A shy dog shared a sweet meeting with her future owners before Valentine’s Day at a Florida shelter, which called it a “love story.”
Lele, a 2-year-old terrier mix, was surrendered on Feb. 12 by her family, Humane Society of Tampa Bay marketing manager Regan Blessinger told McClatchy News in an email. The same day, the shelter said she met her “perfect couple” and captured the heartwarming moment between Lele and one of her new owners, as shown in a Feb. 14 Facebook post.
The “timid girl” was surrendered to the shelter because her family was moving, Blessinger said.
Leaving Lele at the shelter didn’t go over very well at first, as she was scared to walk the hall, the shelter said.
“Lele was just so nervous and timid that it took her a little while to show off her personality but when it did start to shine through, she was just a sweet dog who wanted to be loved on!” Blessinger said.
The couple who ended up adopting Lele, Joseph and Dee, were the first ones to go meet her when she was surrendered, Blessinger said. That made it “even more meant to be,” she said.