Here’s video of their interaction:
@natomcpierson They looked at each other so long and smiled so I asked…
♬ originalljud – Nato McPierson
“After I took the video, the man told me he had a girl dog who was just like Nato in her ways,” McPierson said. “Suddenly, I remembered we had seen him before with that dog. He told me that he had lost her recently, and that it gave him such a good feeling being able to pet Nato.”
The man was mourning his companion. Nato sensed it, and gave him a reason to smile.
McPierson was touched to see his dog brightening the day of someone who needed it most.
While the story may have begun with Nato comforting a stranger, he and his owner and the man they met parted ways as friends. That’s just how things go being in the company of such a sweet and thoughtful dog.
“It’s so normal for him to bond quickly with people that I’m used to it, but I still get surprised. Especially when people cry and tell me their stories,” McPierson said. “We are blessed with this happening to us often.”