Man Finds Home for Dog Lost in Snowstorm. 12 Years Later, He Gets a Heartbreaking Call from Shelter 450 Miles Away (Exclusive)

“A lot can happen in 12 years, but I felt like I let her down by not finding her a true forever home,” Aaron Foster tells PEOPLE

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  • In January 2014, Aaron Foster was living in Boulder, Colo., when he found a dog wandering through a snowstorm alone
  • After locating her owners and realizing they no longer wanted her, he decided to foster her until he found her another home
  • However, 12 years later, he got a call from a shelter in Las Vegas, claiming to have found the very same dog

Twelve years ago, Aaron Foster was leaving an office building in Boulder, Colo., when he spotted a dog running loose through a snowstorm.

“I coaxed her inside, gave her some food and warmed her up. She had a collar and a rabies tag, but no name or phone tag,” Foster tells PEOPLE exclusively.

The following day, he tracked down the dog’s owners with the assistance of a veterinarian, but Foster claims the couple didn’t want to take her back…

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