eberhart took Elliot home that day and renamed him Leo (an acronym for "Love Each Other.")
“He is a smart, playful, and happy boy who must always have his eyes on his humans,” Mercurio said.
Finding a perfect match is often rare in life, but Leo and Dr. Eberhart managed to find each other despite everything. It was meant for them to be together, and Dr. Eberhart made sure that no one else could take Elliot home.
Elliot seems very happy with his new forever family, and he constantly wants to be around them because he loves them so much.
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