You’ve probably heard the expression “dog is man’s best friend,” but it’s true, especially for Ddol, a stray dog in Korea who caught the attention of the team behind the SBS TV channel.
Ddol and its owner’s life are rebuilt with the help of the SBS team and the community.
According to neighbors, Ddol belonged to a man who used to pick up scraps to recycle from the area, and the dog would follow him everywhere.
Disaster struck when the owner’s grandmother died and the house they lived in burned down due to an accidental fire.
His owner had severe burns and was taken to a hospital in Seoul for treatment. Ddol was left but never left the compound where the house had been burned down.
The dog sustained injuries to its hind legs as well as burns to its body. It would bark and run after every passing car, hoping to see his owner.
Ddol would also sleep in the same spot every night, and it was discovered that it had been sleeping next to his owner’s charred pants beneath the burnt wreckage.
The SBS team went to the police station to find Ddol’s owner, moved by the dog’s loyalty. His body was wrapped in bandages when they discovered him at the hospital.
They showed him a footage of Ddol and he immediately burst into tears.
He was heartbroken to see how Ddol had been living since he left.
In order to bring the injured dog to a vet, the team cleverly set up a trap to lure Ddol without harming it.
Ddol fell victim to the trap. Its injuries were treated, but the loyal dog refused to eat until it saw its owner’s belongings in the cage and heard its owner’s voice recording.
The hospital where Ddol’s owner was living graciously allowed a temporary home for Ddol to be set up behind the hospital so they could be together.
A tearful reunion between the dog and its owner took place, both of them cried tears of happiness.
By sharing their story online, the SBS team was able to raise enough funds to build another house in the same area for Ddol and his owner.
The best part is that Ddol even has a small house built for him in the backyard!
This is exactly what a community should do. They should look out for and assist one another. Ddol would not have been reunited with its owner without it, and they would never have been able to start a new life together.
Watch how the team cleverly set up the trap for Ddol and the tearful reunion in this video:
