The Stray Puppy Followed The Cop, But What Happened Next Will Melt Your Heart

A Special Birthday Surprise in Los Angeles

When this police officer was going about his duty on a bright Tuesday morning, he noticed that people were pointing at him while some looked at him with a huge grin on their face. He usually didn’t get the sort of reaction, so what went wrong, he wondered.

Just then he turned around, and what he saw made his heart race. The streets of Los Angeles conjure up images of traditional Hollywood glamour with swaying palm trees and plentiful sunshine.

The city is also well known for being one of the most populated cities in the United States, where you can often find many people and a few animals on the streets. Most of these animals are beloved pets, but sadly, some are strays.

Luckily, the lost pets amongst them usually get reunited with their owners within a few days. However, some of the homeless ones end up in animal shelters where they are left with no choice but to wait for someone to adopt them.

Most animals aren’t lucky enough to choose their owners, but the one in this story is one hell of a lucky dog. This courageous pup walked up to a police officer and asked to be adopted, but would his wish be granted?

One buzzing Tuesday morning, a police officer Mercado, who worked at the Los Angeles Police Department, had to work earlier than usual and started preparing to go out on patrol. It was his birthday, so he was in an ecstatic mood.

He went to work with a big smile on his face, and when his colleagues showed him the gifts they had got for him, he went nuts with excitement. Before leaving home, Mercado’s family had also surprised him.

His wife and kids had woken him up with a birthday song and read out heartwarming handwritten letters for him. And now that he got to work, his colleagues also surprised him with gifts.

Well, if that’s not a perfect morning, I don’t know what is. What more could you ask for, am I right?

Mercado also thought the surprises were over. Little did he know his day was just about to get eventful.

An Unexpected Shadow on Hobart Boulevard

When it was finally time to go out to patrol the street, Mercado was joined by his colleague Tavera., The two got into the patrol car and drove out of the LAPD building into the streets.

The morning was quite stress-free, as there were no signs of criminal activities and they didn’t get any calls for help. But soon enough, these police officers would get pretty busy.

When they got to Hobart Boulevard Street, they came out of the van and started patrolling the peaceful neighborhood. For the first few minutes, there was nothing unusual as passers-by walked past the police officers.

Only a few of them cared to greet them, but all of a sudden, things changed. People started staring at Mercado; some even stopped what they were doing and started looking in his direction.

The policemen also noticed that people were smiling at him and some were pointing at him. What could be so amusing, he wondered?

Just then, Mercado turned around, and that was when he finally understood why everyone was staring at him. Just a few feet meters away from him was a puppy, a seemingly lost but happy one.

Seeing the animal wagging his tail and following him, Mercado let out a hearty smile, and the onlookers cheered., Mercado crouched and gently caressed the animal.

“You are such a sweet boy,”

he said.

Then he looked around, hoping that someone amongst the onlookers would come forward as the owner of the adorable pup, but no one did. Mercado even asked if anyone knew the puppy’s owner, but no one did.

However, some people claimed they had seen the pup once or twice around. With that, it dawned on the police officer that the pup was a stray.

Mercado couldn’t believe such a sweet dog was living off the streets. As Mercado went on with his job and patrolled the streets, the energetic pup kept following him.