Eighteen-year-old Chris worked long hours at a warehouse near a closed-down bike shop. Every day, on his way to lunch, he passed a lone Shiba Inu dog sitting outside the shop, staring through the glass doors. The dog’s name was Ollie, and despite his now slightly scruffy appearance, he clearly wasn’t a stray. He was too clean, too gentle.
Chris asked around and learned that the dog had once belonged to the bike shop’s owner, Mr. Lawrence, who hadn’t been seen in weeks. Chris was moved by Ollie’s devotion—waiting at the same spot daily, hoping his owner would return.One afternoon, Chris offered Ollie a sandwich. Instead of eating it, the dog took it in his mouth and ran off. This became a daily ritual. Ollie would eagerly accept the food, then disappear.
Puzzled and concerned, Chris finally decided to follow the dog.To his surprise, Ollie led him several miles away, to an abandoned property on the outskirts of town. The dog squeezed through a fence and ran up to a locked house. There, Chris discovered the shocking reason behind Ollie’s strange behavior: he was feeding another dog—an emaciated German Shepherd—trapped inside the house.
Chris was stunned. The other dog barked from behind the locked door, pawing desperately at the wood as Ollie pushed the sandwich through a hole. The two dogs had clearly been surviving like this for weeks—Ollie scavenging and bringing food, Max trapped and helpless inside.Chris called the police. They arrived and broke into the house, rescuing Max. The dog was weak, dehydrated, and starving.