Megan Clemens was on one of her usual walks around her Nashville, Tennessee neighborhood with her Pomeranian Stanley when something caught her eye.
From across the street, it looked like a missing pet sign posted on a telephone pole. But as she approached the sign, the words on it broke and warmed her heart all at once.
“I always try to stop and look at the missing pet signs just in case,” Clemens told The Dodo. “When I started reading, I realized it was not that kind of sign. My heart sank of course but the message was so bittersweet it brought tears to my eyes.”
Clemens recognized the dog on the poster as Buster, the jolly golden retriever she’d seen on her many walks with Stanley. “Buster was such a sweet older pup — one you definitely make an effort to stop and say hello to!” Clemens said. “He was just as interested in saying hello to humans as he was to other dogs.”