We don’t need to tell you that dogs are wholesome beings because you probably already know that. Yet, they never stop surprising us with their compassion, loyalty, and the joy they bring us. All we have to do to deserve it is to simply be kind and take good care of them. That’s something Sheryl Smith has been doing for years. She made it her duty to ʀᴇsᴄᴜᴇ ᴀʙᴀɴᴅᴏɴᴇᴅ, ᴍɪsᴛʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ and ɪʟʟ animals, nurse them back to health and help them find a loving home. That’s how she met her adorable dog Shiro, a puppy who recently went viral for comforting foster pets that come to his home.
Shiro was adopted nearly 2 years ago after a long and ᴇxʜᴀᴜsᴛɪɴɢ search for a forever home. Apparently, the cute dog who is ᴅᴇᴀꜰ and partially ʙʟɪɴᴅ was in 2 animal shelters and 12 foster homes. He also has been adopted 4 times just to be returned back.
However, his life has changed once he met Smith. The woman knew how much the ᴅᴇᴀꜰ dog needed a home so she made the decision to adopt him. Smith said: “He was a ʜᴀɴᴅꜰᴜʟ but everyone else had given up on him and we weren’t prepared to do that too. Shiro has been ᴀʙᴀɴᴅᴏɴᴇᴅ by so many people that it gave him ᴄʀɪᴘᴘʟɪɴɢ ᴀɴxɪᴇᴛʏ. He stɪʟʟ to this day ᴄʀɪᴇs in the car because he thinks he’s being ᴅʀᴏᴘᴘᴇᴅ off somewhere else.”
Despite being a bit of a ʜᴀɴᴅꜰᴜʟ himself, Shiro has helped to take care of other foster pets Smith brought home. The adorable ʙʟɪɴᴅ dog does his best to comfort the new guests and make them feel welcome up until they leave for their forever homes. Smith explains: “Just after his ʀᴇsᴄᴜᴇ, l ʀᴇsᴄᴜᴇᴅ a ᴘʀᴇɢɴᴀɴᴛ dog who was too sɪᴄᴋ to care for her pups so Shiro climbed in with them and started cleaning them. He’s done that with every ʀᴇsᴄᴜᴇ I take in. He wɪʟʟ just sit patiently with the ꜰᴇʀᴀʟ cats/kittens and bonds so strongly with them, they trust him before they trust me.”
The most recent friend Shiro has made is a tiny kitten named Tiny Tolley. Smith took the cute kitten in after finding out how ɪʟʟ and ᴍᴀʟɴᴏᴜʀɪsʜᴇᴅ she is. Ever since Tiny Tolley entered Shiro’s home, he has never left her side. Even after the kitty regained her sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ, he waits by her crate to comfort her and once Smith puts the kitty on her lap, Shiro comes up to give her a big kiss. While it took some time for the kitten to stop being sᴄᴀʀᴇᴅ of new surroundings and a big dog roaming around her, she eventually started to ʀᴇᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ and feel better, and Shiro has helped her a lot!
