A recent video circulating on mainland Chinese social media tells the poignant story of a border collie who accompanied its owner for a late-night snack but was left behind after the owner became severely intoxicated and never returned. The dog waited anxiously for its owner but to no avail. Seeing the dog's distress, the barbecue stall owner took pity and temporarily adopted it, even helping search for its original owner every day.
Days passed with no sign of the original owner. Despite having found temporary care with the stall owner, each morning before business hours began, the border collie would search around for any trace of its previous home but always ended up returning to sit beside its new caretaker with an expression filled with sadness and anxiety.
The barbecue stall owner was deeply moved by this scene and decided to record it and post it online in hopes that someone might recognize or help locate the dog's original family so they could be reunited soon.
The video quickly gained over 100,000 views. Many viewers commented on how irresponsible it was for an owner to abandon their pet like this: "Such owners lack responsibility; they don't deserve to keep dogs," "Even if there were hidden reasons or difficulties, abandoning them is not acceptable," "I hope there will be a good outcome; let’s hope someone takes responsibility." However, what made this situation even more heartbreaking was when some informed netizens revealed that there might be tragic news about why no one came back—the dog's original owner had reportedly died in a car accident—though this remains unverified at present.
