Instead of waiting for someone to find him, one missing German shepherd went straight toward a helping hand, and the video is absolutely adorable. Instead of roaming the streets lost, he trotted straight up to the front doors of the Tampa Police Department in Tampa, Fla., and let himself be the one to ask for backup.
On Sept. 30, security cameras captured the German shepherd walking right up to the police department’s door. When an officer opened the door, the dog didn’t hesitate. He walked right in, like he’d been expecting the invitation all along. The department later shared the moment online, joking that an “unexpected K-9 applicant” had shown up for duty.
Officers Turn Detective to Track Down His Family
Of course, a stray dog wandering into a police station isn’t actually applying for a job. Officers quickly shifted from amused to helpful, taking the dog to a veterinarian to be checked out and, more importantly, scanned for a microchip. That tiny chip became the key to the whole story. It gave officers a way to track down the dog’s family, something that wouldn’t have been possible without it…